(IN BRIEF) BAE Systems has been chosen to design and build the spacecraft bus for NOAA’s Space Weather Next L1 Series mission. Set for launch in 2029, the mission will enhance NOAA’s space weather forecasting capabilities and provide critical data … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Thales has launched its cortAIx initiative in the UK, a significant move in advancing trusted AI for defence and security. The new centre, which will employ 200 AI and data specialists, aligns with the UK Government’s vision for … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, France, Industrial, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged AI, AI applications, AI deployment, AI ecosystem, AI ethics, AI safety, AI solutions, AI-driven growth, Cloud, cortAIx, data science, deep learning, Defence, EDGE, ethical AI, Faculty AI, INNOVATION, Machine Learning, national security, Phil Siveter, Prime Minister’s AI Opportunities Action Plan, productivity, SECURITY, security and defence, Sensors, sovereign systems, talent, Thales, transparency, trusted AI, UK, UK Government
(IN BRIEF) Safran Aircraft Engines and Global Aerospace Logistics (GAL) have entered into a strategic partnership to provide long-term support for the UAE Air Force & Air Defense’s Mirage 2000 fleet. The collaboration will ensure the operational readiness of the … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged aerospace solutions, Christophe Bruneau, GAL, Global Aerospace Logistics, IDEX 2025, M53 engine, M88 engines, Mahmood Al Hay Al Hameli, maintenance partnership, Mirage 2000, operational readiness, Rafale, Safran Aircraft Engines, UAE Air Force, UAE defense aviation
(IN BRIEF) Milrem Robotics, EM&E Group, and Thales in Belgium have signed an MoU to collaborate on integrating advanced technologies into the THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle for the UAE. This strategic partnership aims to enhance capabilities in countering drone threats … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Defence, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged 70mm rocket systems, Autonomous systems, C-UAS, countermeasures, Defence Technology, EDGE Group, EM&E Group, IDEX 2025, INNOVATION, Memorandum of Understanding, Milrem Robotics, partnership, robotics, SECUTOR Remote Weapon Station, Thales in Belgium, THeMIS, UAE, unmanned ground vehicle
(IN BRIEF) EDGE Group’s Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) has entered a strategic partnership with Spain’s Indra to enhance the FA-400 offshore patrol vessel with advanced radar, electronic warfare, and counter-UAS technologies. The agreement was signed at NAVDEX 2025 in … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Defence, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Spain, Technology
Tagged 3D Radar, Abu Dhabi Ship Building, ADSB, Ángel Escribano, C-UAS, Communications Electronic Support Measures, Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems, defense technology, EDGE Group, electronic warfare, FA-400, Indra, joint venture, Khaled Al Zaabi, local industrial expertise, modernization, Naval Defense, NAVDEX 2025, offshore patrol vessel, operational effectiveness, partnership, PULSE, radar, Radar Electronic Support Measures, strategic asset, UAE
(IN BRIEF) Thales and Sopra Steria have entered a strategic partnership to advance the digital transformation of Europe’s Air Traffic Management (ATM) ecosystem. The collaboration will focus on the development of the OpenSky Platform, an ultra-secure digital solution designed to … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Aeroline, air traffic management, air traffic solutions, airspace mobility, ANSPs, ATM, Cybersecurity, digital transformation, European ATM Master Plan, European Aviation, interoperability, OpenSky Platform, Sopra Steria, sustainability, Thales
(IN BRIEF) Indra will debut its latest advancements in defence technology at IDEX 2025, showcasing its new joint venture, Pulse, created in partnership with the Edge Defence Group. Pulse focuses on developing next-generation radars for high-potential markets. Indra will also … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Media, News, Security & Safety, Spain, Technology
Tagged Abu Dhabi Ship Building, advanced radar systems, AESA MTR-10, AESA Nemus, air defence, Arabian Gulf, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, Crow anti-drone system, Defence Technology, Edge Defence Group, IDEX 2025, Indra, Kuwait defense projects, Middle East, military communications, Oman air defense system, Pulse joint venture, Saudi Arabia corvettes, Virtual Reality
(IN BRIEF) On February 13th, Saab successfully launched the HMS Halland after a comprehensive mid-life upgrade at its Karlskrona shipyard. This marks the third and final submarine in the Gotland class to undergo the upgrade, aligning its capabilities with the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Baltic Sea defense, Blekinge-class submarines, Gotland class, HMS Halland, Kockums, Maritime Security, military technology, NATO, Naval Defense, Saab, Saab shipyard, submarine upgrades, Swedish Navy
