MBDA is expanding its main German site at Schrobenhausen in Bavaria to about 100 hectares (247 acres) as it turns the plant into what it calls Germany’s “missile hub” for air defense and long-range strike weapons, MBDA Deutschland said in a post after a visit by Defense Minister Boris Pistorius on Oct. 29. The company […]

Britain will lead development of three new sensor and effects packages for underwater drones under the AUKUS security partnership with the United States and Australia, with the systems due to be available across all three nations’ uncrewed underwater fleets from 2027, the UK Ministry of Defence said on Oct. 27. The three payloads are a […]

DoD’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification task force outlined several short- and medium-term steps to address long-time program challenges.

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Saronic Technologies’ Corsair drone boats, the same type the U.S. military used to strike an Iranian naval base in July, have operated alongside forces from the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia at Maritime Big Play Pacific, the AUKUS partners’ largest demonstration of uncrewed and autonomous technology, held in San Diego this October. The […]

The U.S. Navy attack submarine USS Colorado (SSN 788) arrived at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia on Oct. 27 to begin a scheduled monthlong maintenance period. For the first time, Australian civilian technicians will carry out routine maintenance on a Virginia-class submarine in Western Australia, working alongside American shipyard specialists, with the U.K. Royal Navy […]

Defense Department documents show the biggest challenges are not with CMMC, but with the underlying NIST standards.

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Airbus has delivered the third A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport to Spain, completing the three-aircraft order the Spanish Ministry of Defense placed in 2021. The company announced the handover on X, and Spanish media reported that the ceremony took place on Oct. 20 at its plant in Getafe, outside Madrid. The tanker will join the […]

Epirus’ Leonidas high-power microwave weapon, which knocks out drones by frying their electronics, has been added to the Pentagon’s online counter-drone marketplace, making it easier for U.S. military units and other federal agencies to buy the system. The California-based company said Leonidas met the criteria for inclusion in the Counter-UAS Marketplace run by Joint Interagency […]

Swedish-Estonian boatbuilder Cross Water wants to turn the military rigid inflatable boat into a plug-and-play platform, with drones, sensors and mission equipment that lock onto the deck in minutes and software that will eventually let the same hull run by remote control or on its own. The company, which also trades as XW Production, builds […]

AI can boost productivity, but fact-checking its outputs can tax employees. Here’s what can help, says Maximus’ David Chou.

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"I think CFIUS is probably one of the least-known acronyms in D.C. nomenclature. We're doing our best to try to get it out there more," Chris Pilkerton said.

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TSA and industry officials, speaking at an airport security conference, made clear they're still bullish on privatized airport screening after canceling Gold+.

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TSA Administrator David Cummins' strategy calls for modernizing airport checkpoints and improving customer service, including by targeting "discourteous" TSO's.

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