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Business Wire
06-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Vibrint and Invary Join Forces to Advance Kernel-Level Zero Trust Solutions
ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vibrint, a leading innovator in defense technology solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with Invary to deliver a breakthrough Zero Trust solution designed specifically for national security and defense environments. Invary is a pioneer in runtime integrity solutions, and its collaboration with Vibrint focuses on embedding Zero Trust principles at the kernel level to defend against zero-day threats and enhance mission system resilience for federal customers. 'Zero trust needs to extend below the operating system to truly defend against today's most advanced threats.' -- Tom Lash, CEO of Vibrint. Share 'Zero trust needs to extend below the operating system to truly defend against today's most advanced threats,' said Tom Lash, CEO of Vibrint. 'Through this collaboration with Invary, we're delivering runtime monitoring at the foundational level of mission systems, ensuring operational integrity and protecting our customers where it matters most.' Built for highly sensitive, multidomain mission environments, the solution integrates Vibrint's secure enterprise architecture with Invary's real-time Kernel Integrity Measurement (KIM) technology. This runtime integrity solution, developed for and proven by a federal national security agency customer and now licensed for broader use, continuously monitors system behavior at the core, ensuring that the OS is uncompromised — a critical advancement where traditional perimeter- and OS-level security models fall short. How It Works Traditional cybersecurity tools assume the underlying OS is trustworthy — a critical vulnerability exploited by sophisticated adversaries. The Vibrint solution with Invary flips this model by continuously verifying system behavior at runtime through real-time kernel monitoring, enabling immediate detection and response to unauthorized changes or malware before they escalate. The integrated solution offers: 'We are redefining the foundation of trust by ensuring that mission systems are not just secured — they are verifiably behaving as intended at all times,' said Jason Rogers, CEO of Invary. 'This is the level of Zero Trust assurance that national security demands.' Get the White Paper Learn more about how Vibrint and Invary are advancing zero trust from the core out by reading Unbreakable Trust: Delivering a Kernel-Level Zero Trust Solution for Mission-Critical Defense Systems. Vibrint helps national security customers Make the Right Call, sustaining mission advantage at the forefront of intelligence gathering and analysis. Our teams of technologists, analysts and mission specialists pursue innovation in high-performance computing, SIGINT research and analysis, software and systems development, and mission resilience. The systems we create and the services we provide enhance our customers' capacity and capability for harvesting and harnessing data, enhancing the quality and speed of mission-critical decisions. Within our Collaboration Lab environment, we leverage our technical expertise to explore future capabilities vital to the U.S. national security mission. Vibrint is based in Annapolis Junction, Maryland. Find us at and @Vibrint on LinkedIn and Instagram. About Invary Invary delivers industry-leading Runtime Integrity solutions that ensure the security and confidentiality of critical systems. Built on NSA-licensed technology, Invary provides comprehensive protection for Linux, Windows, eBPF and Trusted Execution Environments. By continuously verifying runtime integrity, Invary safeguards systems against tampering and advanced threats, enabling Zero Trust Architectures across federal and commercial sectors. For more information, visit
Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Leidos awarded $390 million NSA signals intelligence contract
RESTON, Va., April 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) today announced a new contract to provide signals intelligence (SIGINT) capabilities, engineering, analysis and reporting tools to the National Security Agency (NSA). The base year plus four option years single-award contract has a ceiling value of $390 million. Leidos will perform a wide range of technical, engineering, systems administration and management functions. Tasks include delivery of SIGINT capabilities, analysis and reporting tool modifications, engineering services, lab and testbed management, integration and testing, deployment, training, and sustainment of a subset of NSA systems. "Tailored and unique SIGINT solutions for the military and intelligence community are critical to delivering information superiority at speed," said Roy Stevens, Leidos National Security Sector president. "This contract will leverage Leidos' engineering and technical expertise, as we expand our work with the NSA." Leidos combines expertise in cyber and IT managed services, as well as radar, sensors and other technologies, to develop SIGINT technologies, with end-users always in mind. Those technologies include resilient communications that operate through interruption to keep critical mission data flowing. About Leidos Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 48,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit Certain statements in this announcement constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These statements are based on management's current beliefs and expectations and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. These statements are not guarantees of future results or occurrences. A number of factors could cause our actual results, performance, achievements, or industry results to be different from the results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the "Risk Factors" set forth in Leidos' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025, and other such filings that Leidos makes with the SEC from time to time. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Leidos does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect the impact of circumstances or events that arise after the date the forward-looking statements were made. Media Contact: Brandon Ver Velde (571) View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Leidos Holdings, Inc.
