Surface warfare

Elbit Systems Awarded $37 Million Contract to Supply Iron Fist APS for Upgrading U.S. Army's Bradley IFVs

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Sunday, May 5, 2024
Surface warfare, APS, Elbit Systems, General Dynamics, Wire-guided missile, ATGM, UAS, Iron Fist, ATR, Arms industry

HAIFA, Israel, May 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT) (TASE: ESLT) ("Elbit Systems" or the "Company") announced today that it was awarded an initial contract of approximately $37 million to supply Iron Fist Active Protection Systems (APS) to General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS) for upgrades to the U.S. Army's Bradley M2A4E1 Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs).

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  • HAIFA, Israel, May 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT) (TASE: ESLT) ("Elbit Systems" or the "Company") announced today that it was awarded an initial contract of approximately $37 million to supply Iron Fist Active Protection Systems (APS) to General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS) for upgrades to the U.S. Army's Bradley M2A4E1 Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs).
  • The Iron Fist APS is an advanced Hard Kill system aimed at enhancing the self-defense capabilities of armored platforms against modern battlefield threats.
  • It is the Israel Defense Force's Second-Generation APS and is characterized by high performance and low volume, weight and power requirements.
  • Yehuda (Udi) Vered, General Manager Elbit Systems Land: "Our Iron Fist Active Protection Systems represent the highest level of innovation, offering comprehensive protection against evolving threats on the modern battlefield.

DiGennaro Communications Launches Partnership With Marketing Veteran Jon Bond

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024
DGC, Surface warfare, Shipyard, CMOS, Shipyard Brewing Company, Partnership, Entrepreneurship, ChromeOS, Bond, Gold, M2M, DiGennaro Communications, KBP, Marketing, Gennaro (surname), Advertising, Creativity, Dan Kaminsky, Organization

NEW YORK, April 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DiGennaro Communications (DGC), the leading independent B2B strategic communications agency serving the media, marketing, technology and entertainment sectors, today announced a partnership with marketing industry veteran Jon Bond, who joins forces with DGC Founder and CEO Samantha DiGennaro to expand DGC’s proprietary Marketing to Marketers offering (M2M®) to help CMOs, CROs, Founders, CEOs and company leaders build enterprise and personal brands in support of business growth. The recently launched M2M offering means Bond, DiGennaro and the DGC team are moving beyond strategic communications to deliver impactful business-to-business creative brand building, marketing and advertising programs that help organizations reach even more relevant results. DiGennaro and Bond will also offer strategic consultative services tied specifically to business growth and transformation.  

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  • NEW YORK, April 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DiGennaro Communications (DGC), the leading independent B2B strategic communications agency serving the media, marketing, technology and entertainment sectors, today announced a partnership with marketing industry veteran Jon Bond, who joins forces with DGC Founder and CEO Samantha DiGennaro to expand DGC’s proprietary Marketing to Marketers offering (M2M®) to help CMOs, CROs, Founders, CEOs and company leaders build enterprise and personal brands in support of business growth.
  • The recently launched M2M offering means Bond, DiGennaro and the DGC team are moving beyond strategic communications to deliver impactful business-to-business creative brand building, marketing and advertising programs that help organizations reach even more relevant results.
  • DiGennaro and Bond will also offer strategic consultative services tied specifically to business growth and transformation.
  • Bond also was a mastermind behind key marketing concepts such as guerrilla marketing and retail pop-up marketing.

ASELSAN expands its presence to Latin America with its new office in Santiago

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Growth, Communication, FIDAE, Electronics, Radar, Exhibition, LATAM, Surface warfare

SANTIAGO, Chile, April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ASELSAN, a global leader in cutting-edge technological solutions and defense innovation, is proud to announce the opening of its new office in Santiago, Chile, marking a significant milestone in its expansion strategy within Latin America. This strategic move is designed to support ASELSAN's growing regional presence, building on the contract it has recently won to modernize Chile's German Leopard tanks, demonstrating ASELSAN's commitment to advancing defense capabilities through innovation and technological prowess.

