Police officers in San Bernardino County in California used a Thomson Reuters-built investigative platform to locate the suspects involved in a terrorist attack at a county training seminar on Dec. 2, the San Bernardino Sun reported Wednesday. Doug Saunders writes the police officers used Clear, an online database that works to help law enforcement and […] More

DigitalGlobe and two organizations in Saudi Arabia have formed a joint venture to build small satellites intended to regularly capture images of different areas around the world, Reuters reported Sunday. DigitalGlobe CEO Jeffrey Tarr said the company would integrate its satellites, ground infrastructure and processing technology into the project in order to facilitate the accuracy of collected […] More

BAE Systems has partnered with Japan’s Daicel Corp. to offer cockpit airbags for U.S. Army helicopters in a push to establish military and industrial ties with Tokyo, Reuters reported Monday. Tim Kelly and Nobuhiro Kubo write that the partnership with the British defense contractor also works to build on Japan’s military exports following the repeal of a […] More

Boeing is considering investing money to extend production of its F/A-18 multirole fighter aircraft at a company facility in St. Louis, Missouri, as it awaits government decision on potential sales to Kuwait and the U.S. Navy, Reuters reported Friday. Andrea Shalal writes Dan Gillian, head of Boeing’s F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft programs, said he expects the company […] More

The U.S. Air Force and Aerojet Rocketdyne are currently in discussions about potential financing of the company’s proposed domestic substitute for the Russian RD-180 rocket engine, Reuters reported Monday. Andrea Shalal writes Aerojet Rocketdyne projected it can finish its AR-1 system development by 2019 if the military branch allots enough funds for the effort. The Air Force launched an industry […] More

Bill Richardson serves as director of analysis at Thomson Reuters‘ special services business, where he oversees the delivery of analytical insights on insider threat countermeasures to clients. Prior to this role, Richardson worked in various analytic and leadership positions at the CIA  for 32 years. He served in the agency’s Senior Intelligence Service and provided intelligence briefings materials to President […] More

Northrop Grumman is talking with countries in the Persian Gulf, North Africa and Asia on potential purchases of the country’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft despite the United Arab Emirates’ decision to not buy that plane, Reuters reported Friday. Andrea Shalal writes the UAE agreed earlier in the week to purchase $1.27 billion in Saab-built early warning planes. Northrop officials told Reuters Japan […] More

The competition for new fighter jets to replace Canada’s CF-18 fleet faces a refresh as the Liberal party prepares to take over government on Nov. 4, Reuters reported Monday. Randall Palmer writes that incoming Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has ruled out the purchase of Lockheed Martin‘s F-35 and indicated plans to place savings onto naval ships. Other bids on […] More

IBM and Thomson Reuters have partnered to provide IBM’s Watson cognitive technology to Thomson Reuters’ customers. Thomson Reuters will apply Watson technology to content analytics, natural language processing and evidence-based learning areas in order to assist clients in gaining insights into large volumes of data, IBM said Thursday. Mike Rhodin, a senior vice president for […] More

Huntington Ingalls Industries and General Dynamics have expressed interest in the U.S. Navy‘s program for icebreaker vessels after the administration proposed to accelerate the buying process, Reuters reported Tuesday. Andrea Shalal writes the proposal brought forward the acquisition to 2020 from 2022 due to increasing commerce and maritime traffic in the Arctic and to keep resources at […] More

The European Union is crafting a new cybersecurity law that will establish security obligations for Internet companies that provide digital service platforms, Reuters reported Thursday. Julia Fioretti writes that the Network and Information Security Directive will require companies such as Cisco and Amazon to implement strict security measures, including a potential breach notification mandate. The report […] More

Holly Janssen serves as vice president of finance at Thomson Reuters, where she helps to develop strategic, operational and financial plans to grow the company’s court management services. Before taking that role in July 2014, Janssen was the senior director of finance at the company from 2007 to 2014, with responsibility in creating pricing models meant to […] More