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Dec- 2025 -

4 December

BAE’s Velhawk Aims to Outsmart Cyber Threats Before They Hit

Velhawk Security is a unified, AI-driven cyber framework that brings automation, adaptive analytics, and zero-trust design into a single defense stack built for government networks.

4 December

Asia Pacific

Christine Casimiro

Leonardo Opens Regional Cyber Center in Malaysia

Italian defense and aerospace firm Leonardo has expanded its Global CyberSec Center network through the inauguration of a regional cyber center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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10 November

Asia Pacific

Hanwha Defence Australia REDBACK Infantry Fighting Vehicle at Russell Offices, Canberra.

Rojoef Manuel

Australia’s Redback Program Data Leaked by Iran-Backed Hackers

An Iranian-backed hacking group has posted classified plans for Australia’s Redback vehicle online after cyberattacks on Israeli firms.

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17 October

Americas

Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 2nd Class Kapri Besser monitors shipboard sensors aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), May 31, 2023 in the Pacific Ocean. Cryptologic Technicians conduct Electronic Warfare by operating and maintaining electronic sensors and computer systems in accordance with fleet and national tasking. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship Makin Island and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Dominic Delahunt)

Rojoef Manuel

Virginia Firm to Provide Support for US Navy InfoWar Center

The US Navy has awarded Virginia-based Sev1Tech a $49-million contract to provide cybersecurity, engineering and network support for the Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic.

10 October

Europe

Delegates from Azerbaijan and Georgia meet

Jodesz Gavilan

Azerbaijan, Georgia Boost Military Cybersecurity Cooperation

Azerbaijan and Georgia met in Tbilisi to deepen military cybersecurity cooperation and strengthen their digital defense modernization efforts.

9 October

Americas

Airmen attending a base all-call use their smart phones to follow along and interact during the presentation at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 26, 2018. Fairchild leadership supporting Airmen is a high priority, and were testing out the interactive format as a means to better connect with Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)

Staff Writer With AFP

US Air Force Employee Sentenced for Sharing Defense Info on Dating App

A former civilian employee of the US Air Force was sentenced to nearly six years in prison for sharing classified information on an online dating platform.

9 October

Americas

A researcher holding the SHIELD drone inside a dim room

Ethan M. Encarnacion

New Mid-Flight Defense Mechanism Enables Drones to Fly Through Cyber Attacks

A team from Florida International University has figured out a way to make drones more resilient to cyber threats.

7 October

Americas

Cyber warfare operators assigned to the 275th Cyber Operations Squadron of the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group of the Maryland Air National Guard configure a threat intelligence feed for daily watch in the Hunter's Den at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Md., Dec. 2, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr.)

Rojoef Manuel

Pentagon Taps Embry-Riddle to Train Future Cyber Defenders

The US Department of Defense has awarded Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University a $1.85-million grant to train future cybersecurity professionals through full-ride scholarships and hands-on defense training.

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19 September

Americas

U.S. Space Force 1st Lt. Tia Scoggan, weapons and tactics section chief for the 18th Space Defense Squadron Det. 1, looks at a computer screen at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, Oct. 5, 2022. 18 SDS Det. 1 provides timely and actionable Space Domain Awareness (SDA) for emergent and existing threats that are identified by the Joint Task Force-Space Defense’s National Space Defense Center as on-orbit threats. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)

Rojoef Manuel

Viasat to Develop Anti-Hacking Encryption System for US Space Force Satellites

Viasat has secured a multi-year contract from the US Space Force’s Space Systems Command to build an encryption system that protects satellites from cyberattacks.

18 September

Americas