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  • ASELSAN, a participant in FIDAE 2024, has opened a new office in Chile to expand its presence in Latin America.
  • SANTIAGO, Chile, April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ASELSAN, a global leader in cutting-edge technological solutions and defense innovation, is proud to announce the opening of its new office in Santiago, Chile, marking a significant milestone in its expansion strategy within Latin America.
  • The inauguration of the new Santiago office coincides with the company's participation in FIDAE 2024, Latin America's most prominent International Aerospace Exhibition taking place in Santiago from April 9-14.
  • ASELSAN's engagement in FIDAE 2024 and the opening of its Santiago office signify a new era of technological cooperation and growth in Latin America.

Kopin Partners with BlueHalo for the Development of New Advanced Simulated Binoculars & Monoscope Products

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Data Management, Consumer Electronics, Technology, Semiconductor, Telecommunications, Other Defense, Defense, Audio, Video, Internet, Hardware, Electronic Design Automation, Stinger, Surface warfare, Short range air defense, Corporation, Business development, Simulation, KOPN, Army National Guard, Kopin Corporation, Grand Forks, North Dakota, OLED, Lieutenant

Kopin Corporation (NASDAQ: KOPN) a leading provider of application-specific optical solutions and high-performance micro-displays for defense, enterprise, consumer, and medical products, today announced it has been awarded a contract from BlueHalo LLC (BlueHalo) for the design, development, and production of advanced simulated binoculars and monoscope products for use in their Advanced Stinger Trainer (AST) system.

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  • Kopin Corporation (NASDAQ: KOPN) a leading provider of application-specific optical solutions and high-performance micro-displays for defense, enterprise, consumer, and medical products, today announced it has been awarded a contract from BlueHalo LLC (BlueHalo) for the design, development, and production of advanced simulated binoculars and monoscope products for use in their Advanced Stinger Trainer (AST) system.
  • Both products will significantly increase performance over those currently available in similar systems and add to Kopin’s well-established line of Training & Simulation products.
  • Kopin’s products, which are driven by a computer image generator, will incorporate a positional/directional tracking sensor to provide a realistic simulation of the equivalent fielded products.
  • We are pleased that Kopin is expanding our customer base with new partners like BlueHalo who has trusted Kopin with developing and producing these critical systems.”

RETIRED ADMIRAL ANDY LOISELLE JOINS SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS AS STRATEGIC ADVISOR

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
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WOBURN, Mass., April 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientific Systems, a leader and pioneer in advanced artificial intelligence for defense applications, today announced that retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Andy "Bucket" Loiselle has joined the company as a strategic advisor.

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  • WOBURN, Mass., April 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientific Systems, a leader and pioneer in advanced artificial intelligence for defense applications, today announced that retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Andy "Bucket" Loiselle has joined the company as a strategic advisor.
  • He has led an F/A-18C squadron, an amphibious assault ship, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and two different aircraft carrier strike groups.
  • "For decades, Scientific Systems has been a trusted partner of the United States Armed Forces to address a new generation of evolving battlefield threats with disruptive technologies," said Admiral Loiselle.
  • Loiselle is a native of Cranston, Rhode Island, and a 1988 graduate of Assumption College with a degree in mathematics.

HII Completes Acceptance Trials on Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29)

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Monday, March 4, 2024
Ingalls Shipbuilding, LAMMPS, HII, Inspection, Flight, Surface warfare, LPD, Gulf of Mexico, Navy, SAN, Point, Shipbuilding

PASCAGOULA, Miss., March 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division announced today the successful completion of acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico for amphibious transport dock Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29), the final Flight I transition ship before Ingalls moves into serial production of the LPD Flight II line.

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  • PASCAGOULA, Miss., March 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division announced today the successful completion of acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico for amphibious transport dock Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29), the final Flight I transition ship before Ingalls moves into serial production of the LPD Flight II line.
  • The team will now complete final finish work on the San Antonio-class ship in preparation for delivery to the U.S. Navy in weeks ahead.
  • “Congratulations to our shipbuilders on accomplishing this milestone and getting the ship ready for delivery,” Ingalls Shipbuilding Ship Program Manager Davianne Stokes said.
  • These capabilities allow the U.S. Navy to protect America's security abroad and promote regional stability and preserve future peace.