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
The Trump Administration's Use of Signal Puts Service Members at Risk
AS A FORMER SOLDIER, I'd ask that no American believe the Signal chat scandal wasn't a big deal. It was a very big deal, and we shouldn't move on without accountability. The safety of our military service members—who will certainly execute more missions like the one described in the chat—the trust of the families who wait for their loved ones to return safely, the need to safeguard intelligence, and the demands of allies who depend on us require that we conduct a valid after-action review, discipline those who violated standards, and make sure something like this never happens again. That's because the Signal chat scandal isn't just a one-time communications issue. It was a shocking display of hubris, arrogance, and carelessness. Feelings of self-satisfied superiority are a perennial problem in warfare, from Goliath to Pyrrhus to Napoleon to Hitler and even to many American commanders and policymakers during the Global War on Terror. These failures—ancient and modern—share the same root: hubris mistaken for leadership, power exercised without humility in the name of expedience or ego. What was revealed in the leaked Signal messages, first reported by Jeffrey Goldberg, was not just cynical political posturing and sophomoric military tactical reporting by the secretary of defense. It was encrypted arrogance. The Signal app, while more secure than standard civilian text messaging, is not invincible, and it should never be used to discuss sensitive government information. Most U.S. intelligence officials know that the sophisticated signals intelligence (SIGINT) services of Russia, China, Iran, and others are always focused on governmental leaders. The United States also constantly focuses on foreign leaders for the same continuous collection. Get the best coverage of Trump 2.0 available anywhere. Become a Bulwark+ member and join our community. While it's relatively easy for technologically advanced SIGINT capabilities to break encryption and collect valuable information, just the signals themselves allow for the collection of metadata, device associations, timing, and behavioral analysis—all of which is useful for America's adversaries. It can be used to infer communication patterns, identify contacts, and map sensitive interactions. The belief that encryption found in a publicly used application (that the intelligence community has repeatedly warned against using) is a poor substitute for judgment and a proclamation of 'clean OPSEC' or operational security. The belief that the disappearing nature of the messages would shield the users from accountability is wrong, dangerous, and almost certainly a violation of laws concerning government records. Don't believe anyone that says otherwise. The U.S. government invests heavily in secure communications infrastructure. When I was a two-star general and a division commander in combat, I knew my enemy's ability to eavesdrop. To frustrate them, the government provided me with sensitive compartmented information facilities, secure telephones, classified video teleconference links, satellite systems, and a terrific one-soldier communication (or 'commo') team. Sgt. 'Smitty' Smith dialed me into subordinate commanders and even once to the NSC itself from the middle of Iraq's northern desert. He traveled with me everywhere I went, and when needed, he set up the satellite connection in a nanosecond. I was always assured the enemy (and other nearby nations, like Iran, Syria, and Turkey, who were closely monitoring our actions in Iraq) weren't reading my mail or my tactical orders. None of this was for ceremony; it was because our governmental systems are battle-tested, built for the mission, and secure beyond a publicly available app. A few years later, when I was a three-star general and commander of U.S. Army forces in Europe, those systems followed me even when I traveled to the various European nations, as I didn't want them knowing our secrets, either. All this technology, these protocols, this complication and expense protects national secrets. They protect allied operations. And yes, they protect the lives of troops on the ground. I'm confident the senior officials in the 'Houthi PC small group' chat—four of whom have military backgrounds and should have known better—had easy access to secure communications at least as advanced as what I had a decade ago. Bypassing those systems to conduct sensitive conversations on a consumer-grade app was reckless, not just with 'national security' as a vague concept, but with the lives of