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Lockheed to Deliver CH-53K Helicopters to Israel as Aging Transport Fleet Replacement

A Lockheed Martin business has received a production contract for the first four of 12 CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters ordered by Israel, with deliveries starting in 2025. The Bethesda, Maryland-headquartered company said Tuesday the Sikorsky CH-53K helicopters bought under a U.S. Navy-Israel Foreign Military Sales agreement will replace the country’s fleet of over five-decade-old Sikorsky CH-53D […] More

by Angeline Leishman February 17, 2022, 11:59 am
in Government Technology, News

Robot Dog, Small Drone Map Indoor Threats in Rafael's Tech Demo

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems combined a small unmanned aerial system and a Ghost Robotics-built robot dog to map and identify indoor threats using optical scanning and artificial intelligence for a tech demonstration held in December, C4ISRNET reported Wednesday.

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by Jane Edwards January 7, 2021, 4:14 am
in Government Technology, News

Leonardo, Rafael Deliver Abrams Tank Protection System to Army

Leonardo DRS and Israel-based partner Rafael Advanced Defense Systems have jointly delivered the first unit of a new technology designed to actively protect the U.S. Army's Abrams battle tanks.

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by Nichols Martin October 14, 2019, 10:22 am
in News

FireEye: Fake Social Media Accounts Impersonated 2018 US Midterm Candidates to Back Iranian Interests

A new FireEye report says a network of fake social media accounts impersonated U.S. political candidates and used legitimate online and print media outlets in the U.S. and Israel to promote content in support of Iranian interests. The company said Tuesday most of the bogus accounts in the network were created between April 2018 and March 2019 and used profile pictures taken from different sources online.

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by Jane Edwards May 29, 2019, 8:27 pm
in General News, Featured, General, Industry News, News

Boeing, Israel Ink Reciprocal Purchase Deal; Leanne Caret Quoted

Boeing and Israel have signed a reciprocal purchase agreement that calls for the Chicago-based contractor to invest in Israel-based companies contingent on defense contract awards, The Jerusalem Post reported Wednesday. The report noted Boeing agreed to work with local companies for at least 35 percent of the value of all contracts exceeding $1M with the […] More

by Jane Edwards November 2, 2018, 11:18 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

PwC Establishes Israel Center for Global Cybersecurity Support Services: Grant Waterfall Comments

PwC has established a facility in Israel that will support the protection of critical infrastructures, industrial control systems and operations technologies of worldwide governments and multi-national companies in the industrial sector. The Cybersecurity Center of Excellence is intended to provide a comprehensive cybersecurity framework that will cover approaches for the digital protection of national critical infrastructures, […] More

by Joanna Crews May 23, 2018, 7:28 am
in Featured, General, Industry News, News

SAP NS2“™s Mark Testoni Warns That Terrorists Could Exploit Bitcoin“™s Anonymity

Mark Testoni, president and CEO of SAP National Security Services, has said he thinks there is only “anecdotal evidence“ about individuals who use bitcoin, Yahoo Finance reported Friday. Testoni noted that the cryptocurrency“™s anonymity has made bitcoin an ideal platform for terrorists. “This is a modern-day version of Swiss bank accounts,“ Testoni said of bitcoins. “It“™s […] More

by Jane Edwards January 8, 2018, 5:20 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

Thales Picks Nine Startups to Join Cyber Program at France-Based Business Hub

Thales has selected nine startup companies to join a six-month, cybersecurity-focused business development program led by the company at the Station F startup campus in France. The company said Wednesday that it looks to bolster its cybersecurity portfolio and foster innovation through partnerships between startups, small and medium-size enterprises as well as the larger industry. Thales will […] More

by Joanna Crews October 13, 2017, 2:10 pm
in Industry News, News

Roboteam Starts Production of Unmanned Logistics Carriers for US, Israeli Govt Customers

Roboteam has begun full-rate production and initial delivery of 40 unmanned logistics carriers for the Israeli military and two U.S. government customers, including the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. The company said Tuesday its second-generation Probot unmanned vehicle is designed to perform “silent” operations for up to 72 hours and feature an onboard generator that would charge batteries […] More

by Ramona Adams September 13, 2017, 9:06 am
in Industry News, News

Report: Lockheed Considers Bid for Israel“™s $4.2B Logistics Center Construction Plan

Lockheed Martin is considering a plan to bid on a potential $4.18 billion program to build three logistics centers for Israel“™s defense forces, Globes reported Monday. Sources say Lockheed“™s U.S. headquarters has designated a special team to oversee the selection of an Israel-based company that will lead the project. Lockheed will serve as a subcontractor […] More

by Jane Edwards August 15, 2017, 4:12 am
in Industry News, News

Dan Schultz: Lockheed Sees Germany, Israel, Japan as Potential CH-53K Helicopter Buyers

Lockheed Martin expects Germany and Israel to place orders for the Sikorsky-built CH-53K King Stallion helicopter, Reuters reported Wednesday. Dan Schultz, president of Lockheed’s Sikorsky helicopter unit, told reporters at the Paris Airshow that Japan could potentially follow suit since the country flies an earlier version of the helicopter. Schultz noted that Israel has requested pricing for 20 helicopters. Germany“™s […] More

by Jane Edwards June 22, 2017, 11:26 am
in Industry News, News

Microsoft, Qualcomm Invest in Israel-Based Cybersecurity Incubator Team8

Israel-based cybersecurity startup creator Team8 has secured investments from Microsoft‘s and Qualcomm‘s venture businesses, Reuters reported Monday. Tova Cohen writes that Team8 has raised more than $92 million so far and entered a strategic partnership with Citigroup to develop the former’s products. Team8 was founded by a group of military veterans who also seek to establish two new companies in 2017 in addition […] More

by Ramona Adams January 10, 2017, 6:15 am

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