Defence`s Feeds

The Egyptian interior ministry is looking to set up an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) platform to provide security for pipelines in the sensitive Sinai region, where Islamic State affiliate Wilayat-Sinai (Province of Sinai) has been operating since 2014. At

Advising the Cyber London Accelerator (CyLon), McKinsey and US sovereign technology investor Paladin Capital Group (IO, 12/11/21) was not enough

The Jersey-registered oil firm with a base in Turkey, Genel Energy, has had rough start to the year. On 4

While the Iran nuclear negotiations continue in Vienna without any sign of a significant breakthrough, parallel talks took place much

With the international attention received by Tajikistan from September (IO, 10/09/21) to November last year (IO, 19/11/21) following the return

Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) signed a €2.5m framework contract with British forensics firm CCL (Solutions) Group, PwC, KPMG, Deloitte

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The Royal Australian Navy's fleet is expanding and will be able to further sustain its edge at sea thanks to the opening of the first of four Regional Maintenance Centres in Cairns this week.

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The Joint Hypersonic Transition Office (JHTO) University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics (UCAH) hosted a student meet and greet at the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) SciTech Forum in San Diego, California, on January 5, 2022.

A modern-day cell phone packs quite a wallop when it comes to computing technology and capability. But most cell phones barely come with a "quick start guide," let alone an instruction manual that spells out how to use all the features.

Pricing of contracts for military materiel and services at a reasonable cost was the topic of a congressional hearing today.

Senior leaders from around the Air Force recently traveled to Hanscom Air Force Base to discuss aligning the service's aerial networking efforts in support of Joint All-Domain Command and Control.

Americas

General Dynamics Electric Boat won an $11.5 million contract modification to support the Virginia Class Common Weapon Launcher (CWL) technology insertion advanced processor build efforts for all variants. The Virginia Class submarine is the Navy’s latest fast-attack submarine and is capable of targeting, controlling, and launching MK 48 torpedoes and Tomahawk land-attack missiles (TLAMs). Work will take place in Connecticut. Estimated completion will be by September 20, 2022.

The US Navy awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $22.2 million deal for additional labor hours for smart start maintenance, repair, and modernization efforts in support of the USS Hartford (SSN 768) engineered overhaul. The USS Hartford is a Los Angeles Class attack submarine. The Los Angeles Class is a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines that forms the backbone of the US Navy’s submarine force. Work will take place in Connecticut. Expected completion will be by February 2022.

Middle East & Africa

Science and Engineering Services won a $13.6 million contract modification, which adds scope to provide return to flight repairs and storage for three SH-60F aircraft for the government of Israel. The SH-60F serves as an antisubmarine warfare (ASW) and Search and Rescue (SAR) aircraft. It can carry offensive weapons, primarily on ASW missions. These include Mk 46, Mk 50, or Mk 54 torpedoes. Work under the modification will take place in Alabama. Estimated completion will be in January 2024.

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) will reportedly fully unveil Hürjet advanced jet trainer and light attack aircraft in two months. TAI head Temel Kotil told the Turkish website Daily Sabah that the company will build six to seven aircraft in the first year in the mass production phase. “We aim to produce two aircraft per month and 24 aircraft per year from the next year. After 2025, two Hürjets will leave the hangar and will be delivered to the customer every month,” he said.

Europe

The French Ministry of the Armed Forces’ Directorate of Aeronautical Maintenance (DMAé) recently awarded Dassault Aviation a contract to support the Mirage 2000 fleet of the French Air and Space Force (FASF). Covering a period of 14 years, the BALZAC contract includes all maintenance activities for the French Mirage 2000s until their retirement. Engine maintenance and the services provided by the SIAé (Service Industriel de l’Aéronautique) are the subject of separate contracts.

Asia-Pacific

North Korea said that it tested a tactical guided missile on Monday to confirm the accuracy of the weapons system under production. The South earlier suspected Pyongyang to have fired two short-range ballistic missiles eastward from the Sunan airfield. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the projectiles fired flew about 380km at an altitude of 42 km, reaching speeds of Mach 5.

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General Li Zuocheng, member of China's Central Military Commission (CMC) and chief of the Joint Staff Department under the CMC, had talks via video link with Andrew Bridgman, secretary of defense and chief executive of the Ministry of Defence of New Zealand on January 19. They had frank and in-depth exchange of views on regional security situation, bilateral state and military relations, as well

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At a time when there are a number of major big data projects in French intelligence, including development of the

Popular protests over the rising cost of electricity in northern Syrian towns such as Mare, Azaz and Soran (IO, 08/10/21)