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- Essington Lewis 2019 finalists announced February 13, 2019The Essington Lewis Awards are designed to recognise excellence in industry and the Department of Defence collaboration, working together to overcome challenges or problems – ensuring that the ADF has or will have the materiel it needs, when it needs it, and at a cost that represents value for money. This perpetual trophy is named […]
- Australian Military Sales Catalogue February 13, 2019The third edition of the Australian Military Sales Catalogue, launched today, showcases world-leading Australian defence industry products, services and technology available for export to foreign governments. The 2019 Catalogue is almost twice the size of last year’s as the Liberal National Government works to make Australia a top ten global defence exporter.
- Leidos to Lead on Integration of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance February 13, 2019Minister for Defence, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, and Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Steven Ciobo MP, today announced Leidos Australia Pty Ltd as the Prime System Integrator to deliver the first tranche of Joint Project 2096 Phase 1. Defence has approved $500 million for the acquisition and sustainment of the first tranche of […]
- India signs contract with US firm for 72,400 assault rifles February 13, 2019India has signed a contract with a US firm for 72,400 assault rifles at a cost of around Rs 700 crore, Defence Ministry officials said Tuesday. The rifles, being used by US forces as well as several other European countries, are being bought under the fast-track procurement procedure. India has signed the contract for Sig […]
- UK wins global F-35 support assignment worth £500M February 12, 2019The F-35 avionic and aircraft component repair hub in North Wales was awarded a second major assignment of work worth some £500M by the US Department of Defense. Following the announcement in 2016 that the UK would be the location of the global repair hub for the initial tranche of F-35 components, today’s news sees […]
- Pentagon outlines its first artificial intelligence strategy February 12, 2019The U.S. military wants to expand its use of artificial intelligence in warfare, but says it will take care to deploy the technology in accordance with the nation’s values. The Pentagon outlined its first AI strategy in a report released Tuesday. The plan calls for accelerating the use of AI systems throughout the military, from […]
- US cyber vulnerability increases as staff lured by private sector February 12, 2019The US government’s capacity to fend off advanced cyber attacks is coming under pressure as it loses specialised staff to the private sector, a report has warned. In its 2019 annual report, released this week, the Pentagon’s Office of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) said that “red teams” employed to simulate attacks […]
- Two cyber security myths you need to forget right now, if you want to stop the hackers February 12, 2019Two myths stand in the way of boards understanding the threats posed by cyber attacks and ensuring their businesses can be safe against cyber criminals and hackers. These misconceptions about cyber security were identified by Ciaran Martin, CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre – the cyber arm of GCHQ – who warned organisations: "There […]
- GLOBAL CYBER WEAPONS MARKET FORECAST 2019-2027 February 12, 2019The global cyber weapons market is estimated to grow with a CAGR of 4.17% during the forecast period of 2019-2027. There is a growing concern for organizations in the making of software to identify zero-day vulnerabilities due to the dangers of the information technology infrastructure of the organization. The cyber-attacks expose system vulnerabilities that software […]