(IN BRIEF) Safran Electronics & Defense and International Golden Group have launched their Vision for Optronics & Navigation joint venture in Abu Dhabi, which will focus on R&D and the manufacturing of advanced military technology, particularly optronics and navigation systems. … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030, advanced military technology, airborne optronics, cleanrooms, defense industrial base, defense technology, economic growth, Gulf Cooperation Council, IGG, inertial navigation, International Golden Group, joint venture, land and maritime optronics, military equipment, partnership, research and development, Safran Electronics & Defense, Tawazun Industrial Park, technology transfer, UAE Armed Forces, Vision for Optronics & Navigation
(IN BRIEF) A cooperative effort between Norwegian and Danish authorities, supported by Eurojust, has resulted in over 1,000 years of prison sentences for 152 drug traffickers, dismantling a major cross-border criminal network. From 2019 to 2024, Eurojust facilitated a joint … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Denmark, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Law, Management, Netherlands, News, Norway, Security & Safety, Spain, Technology
Tagged Cross-Border Crime, cryptocurrencies, Danish authorities, Denmark, drug seizures, drug trafficking, Eurojust, European Union, firearms, joint investigation team (JIT), Judicial cooperation, Liaison Prosecutor, MOROCCO, Norway, Norwegian authorities, partnership, prison sentences, Spain
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has been awarded a contract by Embraer to supply advanced simulators for the Royal Netherlands Air Force’s C-390 aircraft, including a Full Flight and Mission Simulator (FFMS) and a Cargo Handling Station Trainer (CHST). These simulators, set … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Brazil, C-390, C-390 training center, cargo handling, Cargo Handling Station Trainer, CHST, Embraer, emergency conditions, European customers, FFMS, flight crews, Full Flight and Mission Simulator, Hungary, image generator, Level D standard, loadmasters, malfunctions, military aircraft training, military operations, partnership, PORTUGAL, Rheinmetall, Royal Netherlands Air Force, São Paulo, simulators, training, training center, transport aircraft
(IN BRIEF) Thales and Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) have secured a major deal to provide India with Laser Beam Riding MANPAD (LBRM) Very Short Range Air Defence (VSHORAD) systems. This first supply of High Velocity Missiles (STARStreak) and launchers, set … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged 'Make in India', Aatmanirbhar Bharat, air defence, air defence capabilities, BDL, Bharat Dynamics Limited, Cmde A Madhavarao, defence collaboration, high velocity missiles, Indian Ministry of Defence, indigenous production, Laser Beam Riding MANPAD, LBRM, partnership, Pascale SOURISSE, Phil Siveter, STARStreak, technology transfer, Thales, Thales International, UK-India strategic partnership, Very Short Range Air Defence, VSHORAD
(IN BRIEF) Indra has secured a major contract with the German Armed Forces to supply a next-generation space debris detection radar system, enhancing Germany’s ability to protect satellites from collisions with debris and other approaching satellites. The radar, a more … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Spain, Technology
Tagged Bundeswehr, EU-SST, European cooperation, European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking Partnership, German Armed Forces, Indra, Integrated Defence Systems, L-GUARD program, Luftwaffe, Manuel Ruiz, partnership, radar system, S3TSR surveillance radar, satellite protection, space debris, space missions, space situational awareness, Space Situational Awareness Center, space sovereignty, space surveillance, technological sovereignty, telescopes, Uedem, WRKdoBw
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has secured a historic €3.1 billion framework contract with the Federal Office for Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support of the Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) to procure and upgrade soldier-systems for the German military. This deal includes the regeneration … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged advanced IT equipment, BAAINBw, Boxer armoured transport vehicle, Bundeswehr, D-LBO, digital battlefield, digitization of land-based operations, framework contract, IdZ-ES, Infantry Soldier of the Future, information and communication network, mechanized infantry, military modernization, military technology, optronics, partnership, platoon systems, procurement, protection equipment, Puma infantry fighting vehicle, regeneration, Rheinmetall, soldier systems, subcontractors, VJTF 2023, €3.1 billion
