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5 December

HII executives on a tour of the University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering. HII’s Mission Technologies division has joined the Corporate Partners Program at the University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering. is a Corporate Partners of the school. (Photo Credit: Lauren Bacon, University of Maryland Communications Program Manager)

HII Joins University of Maryland Engineering Program to Expand Defense Tech Collaboration

HII’s Mission Technologies division has entered the University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering Corporate Partners Program, deepening the company’s ties with the institution to expand research and workforce development efforts.

5 December

Europe

Officials from Thales and Arab International Optronics (AIO)

Rojoef Manuel

Thales, AIO Team Up to Accelerate Egypt’s Defense Tech Sovereignty

French contractor Thales and Arab International Optronics in Cairo have signed an agreement aimed at strengthening Egypt’s drive for technological independence and boosting local defense manufacturing.

5 December

Europe

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

New AI ‘Bodyguard’ Fends Off Malicious Attacks on Mission-Critical Vehicle Systems

LFD-IDS is an AI-powered intrusion detection system that protects connected vehicles by analyzing sensor data, including temperature, tire pressure, and location.

4 December

Americas

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Claude Lambert, chief of future operations division for the Joint Task Force-Space Defense and U.S. Air Force Maj. Katie “Starbuck” Baier, chief of intelligence for weapons and tactics for the JTF-SD, look at a computer screen at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, Dec. 19, 2022. Through the partnering of the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community and National Reconnaissance Office in the National Space Defense Center, JTF-SD brings to bear the full force of the U.S. Government and synchronizes space superiority planning and operations. (U.S. Space Force photo by Dennis Rogers)

Rojoef Manuel

GetChkd to Improve US Air, Space Force SATCOM Security

Texas-based GetChkd has secured a $1.9-million contract to bolster the US Air Force and US Space Force’s satellite communications security with blockchain infrastructure.

4 December

Middle East

Two uniformed soldiers stand front and center of the image, staring straight. They both hold automatic rifles, pointed down. They are wearing a blue helmets and vests. The soldier on the right has 'UN' written in white in front of his helmet. Underneath their vests, they have a camouflage uniform on. A white tank with 'UN' written on its body in black is seen stationed in the background. Its orange headlights are on. The background is a dark blue sky.

Jodesz Gavilan

Turkish ASER RF Jammers Deployed on UN Armored Vehicles

RF jammers are now in UN service after Turkey's ASER Technology secured a contract to equip armored vehicles with electronic warfare systems.

4 December

Europe

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

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

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

MQ-9 Reaper Gains Smart Surveillance Boost in Breakthrough Flight

Surveillance network tech is an airspace monitoring system, fuses multiple sensor types, tracks cooperative and non-cooperative aircraft, provides real-time airspace awareness, and supports counter-UAS operations.

4 December

Asia Pacific

Rows of humanoid combat robots stand in formation, featuring white armored bodies and black visors with blue digital displays, resembling a mass-produced autonomous fleet

Ethan M. Encarnacion

China Flaunts Combat Robot That Copies a Soldier’s Actions With AI

Have robots moved beyond doing only what they are told in code? China said they have pushed past that limit, presenting a machine that mirrors a soldier’s every action in near real-time.

3 December

Europe