Airbus Defence and Space has confirmed its agreement to acquire INFODAS, a German company specializing in cybersecurity and IT solutions for the public sector, including defense and critical infrastructures. The acquisition is pending customary regulatory approvals and is expected to be completed by the end of 2024
Filipino scientists were obstructed by a Chinese vessel on as they attempted to access a reef in the disputed South China Sea. The incident, which occurred on Thursday near Sandy Cay, several kilometers from the Philippine-held Thitu Island in the Spratly Islands, has heightened tensions in the region
Milrem Robotics of Estonia has successfully concluded its participation in the US Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment (AEWE). The event, conducted in February in Fort Moore, USA, focussed on experimenting with new technology in realistic operational settings
Maldives has received an unspecific number of Bayraktar TB2 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for surveillance of its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) that measures some 900,000 square kilometers. Photos of the drones which arrived at the Maafaru International Airport in an IL-76 aircraft on March 3 were published on social media
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has pointed fingers at Russia, accusing the nation of orchestrating a "hybrid attack" against Germany following the leak of a sensitive conversation involving the German Air Force's TAURUS Cruise Missile. The leaked conversation involved German Air Force Commander Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz and other high-ranking officers
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The Federal Security Service (FSB) Public Relations Center has announced the sentencing of Ukrainian citizen Sergei Viktorovich Krivitsky to 11 years and six months in a maximum-security colony for attempting to purchase components for the S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems. This was reported by Russias state-owned
Singapore is setting its sights on becoming a hub for hydrogen-fueled large commercial planes, as outlined by the Singapore Hydrogen Cooperation Committee. Formed after the Cooperation Agreement signing in February 2022, involving Airbus, Changi Airport Group, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), and Linde, the committee has been scrutinizing the feasibility of hydrogen fuel in Singapore's aviation decarbonization efforts
The United States State Department has given the green light for a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO), involving a Taiwan Advanced Tactical Data Link System Upgrade Planning. The estimated cost of the sale is $75 million, with the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) formally notifying Congress today
Canadas Department of National Defence has ordered over 800 SkyRanger R70 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) from Teledyne FLIR Defense valued at more than CAD$95 million (US$70 million), that Canada will donate to the government of Ukraine. Built by Teledyne FLIR in Waterloo, Ontario, SkyRanger R70 drones feature autonomous navigation capability, plus advanced thermal and daytime sensors enabling them to detect and identify targets at long range