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4 August

Boarding of the sanctioned tanker Toa Payoh.

EU Naval Mission Boards Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker in Mediterranean

An Italian-led European Union naval mission has boarded a sanctioned tanker linked to Moscow's shadow fleet in the Mediterranean.

4 August

Sea

Inder Singh Bisht

Dutch Navy to Boost Underwater Threat Detection With Fiber-Optic Towed Array Sonar

The Netherlands has awarded Optics11 a contract to further develop and deliver a containerized fiber-optic towed array sonar system.

4 August

Americas

Christine Casimiro

Raytheon Installs First SPY-6(V)4 Radar Array at US Navy’s Wallops Test Site

Raytheon has installed the first SPY-6(V)4 radar array at the Surface Combat Systems Center on Wallops Island in Virginia, marking the start of extensive testing before its deployment aboard the USS Pinckney (DDG 91).

4 August

Americas

Illustration of the United States Golden Dome missile defense architecture.

Jodesz Gavilan

Leidos to Equip Golden Dome Satellites With Infrared Sensors

Leidos will provide flight-proven infrared sensors for 18 missile defense satellites being built by Sierra Space for the US Golden Dome missile defense initiative.

4 August

Europe

Inder Singh Bisht

France Receives First NH90 Standard 2 Special Operations Helicopter

France has accepted the first NH90 Caïman Standard 2 helicopter, a special operations variant developed specifically for the special forces.

4 August

Americas

Christine Casimiro

Northrop Grumman Expands Melbourne Campus to Support Next-Gen Aircraft Programs

Northrop Grumman has added a new 300,000-square-foot engineering facility at its Melbourne campus in Florida, supporting next-generation aircraft programs.

4 August

Americas

Northrop Grumman will deliver advanced simulation and threat modeling capabilities that provide 24/7 operational and training needs for the warfighter.

Jodesz Gavilan

Northrop to Expand US Missile Defense Training Simulations

The Missile Defense Agency has tapped Northrop Grumman to expand simulation and threat modeling tools used to train US missile defense personnel.

4 August

Europe

Artistic illustration of a Shahed drone being targeted.

Jodesz Gavilan

Ukraine, UK Explore Funding Counter-Shahed Systems From Frozen Russian Assets

Ukraine and the UK are exploring the procurement of systems to counter Shahed drones using revenues from frozen Russian assets.

4 August

Cyber

(Representative only.) NASA’s Aqua satellite orbiting Earth. Photo: NASA

Staff Writer

Resecurity Joins Space ISAC to Bolster Cyber Threat Intel Sharing Across Space Sector

Resecurity has joined Space ISAC, bringing cyber threat intelligence and digital risk management capabilities to the organization's collective defense network for the global space industry.

4 August

Americas