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France announces sale of defensive weapons to Armenia as Turkey plays wargames with Azerbaijan

France has announced the sale of defensive equipment to Armenia as Azerbaijan launched military drills with its ally Turkey.

Radio France Internationale

Home affairs minister’s chief of staff takes job with arms manufacturer Thales, Senate told

Greens senator David Shoebridge criticises move during parliamentary debate on transparency around lobbying

The Guardian - AU

After G20, Macron visits Bangladesh, Biden goes Vietnam to strengthen alliances

French President Emmanuel Macron is in Bangladesh for a two-day visit, the first by a French President in 33 years. Macron visits Dhaka following his participation in the G20 summit in New Delhi, with his trip coinciding with US President Joe Biden's visit to Vietnam.

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Thales plans Carrington overhaul if it wins minehunter contract

The company is developing a master plan for the precinct.

Newcastle Herald

Academicians and innovators address concerns over sustainabaility at carbon zero challenge contest

In the last 23 years, carbondioxide (CO2) level has crossed 418 ppm (parts per million) and is increasing at the rate of 3 ppm annually, said R. Velraj, vice-chancellor of Anna University. At the grand finale of the three-day Carbon Zero Challenge 3.0 organised by the Indian Institute of Technology…

The Hindu

Scottish Secretary to chair defence firms roundtable

The meeting comes after the award of a £169 million contract to a Glasgow-based firm for work on the UK’s new nuclear submarine system.

The Independent UK

SpaceX launches satellite to boost Indonesia internet coverage

Elon Musk's company SpaceX and Indonesia have launched a satellite from the United States aimed at bringing high-speed internet to remote areas across the sprawling archipelago of more than 17,000 islands.

Bangkok Post

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French company Thales set to increase cybersecurity market in Australia and NZ

Thales has signed an agreement to acquire Australian cybersecurity firm Tesserent, the French defence contractor announced Tuesday. The transaction is expected to be finalised during the second half of 2023.

Radio France Internationale

Bushmaster maker Thales Australia fined $450k over death of worker Joe Kane

Joe Kane was 20 minutes into his shift as a painter when a subframe of the military vehicle fell on him at a factory in northern Victoria.

ABC News

Australia commits $160m to build more Bushmasters after donating 90 to Ukraine in war against Russia

Bendigo-based Thales Australia signs a contract to build another order of 78 troop-carrying and command vehicles for the Australian Army, as the Netherlands and pledge to build an "international coalition" to provide fighter jet support for Ukraine

ABC News

Defence contractor Thales Australia pleads guilty to death of painter at Victorian factory

The defence contractor, famous for producing the Bushmaster aiding Ukraine in its war against Russia, pleads guilty to the death of a painter at its Victorian factory in July 2020.

ABC News

Bushmaster future unclear as Australian military's switches focus to long-range strike capabilities amid China threat

The Australian government has provided Ukraine with 90 Bendigo-made Bushmasters, but with no future contracts in the pipeline, the future of Thales Australia in regional Victoria is unclear.

ABC News

South Africa ex-President Zuma's graft trial postponed again

The corruption trial of former South African President Jacob Zuma has been postponed again as he seeks to have the lead prosecutor removed from the case by claming he is biased

The Independent UK

Ukraine ramps up calls for Australia's Bendigo-made Hawkei military vehicles

Ukraine is ramping up calls for the Australian-made Hawkei, describing the light armoured patrol vehicle as the military's new "crush". Why has the four-wheel-drive caught Kyiv's eye, and is Australia likely to send it to the battlefield?

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Russia intensifies cyberattacks on Ukraine allies

Russian ‘hacktivists’ are hitting Poland and Nordic and Baltic countries with an arsenal of cyberweapons, analysts say.

Wales Online

British Army unmanned military drone circling off coast

The Thales Watchkeeper drone was picked up on a flight tracking website

The Guardian - AU

Australian War Memorial accepted more than $830,000 from arms manufacturers in three years

Figures released to Senate reignite debate on commemoration of war dead funded by companies that profit from conflict

The Independent UK

The legal woes of former South African president Jacob Zuma

The judge presiding over former South African President Jacob Zuma’s corruption trial recused himself this week and said he didn’t want there to be any chance that the proceedings could be viewed as biased against Zuma

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Ukraine Hails French Gift of Radar as ‘Cherry on the Cake’

Ukraine's defense minister said Wednesday that Ukrainian lives will be saved by a sophisticated air-defense radar that France is supplying and which is powerful enough to spot incoming missiles and exploding drones in the skies over all of Ukraine's capital and its surrounding region.

The Independent UK

Ukraine hails French gift of radar as 'cherry on the cake'

Ukraine’s defense minister says Ukrainian lives will be saved by a sophisticated air-defense radar that France is supplying

Birmingham Post

Military jet developer Aeralis to explore AirTanker collaboration

The Bristol-based start-up manufacturer has reached an agreement with the Royal Air Force aircraft maintenance firm, which is owned by Airbus, Rolls-Royce, Cobham, Babcock and Thales

Wales Online

Experts have seven vital tips for protecting your private information online

This week is Data Privacy Week – designed to raise awareness of the risks facing our personal data, and how we can protect it

The Independent UK

Belfast weapons factory receives contract to produce anti-tank missiles

Thales will produce a further batch of NLAW effectors (next generation light anti-tank weapon) for the British Army,

The Conversation

Australia and US take realist approach to regional influence

Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Defence Minister Richard Marles met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III for the Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) in Washington, DC, on December 6.

Radio France Internationale

France's Thales says hackers claim to have stolen data

French defence and technology group Thales said on Tuesday that the hacker group LockBit 3.0 claims to have stolen some of its data and is threatening to publish it.

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