service members. Share We can't be sure from public reporting that the information in the 'Houthi PC' group chat wasn't compromised. But luckily, it wasn't offered to the Houthis before the attacks were carried out. The consequences if it had been range from bad to catastrophic. On the bad end of the scale, there's the possibility that the targets might have altered their plans and the strike might have failed, requiring another attempt. Every time an F-18 heavily laden with weapons takes off, there's some risk, so taking multiple attempts to hit the same target multiplies the risk for aviators, shipboard crews, and others of something going wrong. On the catastrophic end—well, while I'm pretty sure the Houthis would be challenged to shoot down an F/A-18, many in the intel community were also pretty sure Mohamed Aidid's forces couldn't shoot down Black Hawks before October 1993. There's a direct link between information security and the physical wellbeing of service members. The senior officials who used the Signal app to pass information are sending a message—to our adversaries, to our allies, to our own commanders in the military, and to the American people—that discipline and accountability in operational security is optional for them. And if that message gets absorbed by those in uniform, or those who serve beside them in allied capitals, we lose more than credibility. We lose cohesion. We lose trust. And we potentially fail in execution and even lose lives. For those who say 'well,the mission was a success,' I would respond that forces can only get lucky and avoid detection so many times when the enemy is constantly collecting on them. Since the initial reporting on the administration's use of Signal, the Wall Street Journal has reported on the existence of other Signal chats for other policy areas. Signal's disappearing message feature all but guarantees that more disturbing, more consequential conversations may have already evaporated without a trace. That's not operational security. That's intentional opacity. It was good that a judge blocked any further deletions from those who participated, but we don't know what has already been deleted. The Greek dramatists and most military historians would recognize this moment: a chorus warning of limits, a protagonist who barrels forward, blind to consequence and certain of invincibility. But this isn't a stage. It's a government. So far, the actors get to keep their roles despite their shocking performances. But some of the people in the audience have family in harm's way. They're praying for the safety of their loved ones and trying to make sense of what this country asks of them. Leadership isn't about cleverness in private threads. It isn't about proximity to power or mastery of a so-called 'secure app.' It's about responsibility—particularly when lives are on the line. And when encryption becomes a tool not for security, but for scheming, that is not innovation. That is failure. The military has rules and laws and hierarchy and a chain of command. But undergirding it all is trust—trust that higher-ups are competent, that everyone's doing their job, that the whole system works, and that friends are friends and enemies are enemies. And trust is gained in drops but lost in buckets. Share
Politico
06-03-2025
- Politics
- Politico
Ukraine intel pause sows confusion and chaos
With help from Robbie Gramer, Joe Gould, Phelim Kine, Daniel Lippman and Eli Stokols Subscribe here | Email Robbie | Email Eric Confusion reigned on Thursday in the wake of CIA Director JOHN RATCLIFFE's remarks yesterday that Washington has paused its vital intelligence sharing relationship with Ukraine. The administration has been tight-lipped as to how far the ban will go. Even Ukrainian officials say they are unsure. 'We didn't yet get the details how it will be restricted,' Ukraine's Defense Minister RUSTEM UMEROV said in Berlin, where he met his German counterpart, BORIS PISTORIUS. The ban appears to extend to U.S allies. On Wednesday, the Daily Mail reported that the United States had ordered the U.K. to stop sharing American intelligence that had previously been cleared to be shared with Ukraine. (A British official declined to comment when we tried to confirm). But untangling British and American intelligence isn't easy, particularly when it comes to SIGINT, the collection of communications signals, where the two countries work hand-in-glove, blurring the lines over who owns what. 