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The U.S. government has submitted its Lockheed Martin-built F-35 aircraft package proposal to Switzerland as part of the European nation’s New Fighter Aircraft program.

Boeing‘s venture capital arm has invested in Matternet, a company developing an unmanned aerial vehicle designed for urban logistics use. The California-based startup raised $16 million through a recent Series A funding round led by HorizonX Ventures, Boeing said Tuesday. Matternet received authorization last year to operate a UAV platform over Switzerland’s densely populated areas and has delivered …

Boeing has named Bulgaria, Canada, Finland, Germany, India, Japan, Poland and Switzerland as potential clients for the latest configuration of its F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter aircraft, National Defense reported Wednesday. Dan Gillian, vice president of F/A-18 programs at Boeing, said Wednesday at a media day in Virginia potential orders from those …

Switzerland has unveiled a list of specifications for the country’s future combat aircraft and ground-based air defense system. The Swiss defense department said Friday its NKF combat aircraft should be able to protect the Swiss airspace and perform routine air policing missions continuously. The country is looking for an aircraft that …

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 …

Symantec has found that a cyber espionage group dubbed Dragonfly has re-emerged since late 2015 and has begun to launch cyber attacks on the energy sector in some countries in Europe and North America. The company said Wednesday the Dragonfly group that started in 2011 has made attempts to gain …

Raytheon has entered into a five-year deal with RUAG Switzerland to service an airborne digital radar warning receiver built for the Swiss government. Raytheon said Friday it will maintain Switzerland’s ALR-67(V)3 receivers that work to alert F-18 pilots of potential hostile threats under the commercial performance-based logistics contract. “Our two key metrics for this PBL are availability and reliability,” said Michael Baladjanian, …

Harris subsidiary Exelis has been awarded a potential five-year, $12.3 million contract by the U.S. Navy to provide engineering services and software support equipment for multiple airborne countermeasure systems. The Defense Department said Monday Exelis will support the Navy’s AN/ALQ-165 self-protection jammers, AN/ALQ-214 integrated defensive electronic countermeasures as well as the service branch’s aircraft …

Marc-Andre Giger, formerly director of public sector and health at PwC Switzerland, has joined KPMG as head of the public sector in Switzerland, effective June 1. Giger will succeed Armin Haymoz in the role and will serve the auditing firm’s public sector customers through its office in Bern, Switzerland, KPMG …

Elbit Systems has been chosen by Switzerland’s defense agency to provide the country’s military with an unmanned aerial system that is built to support reconnaissance operations. Switzerland department of defense, civil protection and sports has picked the company’s Hermes 900 HFE drone system to replace the country’s existing tactical UAS …

The Swiss army has awarded General Dynamics‘ European land systems business unit a contract to deliver 70 DURO Armoured Personnel Carriers. Under a program established in 2008, General Dynamics has already delivered DURO GMTF vehicles to the Swiss army. A company release says the deliveries were approved in 2010 by the …

Police in Italy and Switzerland this week raided more than 30 homes as part of an overall effort to crack down on high-profile cyber attacks claimed by hacktivist collective Anonymous, The Wall Street Journal reports. Since last December, police have nabbed more than 40 individuals in Europe with alleged ties …

Reported instances of cyber crime are on the rise in Switzerland, according to Swiss authorities. The reported incidents increased by approximately 1,000 between 2008 and 2009. In 2009, 7,541 instances were reported, most of which dealt with spam and pornography. Complaints surrounding pornography grew dramatically to 1,364, while spam remained …