(IN BRIEF) The Technical University of Munich (TUM) has launched a new Cybersecurity Program to train over 200 students in the essential field of cybersecurity. Supported by up to 1 million USD from Google.org, the program aims to help students … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Defence, Education, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, News, Science, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged AI, capstone projects, cybersecurity professionals, Cybersecurity Program, cybersecurity skills, Dr. Wieland Holfelder, eIDAS, electronic seals, electronic signatures, funding, Georg Carle, Google Cloud, Google.org, hacking competitions, partnership, practical applications, Project Weeks, SMEs, Technical University of Munich, theoretical knowledge, TUM, TUM Partners of Excellence, TUM Venture Labs, Unternehmertum, Virtual Routes
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has secured a major contract to support the Bundeswehr’s digitalization initiatives by providing a deployable communication network, known as TaWAN LBO, under a multi-billion-euro framework agreement. The first call-off, worth €1.88 billion, will see the delivery of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged 8x8 HX trucks, Armin Papperger, Bundeswehr, command capabilities, Communications, digitalization, directional radio management system, Federated Mission Networking, framework contract, high-speed connectivity, military communications, mobile antenna systems, open transport network, operational levels, partnership, prime contractor, Protected Core Network, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH, Rheinmetall MAN, software-based, Tactical Wide Area Network for Land Based Operations, TaWAN LBO
(IN BRIEF) Thales Alenia Space has secured an €862 million contract with the European Space Agency to develop the Lunar Descent Element for the Argonaut mission, aimed at enabling European autonomous access to the Moon. Planned for the 2030s, Argonaut … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology
Tagged Argonaut, Artemis program, cargo, entry descent and landing, ESA, European autonomy, European Space Agency, INNOVATION, LDE, Leonardo, Lunar Descent Element, lunar lander, lunar southern region, Mars, Moon, OHB System AG, payload, rovers, scientific missions, space exploration, space infrastructure, space transport, space transportation systems, spacecraft, technology, Thales, Thales Alenia Space
(IN BRIEF) BAE Systems has been awarded a £285 million contract by the UK Ministry of Defence as part of the RECODE programme to support and modernise the Royal Navy’s combat systems. The contract, which spans eight years, focuses on … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Agility, BAE Systems, Captain Kevin Miller, CMS, Combat Management Systems, Commodore Phil Game, DE&S Maritime Combat Systems, defence sector, DevSecOps, Future Warfare Capability, high-tech suppliers, Joint Decision-making, military challenges, Ministry of Defence, Navy Command, operational availability, partnership, Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers, RECODE programme, Royal Navy, safety, SECURITY, Shared Infrastructure, Steve Carter, Type 26 Frigates, Type 45 destroyers, UK Ministry of Defence, UK SMEs, £285m contract
(IN BRIEF) On January 23, 2025, in Paris, representatives from KNDS Deutschland, KNDS France, Rheinmetall Landsysteme, and Thales signed a shareholder agreement for the MGCS Project Company GmbH. This agreement is a major step forward in the MGCS program, which … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, France, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 2024, 2040, BAAINBw, Cologne, Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, France, French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, German-Franco armament program, Germany, industrial prime contractor, Information Technology and In-Service Support, KNDS Deutschland, KNDS France, Leclerc, Leopard 2, Letter of Intent (LOI), Main Ground Combat System, MGCS, MGCS Project Company GmbH, national workshare, partnership, Rheinmetall Landsysteme, technology pillars, Thales
(IN BRIEF) The Italian Space Agency and Thales Alenia Space have signed a contract for the implementation of NASA’s Surface Biology and Geology – Thermal Infrared (SBG-TIR) mission, aimed at advancing Earth observation technologies and addressing global challenges like climate … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged climate research, Earth ecosystems, Earth Observation mission, ecological data, global challenges, Italian space agency, NASA, partnership, renewable energy, satellite integration, space collaboration, space technologies, Surface Biology and Geology – Thermal Infrared, Thales Alenia Space, thermal infrared radiometer
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