'You literally can't just take your satellites and go home, because that's not the way that it works,' said David Gioe, a visiting professor on intelligence and international security at King's College London. There also could be complicated decisions to make regarding defensive intelligence that Ukraine has relied upon to learn about massing Russian forces and to defend itself from incoming missile strikes. Under a protocol known as 'duty to warn,' U.S. spy agencies have long sought to warn other countries in the event that they pick up intelligence about an impending, potentially lethal threat — even if American citizens aren't directly in the line of fire. In the Biden administration, this was used in at least two publicly known incidents, with the U.S. warning adversaries Russia and Iran of terror threats against their countries. It's not clear whether this policy will apply to Ukraine under the intelligence-sharing pause. Amy asked the CIA and the National Security Council how this rule applies in Ukraine's case, but they declined to comment. The intelligence freeze also could create tensions — and raise even more questions — inside the Five Eyes intelligence sharing alliance, which includes the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. 'How do you not question the reliability of a longstanding ally that has suddenly turned 180 degrees on what everyone agrees has been an adversary for a long time?' said RICHARD KERBAJ, author of the Secret History of the Five Eyes, . Speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations on Thursday, Trump's Ukraine envoy KEITH KELLOGG said that he had warned Ukrainian officials during a trip to Kyiv last month that the administration was willing to cut off intelligence sharing and military aid to underscore how serious it is about pursuing peace talks. 'Very candidly, they brought it on themselves, the Ukrainians,' Kellogg said. 'We let them know that this president is very serious about it and we're going to end this war. And this is one way to make sure you understand we're serious about it,' said Kellogg. The Inbox NEW UKRAINE TALKS IN SAUDI: Senior Trump officials are slated to meet with their Ukrainian counterparts for talks in Saudi Arabia next week, as our own Eli Stokols reports. Secretary of State MARCO RUBIO, national security adviser MIKE WALTZ and Trump's Middle East envoy STEVE WITKOFF are expected to lead the trip. Ukrainian President VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY said on X that the 'Ukrainian and American teams have resumed work, and we hope that next week we will have a meaningful meeting.' The head of Zelenskyy's presidential office, ANDRIY YERMAK, will be attending, a Ukrainian official confirmed to our own Veronika Melkozerova. (Both the White House official and Ukrainian official were granted anonymity as they weren't authorized to speak about the meeting before it was formally announced.) BESSENT'S IRAN WARNING: Trump's Treasury secretary issued the sharpest warning to Iran that we've seen so far from this administration. Speaking at the Economic Club of New York today, SCOTT BESSENT said the administration's new maximum pressure campaign on Iran is 'designed to collapse its already buckling economy.' 'We will close off Iran's access to the international financial system by targeting regional parties that facilitate the transfer of its revenues. Treasury is prepared to engage in frank discussions with those countries. We are going to shut down Iran's oil sector and drone manufacturing capabilities,' Bessent said. 'Making Iran Broke Again will mark the beginning of our updated sanctions policy.' Iran is facing steep unemployment, poverty and other economic challenges already, including inflation that runs as high as 30 percent, making its economy potentially vulnerable to more punishing U.S. sanctions. THE NUCLEAR QUESTION: With growing doubts over the United States' reliability as an ally, France's President EMMANUEL MACRON has renewed a debate inside Europe on extending his country's nuclear protection to other European allies. Those conversations come as NBC News reports today that Trump is considering major changes to the U.S. role in NATO, namely that Washington wouldn't come to an ally's aid unless it met the alliance's defense spending requirements. So far, Poland, Germany and now Denmark have expressed interest in discussions on major changes to Europe's nuclear posture. When asked whether Denmark would be open to hosting nuclear weapons on its soil, Danish Prime Minister METTE FREDERIKSEN told reporters today: 'It's not something we are working on, but you won't get me to stand here and say no to others' ideas. Everything has to be on the table now.' European allies are doubting Washington's commitment to the U.S. nuclear umbrella that has protected European