November 18, 2019 | International, C4ISR, Security
By: Jaleah Dortch
Tech Data has opened a cyber range in Tempe, Arizona, to provide an environment for testing security technologies and training to prevent, detect and respond to simulated cyberthreats, the company said in a Wednesday news release.
The company said the facility was built in response to a growing sense of urgency for cybersecurity threat preparedness. According to Cybersecurity Ventures, 3.5 million cybersecurity positions will be unfilled by 2021, and that skills gap continues to grow.
“To help address these issues in an ever-changing marketplace, the Tech Data Cyber Range will immerse users in a ‘safe' environment," Tech Data's release said.
The cyber range will serve as a place for Tech Data's vendor partners to test and demonstrate technologies to their customers to build on cybersecurity solutions and mitigate cyberthreats, the company said.
Tech Data is partnered with the National Cyber Warfare Foundation, which built its own cyberwarfare range in 2012.
June 10, 2022 | International, Aerospace
L'US Air Force vient de lancer le développement d'une nouvelle famille de missiles stand-in pour son F-35. Elle doit permettre la destruction d'une multitude de cibles, et tout particulièrement, les systèmes ennemis de déni d'accès et d'interdiction de zone. Il s'agit aussi du premier programme d'acquisition et de développement digitalisé pour une munition.
June 16, 2020 | International, Aerospace, Naval, Land, C4ISR, Security
La Commission européenne a lancé le 15 juin 16 projets industriels de défense pan-européens et trois projets technologiques de rupture. Ils vont bénéficier de 205 millions d'euros de financements à travers un Fonds pilote pour la défense EDIDP (programme européen de développement industriel de la défense) doté de 525 millions d'euros au total sur la période 2019/2020 : technologies portant sur les drones, sur le spatial (réseau de communications et technologie militaires pour satellites), sur les missiles anti-chars, sur les véhicules terrestres sans pilote et sur la cyber. Sur les 19 projets, dont neuf sont des projets PESCO (Coopération structurée permanente), 24 États membres sont représentés à travers leurs entreprises (223 concernées, dont 83 PME). De nouveaux projets européens devraient être signés en fin d'année, dont le drone MALE européen Eurodrone (100 millions d'euros) et le projet de communications militaires interopérables ESSOR (37 millions d'euros). La Tribune du 15 juin 2020
May 1, 2019 | International, Naval
By: Sebastian Sprenger COLOGNE, Germany — Senior German and Norwegian defense officials met in Munich on Monday to plot a path for the two countries' multibillion-dollar joint submarine program. Officials said the meeting by the naval chiefs and defense-acquisition leaders was meant to push toward an agreement on the timing, cost and performance characteristics of the 212-CD program. The plan, these officials said, is to have the program on contract with lead vendor ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems in 2020, with the first vessel delivered to Norway in late 2026. A deal with the German shipyard was previously envisioned for this year. The design of the new boats has yet to be locked down, which may reflect a last glimmer of hope in Berlin and Oslo that other countries in the market for submarines — namely Italy, the Netherlands or Poland — could join the effort. Germany and Norway inked a strategic cooperation agreement on submarines in 2017. The idea is for TKMS to produce six identical boats — two for Germany and four for Norway. Norwegian missile-maker Kongsberg, in turn, will outfit German Navy ships with an upgraded variant of its Naval Strike Missile. The stakes are high for the program, as any delays in fielding the submarines would throw off military plans in either country. The German Navy has seen years of delays in its F-125 frigate program. According to the service, an industry consortium led by TKMS is to blame. The German military, which is seeking a budget boost beyond what is on the books so far, is under pressure to field equipment on time and on budget. The idea is to prove that the defense-acquisition apparatus can convert additional money into additional capability. As a result, officials are increasingly tight-lipped about details surrounding big-ticket projects beyond rosy statements. “After a successful meeting: We are convinced that we want to make #U212CD a success story,” German Navy chief Vice Adm. Andreas Krause wrote on Twitter late Monday. “We will act and speak as if we were ONE Navy. Both navies need the new submarines delivered in time, cost and quality. Everyone involved in this project should never forget its relevance.” Sebastian Bruns, a naval analyst with the University of Kiel in northern Germany, said the interplay between the German and Norwegian defense bureaucracies will be crucial as the program progresses. “This type of integrated process is new for Germany,” Bruns told Defense News. That is because everything from spare parts to training and operational aspects is designed to be bilateral from the start, possibly tying the two sea services together for decades. “We are talking about a time frame through the 2060s,” he said. Bruns added that questions remain about Germany's future defense budget and whether the submarine program will have to compete with other national priorities. According to a Navy spokesman, the program is reflected in the Defence Ministry's broad budget outlines. Lawmakers are expected to get details for debate next year. https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2019/04/30/german-norwegian-officials-huddle-over-joint-submarine-program/