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US Seeks Contractors for Military Shipments to Australian Defence Force

4 days ago | govconexec.com | Arthur McMiler

The U.S. Department of Defense is soliciting contractor proposals for handling and transporting American military cargo shipped through four Australian ports. According to ABC News, a Yokohama-based U.S. transportation battalion in Japan issued the solicitation as part of an expanded U.S. government contract.
Accenture Acquires Yumemi to Boost Digital Market Share

5 days ago | govconexec.com | Arthur McMiler

Accenture has acquired Japanese firm Yumemi in a continued bid to expand the market footprint of Accenture Song, its design and digital products unit. The terms of the acquisition, still subject to customary closing conditions, were not disclosed. In a statement on the Japanese acquisition Thursday, Accenture noted recent forecasts from Research and Markets of a $1.8 trillion global digital transformation market by 2028.
ICEYE Newly Opened R&D Facility Seeks to Boost Spain's Defense Intelligence

1 week ago | govconexec.com | Arthur McMiler

ICEYE, a Finland-based synthetic aperture radar satellite manufacturer and operator, has announced that it will work with the Spanish government to help boost Spain’s defense intelligence and national security. The company made the announcement during the inauguration of a new research and development facility in Valencia on Wednesday.
Rheinmetall to Help Improve Singapore Armed Forces' Training

1 week ago | govconexec.com | Arthur McMiler

Rheinmetall’s electronics subsidiary will collaborate with Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency to seek digitization opportunities that will improve training capabilities for the Singapore Armed Forces. The company said the advanced technologies to be explored under the partnership include artificial intelligence, cloud and extended reality.
Berlin Extends Planet Labs' Earth Data Supply Contract

1 week ago | govconexec.com | Arthur McMiler

Germany’s Ministry of the Interior and Community and Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy, or BKG, are tapping Planet Labs’ Earth data products under a one-year contract with a two-year renewal option. The deal, which the Berlin-based software company said was a “seven-figure” award, provides a fixed rate for all Planet Labs’ data covering the whole of Germany.
European Coalition Eyes June Milestone in Joint Long-Range Strike Effort

1 week ago | govconexec.com | Arthur McMiler

European defense cooperation on long-range ground-launched strike capabilities is gaining momentum, with the six-nation ELSA coalition expected to name lead contractors in June, French lawmaker Jean-Louis Thiériot told parliament last week. Thiériot, co-author of a recent French parliamentary report on artillery, said ELSA, or the European Long-range Strike Approach, has divided development into 13 pillars, with lead roles to be assigned based on a “best athlete” model.
UK Extends Weapons R&D Via New $213M QinetiQ Contract

1 week ago | govconexec.com | Arthur McMiler

The U.K. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has extended its Weapons Sector Research Framework under a new two-year contract with QineteQ. The company administers the WSRF program, which seeks to harness industry and academic institutions for research on weapons science and technology. The five-year program is budgeted for about $400 million, with QinetiQ as the lead contractor and MBDA and Thales as its industry partners.
Ocean Power Technologies Books USV Contract From Military Allies

1 week ago | govconexec.com | Arthur McMiler

Ocean Power Technologies has booked a contract to deliver several units of its to several U.S.-allied countries. The deal calls for a contractor-owned, contractor-operated delivery of unmanned surface vehicles, integrated sensors and WAM-V operators, OPT said Monday. The contract’s details contain sensitive security matters and were not disclosed.
India’s Andhra Pradesh Tech Park to Anchor on IBM Quantum Computer

1 week ago | govconexec.com | Arthur McMiler

IBM is establishing quantum computing technology partnerships in India, including anchoring the new Quantum Valley Tech Park in Andhra Pradesh state to IBM Quantum System Two. Among its strategic agreements in the tech park is one with Tata Consultancy Services.
AUKUS Space Surveillance Partnership to Focus on Defense

1 week ago | govconexec.com | Arthur McMiler

The United States, Australia and the United Kingdom have signed a combined operation concept agreement to support the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability, or DARC, network of three ground-based sensors. According to the U.S. signatory, Brig. Gen. Chandler Atwood of U.S. Space Operations Command, DARC provides a “critical capability” for all three countries’ defense.