by | Jul 13, 2022 | Security
STUTTGART, Germany — Germany has received its first batch of anti-spoofing, anti-jamming military-code GPS equipment, in the first non-U.S. sale of this equipment, manufacturer BAE Systems announced Tuesday. The advanced M-code GPS receivers will be used for...
by | Jul 13, 2022 | Security
WASHINGTON — Booz Allen Hamilton, one of the 10 largest U.S. defense contractors, launched a $100 million venture capital fund to invest in fledgling companies creating promising new technology. The fund announced Wednesday, dubbed Booz Allen Ventures, will...
by | Jul 12, 2022 | Security
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea appeared to have conducted artillery firing drills on Sunday, South Korea said, days after the United States deployed sophisticated fighter jets to South Korea for joint training. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement...
by | Jul 12, 2022 | Security
The White House on Monday said it believes Russia is turning to Iran to provide it with “hundreds” of unmanned aerial vehicles, including weapons-capable drones, for use in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said it was...
by | Jul 12, 2022 | Security
VICTORIA, British Columbia — The Royal Canadian Navy will have to continue relying on allies and a private firm to refuel its ships at sea after a project to build a new fleet of supply vessels was hit with more delays. The service was supposed to receive its first...
by | Jul 12, 2022 | Security
SIEGEN, Germany — German lawmakers have approved a support package for the country’s five Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime-surveillance aircraft ordered last year for $1.1 billion, as defense officials ponder if more of the planes will be needed. Members of the...
by | Jul 11, 2022 | Security
WASHINGTON ― French company Safran Electronics and Defense said it has agreed to buy positioning, navigation and timing specialist Orolia. The acquisition by the Safran Group subsidiary, which has been in negotiations since December, pushes Safran further into the PNT...
by | Jul 11, 2022 | Security
BEIJING (AP) — China has demanded the U.S. cease military “collusion” with Taiwan during a virtual meeting between the joint chiefs of staff from the two countries whose relationship has grown increasingly fractious. Gen. Li Zuocheng told Gen. Mark Milley on Thursday...
by | Jul 11, 2022 | Security
SEOUL — South Korea will establish a strategic command by 2024 to oversee the country’s preemptive strike strategy and the assets to execute it, the Defense Ministry said during a meeting with the newly elected president. During a July 6 seminar led by President Yoon...
by | Jul 11, 2022 | Security
STUTTGART, Germany — The French Ministry of Defense approved the final phase of a new big-data and artificial-intelligence (AI) processing capability in development by Athea, a joint venture between Thales and Atos, to be delivered next year. The “Artemis.IA” project...
