Non-US Aerospace/Defense Companies & Contracts

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government plans to make a variant of Anthropic's "Mythos" artificial intelligence model available to major federal agencies.

The plan, which is not yet confirmed, comes amid cybersecurity concerns brought on by the new tool.

Federal Chief Information Officer at the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reportedly told Cabinet department officials on Tuesday that the OMB was establishing protections for agency use of Mythos.

The communication reportedly did not confirm agency access to Mythos, a timeline for possible access, or how the model would be used by agencies.

Source: Reuters
Associated URL: https://www.reuters.com/technology/white-house-give-us-agencies-anthropic-mythos-access-bloomberg-news-reports-2026-04-16/

WASHINGTON -- Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, in partnership with Shield AI, L3Harris, and Parry Labs, completed its fourth autonomous flight test period on the H145 Airbus helicopter and integrated all four company’s technologies into a single aircraft together for the first time.

The test flights, which took place at the Airbus facility in Grand Prairie, Texas, focused on refining the aircraft’s perception system to ensure it provides accurate, real-time information to an autonomous pilot ensuring obstacles are avoided within a landing zone.

During the tests, each partner’s contribution enabled the H145 aircraft to autonomously evaluate a landing zone, detect obstacles obstructing it, and reroute to an alternate site as needed.

Shield AI contributed its Hivemind autonomy software while Parry Labs provided edge compute and autonomy-enabling software infrastructure supporting onboard perception processing and real-time decision-making.

Source: Shield AI
Associated URL: https://shield.ai/airbus-and-lakota-connector-partners-successfully-execute-fourth-autonomous-flight-test-period/

BANGKOK, Thailand -- The Royal Thai Navy has announced it has sent out Requests for Proposal (RFP) to 11 international shipbuilders to deliver up to four frigates. The solicitation comes shortly after the Navy completed the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the project, outlining the planned budget, capabilities, technology, and vision for the frigate program. Among the requirements for the program is the condition that at least 20 percent of the ship be built in Thailand to promote technology transfer, domestic shipbuilding experience, and local employment.

The 11 shipbuilders invited to bid for the contract are Italy's Fincantieri, the Netherlands' Damen Naval, Spain's Navantia, Turkey's Tais Shipyards and ASFAT, Singapore's ST Engineering, South Korea's Hanwha Ocean, Hyundai Heavy Industries, and SK Oceanplant, China's China Shipbuilding Trading Company, and Russia's Rosoboronexport.

According to the Navy, proposals are due by April 21.

Source: Bangkok Post
Associated URL: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3234419/navy-invites-frigate-bids