Russian-made PSYOPs in Ukraine: Operation Texonto targets Ukrainians with war-related disinformation, ESET Research discovers

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Research, Ministry, Food, Microsoft Office, Gamaredon, Justice, Heat, Surface warfare, Policy, Eating, Medicine, Microsoft, Mobile phone

Due to the similarities in the network infrastructure used in these PSYOPs and phishing operations, ESET research can say with high confidence that they are linked.

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  • Due to the similarities in the network infrastructure used in these PSYOPs and phishing operations, ESET research can say with high confidence that they are linked.
  • Operation Texonto loosely resembles Russia-aligned Callisto APT group activities; however, ESET Research does not have enough evidence to attribute the operations to any specific group.
  • MONTREAL, Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ESET Research recently discovered Operation Texonto, a disinformation/psychological operations (PSYOPs) campaign using spam emails as the main distribution method.
  • Operation Texonto shows yet another use of technologies to try to influence the war," says ESET researcher Matthieu Faou, who discovered Operation Texonto.

DARABASE URGES COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS IN CANADA TO FUTURE-PROOF THEIR ASSETS BY SAFEGUARDING 'PROPERTY DIGITAL RIGHTS'

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Partnership, PDR, Growth, Surface warfare, Advisory board, Fasken, Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, Digital, RPC, Marketing, Augmented reality, Location, Learning, Advertising, Property, Kolt, Digital rights, Property management

Darabase Canada will also champion local adoption efforts of the darabase.io platform, the world's first PDR inventory registry.

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  • Darabase Canada will also champion local adoption efforts of the darabase.io platform, the world's first PDR inventory registry.
  • "Property Digital Rights play a pivotal role in protecting property owners' existing assets while simultaneously offering an avenue for new, passive income streams.
  • Entering the Canadian market via a strategic partnership with GroundBreak Ventures, Darabase Canada is dedicated to aiding property owners in safeguarding and future-proofing their assets.
  • Darabase's integration of Property Digital Rights into asset valuation marks a significant stride toward value creation in our progressively digital landscape."

Scientific Systems Conducts Live Fully Autonomous Multi-Vehicle Defensive Counter Air Missions

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
GFE, Constructive, Target, Simulation, Artificial intelligence, Surface warfare, Find, F-16, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Weapon, Algorithm, Business development, Communication, Environment, Integration, CMA, LVC, Group 5, Organization, SSCI

WOBURN, Mass., Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientific Systems Company, Inc. (SSCI) successfully flew multiple flight tests of its Collaborative Mission Autonomy (CMA) software running on a live General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) MQ-20 Avenger® Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle. In these November 2023 flight tests, CMA software commanded a mixed team of Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) MQ-20 platforms to execute a fully autonomous multi-vehicle Defensive Counter Air mission.

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  • In these November 2023 flight tests, CMA software commanded a mixed team of Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) MQ-20 platforms to execute a fully autonomous multi-vehicle Defensive Counter Air mission.
  • Scientific Systems' software was embedded onboard all the live, virtual, and constructive MQ-20 platforms, successfully managing the autonomous mission at the edge to compensate for communication and coordination challenges.
  • Scientific Systems' algorithms use operator pre-mission inputs to generate tailored, coordinated flight behaviors that address mission objectives by optimizing aircraft positioning, engagement parameters, and defensive maneuvers.
  • Earlier Scientific Systems test flight programs have successfully demonstrated a variety of air-to-ground, and ground support missions.

Expanding Brands Smoothly: J.R Promotions Launches Brand Ambassador Service

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Tuesday, January 2, 2024
GPS, Advertising, Social media, Marketing, Wow, Surface warfare

The new brand ambassador service is available for expos and exhibitions, nightlife brands, and in-store brands to successfully promote a brand or event, help businesses create a lasting impact in the market, and drive meaningful engagement with the target audience.

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  • The new brand ambassador service is available for expos and exhibitions, nightlife brands, and in-store brands to successfully promote a brand or event, help businesses create a lasting impact in the market, and drive meaningful engagement with the target audience.
  • “Choose J.R Promotions to help your brand truly stand out,” said a spokesperson for J.R Promotions.
  • Representing your brand in the best way possible, our team will help you gain attention, boost sales, and create a powerful brand image.
  • J.R Promotions tailors these ideas specifically to a brand’s identity, ensuring they align with their goals and resonate with the target audience.