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USA – Virgin Orbit plane launches four US military satellites into space (Nathan Strout, Defense News)

Virgin Orbit successfully delivered four U.S. military satellites to low Earth orbit on June 30 as part of the company’s second successful launch of...

USA – Kubasik starts new role as chief executive at L3Harris (Chris Martin, Defense News)

Chris Kubasik has taken over as chief executive at L3Harris Technologies as part of a move that was planned since October 2018, the company announced Tuesday. Kubasik...

USA – Intel agencies, armed services push for more data and capability sharing to win future fights (Mark Pomerleau, Defense News)

The military and intelligence services are working closer together to share data and capabilities in order to stay ahead of pacing threats, but work...

USA – Pentagon’s top IT official: More coordination needed on weapon systems and critical infrastructure cybersecurity (Andrew Eversden, Defense News)

The Pentagon’s top IT official said Tuesday that he wants to make a concerted push to secure weapon systems and critical infrastructure from cybersecurity threats, adding...

Space – Satellites launched to boost connectivity and create jobs (ESA)

Three more nano-satellites have been launched as part of ESA’s efforts to boost the European space industry, fostering innovation and creating jobs. ESA - Satellites...

Italy/Ukraine – Italy and Ukraine Strengthen Bilateral Cooperation (Claudia Palazzo, The Jamestown Foundation)

On June 10, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio paid an official visit to Kyiv, where he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Prime...

Europe/Belarus – EU Sectoral Sanctions Put a Heavy Burden on Lukashenka’s Regime (Mateusz Kubiak, The Jamestown Foundation)

On June 21 and 24, the European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada imposed several new sanctions packages against Belarusian President...

Russia/Ukraine – As Russian Military Prepares for Zapad 2021, Heavy Armed Forces Stay Close to Ukraine (Roger McDermott, The Jamestown Foundation)

In April, Russia’s Ministry of Defense ordered units to move from their permanent bases to positions close to the border with Ukraine, provoking widespread...

Cybersecurity – Freshly scraped LinkedIn data of 88,000 US business owners shared online (Pierluigi Paganini, Security Affairs)

About a week after scraped data from more than 700 million LinkedIn profiles were put for sale online, it seems that threat actors have no...

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