Boeing and Near Earth Autonomy, a Pittsburgh-based company announced a partnership to explore products and applications in autonomous mobility for defence and civilian applications. Boeing also announced its investment in Near Earth Autonomy which will be through Boeing HorizonX Ventures
South Koreas largest airliner Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd has partnered with the US aerospace giant Boeing to cooperate on technology in upgrading the CH-47 Chinook helicopter, Yonhap reports
Leonardo, working in partnership with the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency), has completed the rollout of its cyber monitoring and response service to a number of additional NATO headquarters. The service, called NATO Cyber Incident Response Capability – Full Operational Capability (NCIRC-FOC), sees a combined Leonardo and NCI Agency staff of around 200 computer security experts provide a rapid-response cyber defence capability, around the clock, to more than 70,000 NATO users around the world
Romanian Ministry of Economy and General Dynamics will manufacture armored vehicle, Piranha 5 in Bucharest. The signed documents by the Ministry of Economy and General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) are announcing a new sustainable strategic American-Romanian partnership that is in the interest of national security industry and armys development, the economy minister, Gheorghe Simon was quoted as saying by Business Review EU Friday
Defence ministers of the Russia-led Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), a military grouping perceived as anti-NATO will hold an exercise in 2018 to enhance its combined air defence system. As discussed in the CIS Defence Ministers Councils session held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on October 12, the Regional Security 2018 computer command post exercise and other events are aimed to improve combat potential of the Joint CIS AD System, the ministry said in a statement
South Korea plans to build a total of nine 3,000-ton submarines with its own technology to replace aging 1,200-ton subs in stages. The submarines will be built under the Chang Bogo III project and the first is scheduled to be launched next year, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) was quoted as saying in a statement by Korea Herald Wednesday
French aircraft manufacturer, Dassault Aviation is eyeing to build its business aircraft, Falcon 2000 in India under the Indian Prime Ministers flagship ‘Make in India program. Building the Falcon 2000 planes in India would cut costs while ensuring quality and execution that meets standards, Chief Executive Officer Eric Trappier was quoted by
Lockheed Martin received $337 million in orders to supply Apache Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M‑TADS/PNVS) systems and services to the United States, United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The new M TADS/PNVS ID/IQ contract enables Lockheed Martin to respond rapidly to the emerging defense needs of its Apache customers, including requirements for new sensor systems and upgrades The awards are part of an initial task order under a new indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract signed with the U
India will likely issue a Request for Information (RFI) next month to global manufacturers of single-engine fighter aircraft to procure over 100 jets for the Indian Air Force (IAF). While a small number would be imported from abroad, the bulk is expected to be manufactured in India under the ‘Make-in-India program
The UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) will announce a £1 billion framework to support Royal Navys fleet of warships which includes combat management systems, fleet-wide communications and aircraft landing aids, through to spares, repairs and maintenance. The model will maintain both brand new Queen Elizabeth aircraft carriers as well as existing warships and will also incorporate future ships such as Type 26 and Type 31e, the MoD said in a statement Tuesday