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CAE to Extend Operations Support for Canada’s NATO Flight Training Program; Joe Armstrong Comments

CAE will continue to support a Canadian air force-run military flight training program for NATO and allied air forces under a potential $228 million contract modification from Canada’s government. CAE said Thursday the modification extends the performance period of the company’s NATO Flying Training in Canada support contract to 2023 and includes an option that could further extend work through 2024. “Since acquiring the NFTC […] More

by Scott Nicholas January 13, 2017, 3:34 am
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Data Link Solutions to Update F-16 Tactical Comms System for Foreign Military Clients

Data Link Solutions, a joint venture of BAE Systems and Rockwell Collins, has received a potential $19.4 million contract from the U.S. Navy‘s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command to update tactical communication systems for the F-16 fleet of U.S. foreign military customers. DLS said Monday it will produce Multifunctional Information Distribution System – Low Volume Terminals for the aircraft program’s […] More

by Jay Clemens December 20, 2016, 8:44 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

FireEye, NATO Forge Cyber Threat Info Sharing Partnership; Tony Cole Comments

FireEye and NATO have agreed to exchange cyber information in a move to help protect the international alliance’s networks and systems with a company-built threat intelligence platform. Both parties signed an industry partnership agreement with the goal to facilitate bilateral sharing of non-classified technical data related to vulnerabilities and threats in cyberspace, FireEye said Friday. NATO will also integrate the company’s iSIGHT […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman December 16, 2016, 10:01 am
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Boeing Hands NATO First Updated E-3 AWACS Aircraft; Wendy Atkinson Comments

Boeing has handed over NATO’s updated E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft, the first of 14 the company is contracted to modernize for the intergovernmental military organization through a $257 million modernization effort. The company updated the communication navigation surveillance/air traffic management digital flight deck and avionics systems of the E-3A to help NATO comply with air […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman December 14, 2016, 3:00 am
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IHS Markit: 2016 Defense Spending Reaches $1.57T Worldwide

A new report from IHS Markit says that global defense spending rose to $1.57 trillion during 2016 and defense expenditures are projected to continue to increase worldwide over the next decade. IHS Markit said Monday the annual Jane’s Defense Budget Report covers nearly 99 percent of defense spending worldwide and forecasts defense expenditures for 105 countries. “Defense spending returned to a healthy rate […] More

by Ramona Adams December 13, 2016, 4:50 am
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General Atomics ‘Type-Certifiable’ Predator B Completes Maiden Test Flight; Linden Blue Comments

General Atomics“™ aeronautical systems business has completed the first test flight of the type-certifiable variant of the company“™s Predator B remotely piloted aircraft during a demonstration held in California. The maiden flight of the type-certifiable Predator B drone occurred Nov. 17 at General Atomics’ Gray Butte Flight Operations Facility near Palmdale, the company said Monday. “The first flight […] More

by Jay Clemens November 29, 2016, 6:23 am
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Saab to Help Army Implement Training System Interoperability Updates

Saab has secured three orders from the U.S. Army‘s program executive office for simulation, training and instrumentation to implement interoperability updates to two of the military branch’s training systems. The orders cover mid-life service upgrades to the 7th Army Training Command’s Deployable Instrumentation System-Europe and the Combat Vehicle Tactical Engagement Simulation System in an effort to address forward […] More

by Dominique Stump November 22, 2016, 9:38 am
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Joe Armstrong Named Canada Defense & Security VP, GM at CAE; Gene Colabatistto Comments

Joe Armstrong, formerly director of training and operational solutions at CAE, has been appointed vice president and general manager of the company“™s defense and security business unit in Canada. He will oversee several programs such as the NATO Flying Training in Canada program, systems engineering support for the CF-18 fleet, Halifax Class Modernization initiative and […] More

by Neel Mehta November 16, 2016, 12:00 am
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Polycom Helps Spanish Defense Ministry Implement Unified Comms Platform

Spain’s defense ministry has adopted Polycom‘s unified communications platform to help maintain contact between the country’s defense headquarters and personnel across the world. The company said Nov. 3 its RealPresence Platform works to connect the Spanish defense headquarters with the armed forces, military headquarters and NATO. “Our communication needs are quite varied as we need to be able […] More

by Ramona Adams November 14, 2016, 7:37 am
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Lockheed Chief Marillyn Hewson Offers 3 Ideas to Maintain NATO’s Tech Edge

Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson has said NATO and industry partners can maintain their technological edge through sustained investment, interoperability and talent development. Hewson said Wednesday at the NATO-Industry forum in Brussels alliance members should provide consistent and sustained defense spending to support operational readiness and the industry’s research and development efforts. She added alliance members’ pledges to allocate 2 percent of their gross domestic product […] More

by Ramona Adams November 10, 2016, 11:01 am
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SES-Luxembourg JV Secures Contract for NATO Ground Surveillance System Support

A public-private joint venture of SES and Luxembourg has secured a contract to provide commercial satellite communications services for NATO‘s ground surveillance system. GovSat will deliver commercial Ku-band satellite capacity and capacity management services to support the command and control and sensor data communications needs of NATO’s Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles across the AGS operational area, SES said […] More

by Ramona Adams November 9, 2016, 7:13 am
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BAE Systems, Patria to Debut CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicle at Land Forces 2016 Event

BAE Systems will debut a new infantry fighting vehicle offered in partnership with Patria for the LAND 400 Phase 3 program at the Land Forces 2016 event in Australia. BAE Systems said Tuesday the CV90 family of tracked combat vehicles has supported worldwide UN and NATO operations and provides tactical and strategic mobility, air defense, anti-tank capacity and […] More

by Scott Nicholas September 12, 2016, 12:58 pm

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