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November 21, 2024 | International, C4ISR, Security

Chinese APT Gelsemium Targets Linux Systems with New WolfsBane Backdoor

Gelsemium debuts Linux malware WolfsBane in cyber espionage attacks on East Asia, ESET reveals.

https://thehackernews.com/2024/11/chinese-apt-gelsemium-targets-linux.html

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  • Turkey to Rolls-Royce: Let’s renegotiate terms for TF-X fighter jet support

    December 13, 2019 | International, Aerospace

    Turkey to Rolls-Royce: Let’s renegotiate terms for TF-X fighter jet support

    By: Burak Ege Bekdil ANKARA, Turkey — The Turkish government is keen to revive talks with Rolls-Royce for the design and production of its first indigenous fighter jet, the TF-X, a top cabinet minister has said. Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said the government wants to move forward with its planned cooperation with Britain for the production of the new-generation aircraft. But Turkey must first select an engine for the TF-X and then finalize the aircraft's full design — a process that has has lagged behind schedule. Its aerospace and procurement officials now aim to fly the TF-X in the 2025-2026 time frame, despite an original target of 2023. A £100 million (U.S. $132 million) deal between Rolls-Royce and Turkish manufacturer Kale Group was effectively put on hold amid uncertainties over technology transfer. In October 2016, Rolls-Royce offered a joint production partnership to Turkey to power Turkey's planned platforms. The offer also involved potential sales to third parties. The British company's proposal also included a production unit in Turkey to manufacture engines for the TF-X, as well as for helicopters, tanks and missiles. A year before that, in October 2015, a memorandum of understanding was signed between Turkey and Rolls-Royce for technological know-how and a production unit. Under the plan, Rolls-Royce would launch an advanced manufacturing and technology center in Turkey ― the company's eighth such unit worldwide. Also in 2017, BAE Systems and Turkish Aerospace Industries, the prime contractor of TF-X, signed a $125 million heads of agreement to collaborate on the first development phase of the planned fifth-generation fighter jet. After its membership in the U.S.-led, multinational Joint Strike Fighter program was suspended, Turkey started to look for alternatives for an off-the-shelf bridge gap solution until its own fighter jet can be built. Talks with Russia are underway for a potential Su-35 or Su-57 deal, according to officials in Ankara and Moscow. https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2019/12/12/turkey-to-rolls-royce-lets-renegotiate-terms-for-tf-x-fighter-jet-support

  • Air Force unveils command changes, wing plans in bid to outpace China

    February 13, 2024 | International, Aerospace

    Air Force unveils command changes, wing plans in bid to outpace China

    A sweeping set of proposals could comprise one of the Department of the Air Force's most significant reorganizations since the end of the Cold War.

  • Pentagon may rethink how it determines which space programs are classified

    May 13, 2022 | International, Aerospace

    Pentagon may rethink how it determines which space programs are classified

    Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy John Plumb said this week the guide, which is used to determine which programs should be classified, may need to be rewritten.

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