NATO allies since the onset of the Cold War. The United Kingdom and France are the only other nuclear powers in NATO. HAMAS THREATS: Hamas has threatened to kill the remaining hostages it has if Israel escalates its attacks against the militant group, a Hamas military spokesperson said in a statement released today. The statement comes as Israel reportedly draws up plans to resume fighting in Gaza and retake key areas of the war-torn territory as negotiations over a ceasefire and hostages release bog down. Trump on Wednesday night warned in a Truth Social post that Hamas should release all its hostages, both those still alive and the remains of those who died, or it is 'over for you.' IT'S THURSDAY: Thanks for tuning in to NatSec Daily! This space is reserved for the top U.S. and foreign officials, the lawmakers, the lobbyists, the experts and the people like you who care about how the natsec sausage gets made. Aim your tips and comments at rgramer@ and ebazail@ and follow Robbie and Eric on X @RobbieGramer and @ebazaileimil. While you're at it, follow the rest of POLITICO's global security team: @dave_brown24, @HeidiVogt, @jessicameyers, @RosiePerper, @nahaltoosi, @PhelimKine, @ak_mack, @connorobrienNH, @paulmcleary, @reporterjoe, @JackDetsch, @samuelskove, @magmill95, and @johnnysaks130 THE NEW ADMINISTRATION FIRST IN NATSEC DAILY – TENSE TRANSITION AT VA: Amid staff shakeups across federal agencies, there was a particularly testy handoff last month at the Department of Veterans Affairs, our Daniel Lippman reports. DEWAINE BEARD, who had been acting assistant secretary for information and technology and CIO of the VA, barricaded himself in his office and refused to step down for a day after his deputy, EDDIE POOL, was appointed to take over his post, three VA officials familiar with the matter told Daniel. On Feb. 19, Pool walked into the CIO's office to put his suit down and told Beard that he was taking over, according to the officials. But Beard didn't accept the change and tried to stay in the job, even moving Pool's clothes out of the office and telling him not to enter the suite the next day, they said. Beard also told subordinates that he had given Pool's picture to security to block him from entering, according to the people. When presented with the reporting, Beard said that's 'not what happened,' but didn't answer a follow-up question on what he disputed. He said that when Pool had sent an email to colleagues declaring himself the new CIO, it was 'insufficient authority to effect a management change.' He said that once he was notified by VA leadership that Pool would take over, he transferred authority to him 'in an orderly way with the appropriate and required documentation.' Pool didn't respond to a request for comment. VA spokesperson PETE KASPEROWICZ said the VA 'holds all employees to the highest standards of professionalism' and that Beard is on administrative leave under the Deferred Resignation Program. BACKLASH ON PENTAGON APPOINTEES: Republican lawmakers are lashing out over a top Trump Pentagon aide who has touted antisemitic views, white supremacist conspiracy theories and Kremlin-like statements on social media. The criticisms reflect increasing frustration among Republicans about the Trump administration's seemingly unvetted appointees. Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary KINGSLEY WILSON's posts — which include comparing the murders of Israeli babies during the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks to abortion and spreading the far-right 'great replacement theory' — have angered lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, as our own Jack Detsch and Joe Gould reported late Wednesday. Keystrokes FISA IN THE HOT SEAT: Privacy advocates are pressing Director of National Intelligence TULSI GABBARD to release information about a controversial government surveillance act that Gabbard herself previously opposed, as our own Sam Skove reports in Morning Cybersecurity (for Pros!). The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act's Section 702 allows the government to collect foreign persons' communications without a warrant when that data travels through U.S. internet and telecom companies. The provision is controversial in part because Americans who interact with those foreign individuals may then also have their data collected. In the letter, signed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the American Civil Liberties Union, and 18 others, the groups are pressing Gabbard to fully declassify a ruling that specifies a new exclusion to the types of companies the law applies to. The letter's signatories argue that the unclassified, publicly available wording of the exclusion expands surveillance powers due to the use of overly broad language. The Complex ABOUT THAT GOLDEN DOME: Trump in his speech before Congress Tuesday night boasted about a grand plan for a 'golden dome' of missile defense to cover the U.S. homeland. And the American commander of NORAD and the U.S. Northern Command says Canada can play a role in Trump's 'Golden Dome' missile defense system, as our own Mike Blanchfield writes in. 