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Base Camp Connect and Marconi Technologies will develop a combined tactical communications solution for the CAF. Credit: The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) is set to benefit from a new partnership between two Quebec technology suppliers aiming to deliver a unified tactical communications capability.  Announced on 1 September 2026, the collaboration brings together Lévis-based Base Camp Connect and Marconi Technologies of Montreal, combining complementary strengths that cover the entire range of deployed military communications including advanced radio frequency transmission, interoperable command and control integration.  Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36…

Broken Hill is an Australian mining town steeped in history. The town’s legacy of union struggles for workers’ rights is chronicled through street plaques, protected heritage buildings, and murals reminiscent of early-20th-century Mexican muralism. Under the expansive grey sky over Broken Hill, enormous mining wealth has been created – stretching from Australia to northern Chile and further. As with most forms of wealth, it is rooted in human hardship. In Broken Hill, mining wealth has been accumulated at the cost of children’s exposure to lead contamination.  Last July, Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) state government, which includes Broken Hill, announced…

SINGAPORE — GE Aerospace has announced that its LM2500+G4 marine gas turbine engine will power new destroyers for South Korea’s Navy.  The company said in a press release on Tuesday that it will supply 12 LM2500+G4 engines for six KDDX-class ships being built for the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN). No contract value was announced and South Korea’s defense ministry has not responded to questions from Breaking Defense. “The LM2500+G4’s integration with KDDX’s full electric propulsion configuration offers the ships superior operational flexibility and fuel economy, power for future growth, and optimal survivability/redundancy,” said GE’s press release, adding that the…

US Army’s Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node (TITAN). Credit: Anduril Industries. The US Army has placed a $65m delivery order with Anduril Industries to supply hardware and mission shelters for its Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node (TITAN) programme. The order, facilitating the transition of TITAN from prototype to production phase, was issued through the Army Enterprise Agreement, intended to streamline the acquisition of Anduril’s products. The contract calls for Anduril to manufacture and integrate ruggedised, vehicle-mounted components and operator subsystems for eight TITAN units, comprising four TITAN Advanced and four TITAN Basic systems. According to the company, the “Advanced” variant…

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BELFAST — India has struck an agreement with Belgium to locally produce Thales-made 70mm rockets, as part of a wide-ranging series of new industrial pacts signed off by the two nations. The collection of 10 agreements, which also include ammunition production and naval mine-countermeasure systems teaming, were inked during a working visit to the Asia-Pacific nation by Belgian Prime Minister Bart de Wever, Minister of Defence Theo Francken and 15 Belgian defense companies. Based on a collaboration between Thales Belgium and Kalyani Strategic Systems, the first 70mm rocket to be produced “entirely” in India,  is expected in “early 2027,” said…

Open Cosmos’ ConnectedCosmos will support the UK’s goal to establish a resilient sovereign network. Credit: Open Cosmos via LinkedIn. Oxfordshire-based satellite firm Open Cosmos has been certified as an approved supplier for the Ministry of Defence’s Tactical Communication System (TacSys) framework, a long-term procurement vehicle with an estimated value of up to £8bn ($10.8bn).   The government’s Commercial Agency (GCA) selected Open Cosmos to provide satellite connectivity via its low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation, ConnectedCosmos, as part of wider efforts to establish the UK’s sovereign communications infrastructure.  Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged…

WASHINGTON — Aircraft startup Hermeus ‘s Mk 2 Quarterhorse high-speed drone will be equipped with autonomy software provided by defense tech firm Anduril, the two companies exclusively told Breaking Defense. Under the new teaming arrangement, Anduril’s mission autonomy suite, dubbed Lattice, will be paired with the Quarterhorse for flight testing that will kickoff next year. The Quarterhorse is being developed with funding from the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit, with a goal to fly the aircraft at speeds as fast as Mach 3. “As we evaluated a bunch of solutions, we viewed Anduril as the natural partner,” Hermeus CEO Zach Shore…

The Ford Ranger is the centrepiece of the new offering for the British Army’s LMV programme. Credit: Ford Ford, GDLS and Ricardo bid Ford Ranger for the Army’s LMV replacement programme GDLS would lead conversion in South Wales; Ford supplies vehicles; Ricardo supports engineering £900m contract with multiple bidders, tied to a shift toward light mobility Ford is to compete – along with a range of other automotive OEMs – for a significant new UK military vehicle contract as the British Army seeks to replace its existing Land Rover and Pinzgauer fleets under the Light Mobility Vehicle (LMV) programme. Detailed…

In late August, BBC Uzbek broke the news that an Uzbek professor working in Kazakhstan had been arrested nearly two months prior on allegations of espionage. Very little is known about the case of Dr. Ikboljon Qoraboyev, a 46-year-old international relations professor at Maksut Narikbayev University in Astana, originally from Andijan, Uzbekistan.  Questions from the BBC Uzbek and other media outlets to both Kazakh and Uzbek authorities have yielded silence in answer. When Vlast, an independent Kazakh media outlet, asked Maksut Narikbayev University (MNU) about Qoraboyev, the university distanced itself from the professor, stating that he “is not currently a…