Malaysia’s defence budget sets out major procurement goals for 2026
The country has allocated RM21.70 billion for defence spending next year, with some major procurements set to be initiated across the country’s army, navy and air force.
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes elected Cláudia Pagnano as its new vice-president of market.
Pagnano has 20 years of professional experience with large consumer, financial services and retail companies, such as Colgate/Palmolive, Kodak, Unibanco, BankBoston, Pão de Açúcar Group and Brazil Foods.
Founded in November 2009, the vice-presidency of market incorporates responsibility for the commercial director, marketing director, department of communication, cargo director, and yield & alliances director. Since its creation, the vice-presidency has been carried out by Constantino de Oliveira Junior, the company's president.
The country has allocated RM21.70 billion for defence spending next year, with some major procurements set to be initiated across the country’s army, navy and air force.
The US Government Accountability Office recently released two reports; one into the availability of selected equipment and another looking at how the government gets data and intellectual property rights through contracting.
The Canadian Department of National Defence has been increasing efforts to accelerate the acquisition of new equipment and modernise its in-service inventory.
The partnership with the US airframer will see Palantir’s AI software leveraged to help streamline data analytics across Boeing’s 12 factories on defence and classified programmes.
DroneShield disclosed to Shephard its plans to increase its workforce and manufacturing capacities while strengthening partnerships with US suppliers.
The technology organisation is expecting a significant rise in the number of staff working across robotics and digital solutions as it becomes more of a focal point.