'I'll tell you that Canada is very involved with us in talking primarily about the sensor domain awareness dome that needs to feed the rest of Golden Dome,' Gen. GREGORY GUILLOT told a security and defense conference Wednesday in Ottawa. 'And I'm hopeful that in the future, we'll be able to partner on many of those different systems that would make that layered approach.' Of course, keeping an integrated missile defense and early warning system in the long run requires cooperation from allies who trust you. And right now, Canada isn't so sure about the United States. On the Hill MORE USAID FALLOUT: Senators who met privately Thursday with PETE MAROCCO, the Trump appointee who's led the dismantling of USAID, said they left with more questions than answers, as our own Joe Gould and Carmen Paun write in. Sen. BRIAN SCHATZ (D-Hawaii), a lead appropriator for foreign aid, said the meeting was 'not constructive in the sense that we didn't get very many good answers.' Sen. JOHN CORNYN (R-Texas) emerged from the meeting, saying he wants a report from the administration about their actions and that there is universal support for the HIV relief program PEPFAR. But he defended the review, which has halted all foreign aid. 'Where we are is a product of lack of oversight by Congress and just blatant abuse and taxpayer dollars for what everybody thought was an important and beneficial purpose,' Cornyn told Joe. Marocco did update lawmakers about invoices sent and workers rehired, but lawmakers said the numbers were proportionally small. 'The question is not did you bring 200 people back, it's how many people do you need to not cause mass death all around the world,' Schatz said. Proponents of USAID argue that its mission is interlinked with national security, as programs on food security, governance, anticorruption and education can help stabilize foreign countries at risk of armed conflict or violent extremism, in addition to boosting American soft power abroad as it competes with China. After a federal court ruling to unfreeze the funding, Sen. CHRIS COONS told reporters, 'I came away with no confidence that [Marocco] intends to restore funding as directed by the court.' Broadsides 'USED' BY PUTIN: One of Zelenskyy's top political allies says Trump is 'being used' by Putin in suggesting that elections could be held in Ukraine. OLEKSANDR MEREZHKO, chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Ukrainian parliament, tells our own Anne McElvoy: '[Trump] is being used by Putin to impose elections in Ukraine with only one purpose, to undermine us from within.' He adds: 'Putin understands that an election campaign during times of war will be destructive for our unity and for our stability. The danger is that [Putin's] using someone in Trump's entourage to promote this idea.' You can listen to the full interview with Merezhko on POLITICO's Power Play podcast here. And for more, read the latest scoop from our own Jamie Dettmer on how top Trump allies held secret talks with Zelenskyy's Ukrainian opponents. WAR OF WORDS: The Chinese government rebuked Defense Secretary PETE HEGSETH today, with Foreign Ministry spokesperson LIN JIAN saying he is 'fueling ideological confrontation and spreading so-called 'China threat' that doesn't exist.' It was the latest in a back-and-forth between the two superpowers this week sparked by Beijing warning on Tuesday: 'If war is what the US wants, be it a tariff war, a trade war or any other type of war, we're ready to fight till the end.' Hegseth shot back on Wednesday, saying 'We don't seek that war. But my job as secretary of Defense is to make sure we're ready. [So], we need the defense spending, the capabilities, the weapons and the posture in the Indo-Pacific, which is something we're very much focused on.' Transitions — Putin has appointed ALEXANDER DARCHIEV, a career Russian diplomat who has publicly and repeatedly castigated the West, as Moscow's next ambassador to the United States. — ZEV KARLIN-NEUMANN is launching a boutique speechwriting and strategy firm, Just Write Communications LLC. He is a former speechwriter for ANTONY BLINKEN, SUSAN RICE, PETE BUTTIGIEG, and