Cyber

  • UKDI opens security technology competition

    UKDI opens security technology competition

    UK Defence Innovation has opened a new security technology competition. The two-stage call targets Home Office and NPSA requirements, with projects expected to reach TRL 6 or 7 and demonstrate operational potential within two years.

  • UKDI opens security technology competition

    Ukraine automates defence supplier risk checks

    Ukraine is automating initial checks on prospective military equipment suppliers. A YouControl partnership will consolidate sanctions, ownership, debt, criminal case, and security-risk data while retaining human verification.

  • General Dynamics expands F-35 cyber support

    General Dynamics expands F-35 cyber support

    General Dynamics will expand cyber support across the F-35 enterprise. The $43.6 million modification covers networks, data, software, service-desk operations, and information assurance through July 2027.

  • Peraton secures space weather modernisation contract

    Peraton secures space weather modernisation contract

    Peraton will sustain and modernise the military space-weather analysis system. The $109.1 million programme combines legacy migration, operational enhancements, and cybersecurity work through February 2033.

  • SBOM rules move software provenance onto production lines

    SBOM rules move software provenance onto production lines

    Allied cyber agencies have tightened minimum SBOM data requirements significantly. The updated baseline adds stronger expectations around hashes, licences, generation tools, context, versions, and machine readable records.

  • SBOM rules move software provenance onto production lines

    NCSC puts recovery into operational terms

    NCSC guidance places operational recovery ahead of improvised cyber response. Defence manufacturers must map digital dependencies across factories, engineering, and suppliers.

  • EuroMIDS starts Europe’s terminal replacement

    EuroMIDS starts Europe’s terminal replacement

    EuroMIDS begins building Europe’s next secure airborne communications terminal generation. The programme spans four industrial partners and several major combat aircraft fleets.

  • NATO names counter UAS framework suppliers

    NATO names counter UAS framework suppliers

    NATO names five suppliers for accelerated allied counter drone procurement. Framework contracts will shorten acquisition while preserving national configuration choices.

  • RfAI-3 widens DroneShield’s detection envelope

    RfAI-3 widens DroneShield’s detection envelope

    DroneShield widens radio frequency detection beyond known drone signature libraries. RfAI-3 will identify unfamiliar emissions and add them to an expanding intelligence base.

  • Leidos takes cyber detection onto the tactical edge

    Leidos takes cyber detection onto the tactical edge

    Leidos has demonstrated tactical cyber detection during Valiant Shield 2026. The system moves monitoring closer to deployed platforms, where rugged hardware, assured software, bandwidth limits, platform certification, and controlled updates shape operational resilience.