Friday, October 16, 2026

US approves possible $4.5 billion sale of KC-46As, equipment to Qatar

The U.S. Department of State approved a possible $4.5 billion Foreign Military Sale to Qatar for the purchase of aerial refueling aircraft and related equipment. Qatar’s government requested to buy up to four KC-46As, eight PW4062 turbofan engines, 10 AN/ALR-69A radar warning receivers, 15 Guardian Laser Transmitter Assemblies for Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure systems and…

White House S&T strategy calls for new approaches to safeguard US research

The Trump administration says the nation’s science and technology research ecosystem needs to embrace “novel security solutions” to ensure the U.S. maintains its global edge, according to a new document publicly released on Monday.  The National Security Science and Technology Strategy published by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy outlines how the…

DISA awards Peraton $953M communications infrastructure contract

Peraton has won a potential 10-year, $953 million contract to continue providing communication infrastructure services to the Defense Information Systems Agency for data centers and hybrid cloud computing environments. DISA received three proposals for this third iteration of its Capacity Services Communications contract, the agency said in an award notice first posted Friday. CSC III emphasizes…

The Russian hurdle in Trump’s new offensive cyber program

President Donald Trump’s new plan to enlist private companies to help disrupt cybercriminals abroad may face a fundamental problem when it comes to Russia: distinguishing criminal hackers and state-backed operatives. Russian intelligence services have long tolerated, protected or intermittently recruited financially-motivated hackers without exercising full control over them. That dynamic gives Moscow easier access to…