KAMALA HARRIS. — KARIM HAGGAG has been appointed the new director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute think tank. Haggag is a professor at the school of global affairs and public policy at the American University in Cairo. — The Aerospace Industries Association has hired MARGARET BOATNER, the former deputy assistant secretary of the Army for strategy and acquisition reform, as its new vice president of national security policy. What to Read — Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo, Military Times: Scorned by Trump, Canadian shipbuilders flash their icebreaker skills — Deng Machol, Associated Press: Army surrounds South Sudan vice president's home as his allies are arrested — Ryan C. Berg, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Rubi Bledsoe, Henry Ziemer, and Eitan Casaverde, Center for Strategic and International Studies: What Is the Significance of Venezuela's Naval Incursion into Guyana? Tomorrow Today — Have an event coming up you'd like featured in NatSec Daily? Send us an email! Thanks to our editor, Heidi Vogt, who will never be invited to our intelligence-sharing alliance. Thanks to our producer, Gregory Svirnovskiy, who we always send our best secrets to.
Associated Press
03-03-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
CORRECTION FROM SOURCE: General Atomics Acquires North Point Defense
Change: The first sentence of the second paragraph has been removed. SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA / ACCESS Newswire / March 3, 2025 / General Atomics (GA) today announced the strategic acquisition of North Point Defense, Inc. (NPD), a leading provider of Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) exploitation software and sensor integration, by General Atomics Integrated Intelligence, Inc. (GA-III), formerly known as General Atomics Commonwealth Computer Research, Inc. This acquisition enhances GA's capabilities in the rapidly evolving SIGINT field, positioning the company to deliver advanced ISR solutions for air, sea, ground, and space platforms. From concept to deployment, NPD delivers AI/ML-based autonomous signal processing and data dissemination solutions providing real-time actionable intelligence, supporting tactical and national mission priorities. 'Joining GA represents an incredible opportunity to enhance our impact in delivering cutting-edge SIGINT solutions in support of national and tactical users,' said Bruce Benenati, President of NPD. 'As part of a mission-focused organization with a proven track-record in tactical intelligence across the DoD and IC, we can accelerate innovation and deployment at scale. The integration gives our team access to unmatched operational expertise, resources, and a broader customer base. Together, we are poised to deliver even greater capabilities to those who depend on us in the field.' GA-III is committed to providing a comprehensive suite of 'out-of-the-box' hardware and software tools to meet mission requirements and expand the innovative intelligence capabilities within the GA group of companies. 'The integration of NPD technologies into a division of GA-III is a strategic shift, enhancing GA's ability to innovate rapidly and provide greater value to customers with end-to-end ISR solutions that are more efficient, effective, and technologically advanced.' said Brian Ralston, President of GA-III. Baird served as the exclusive financial adviser and Miles & Stockbridge acted as legal counsel to North Point Defense on the transaction. About General Atomics and General Atomics Integrated Intelligence General Atomics is a defense and diversified technologies company, founded in 1955 as a division of General Dynamics and acquired by the Blue family in 1986. GA and affiliates operate on five continents, and produce unmanned aircraft and airborne sensor systems, satellite surveillance, high power laser, hypervelocity projectile, and power conversion systems. GA is a leader in nuclear fusion research, next-generation nuclear fission and advanced materials technologies. The company occupies 8+ million square feet of engineering, laboratory and manufacturing facilities and comprises over 13,000 employees. GA-III's capabilities include spatio-temporal data management, advanced analytics, visualization tools, and computer vision, alongside AI/ML-enabled automated target recognition services. These capabilities support a wide range of national, tactical, and commercial/international applications, leveraging both commercial cloud and edge-based computing solutions and are fully integrated with GA Aeronautical Systems' unmanned aircraft and airborne sensor systems. # # #
