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• Sandra Erwin
Alphabet’s Google is discussing work with the U.S. Defense Department on a data-security effort for Golden Dome, the proposed $185 billion missile defense program. The talks would place a major technology company in a supporting role on a program whose scale and cost-cutting pressures are shaping defense-industry expectations.
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Alphabet’s Google is discussing work with the U.S. Defense Department on a data-security effort for Golden Dome, the proposed $185 billion missile defense program. The talks would place a major technology company in a supporting role on a program whose scale and cost-cutting pressures are shaping defense-industry expectations.
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Cathay Pacific says a security incident at Spanish travel-technology provider Amadeus affected about 53,000 bookings, while the airline’s own systems and operations were not impacted. Japan Airlines and Asiana Airlines also reported compromised customer data, adding to the list of carriers affected by the third-party vendor breach.
The French IT consulting firm raised its 2026 organic revenue growth target to 2.5%-3.0%, from 2.0%-2.5%, after third-quarter sales climbed 7.9% to €1.42 billion. Sopra Steria attributed the increase to strength in its defense, aerospace and cybersecurity segments.
Experts at a digital defense firm found that an Israeli ad tech company was heavily targeting users of Starlink’s satellite internet service, according to six people familiar with the matter. The activity was described as a likely effort to spy on those users.
As spacecraft become software-defined and more autonomous, conventional protection tools can miss how cyberattacks, equipment failures and environmental hazards overlap in orbit. A defense approach that treats these risks together could better address threats that may present similar symptoms to operators.
The International Business Aviation Council will launch its CORE risk-management resource at NBAA-BACE, aimed at smaller operators preparing for the FAA’s May 2027 safety management system implementation deadline. The show’s Flight Deck will also host expert sessions on cyberthreats, MRO capacity and the C-band auction.
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Day three of the Riyadh gathering covered satellite identification, cybersecurity threats in space, live interference in geostationary orbit and progress at the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. The recap also assessed the three days’ implications ahead of the 2027 World Radiocommunication Conference.
Col. Kevin “Stoney” Stonerook, deputy commander of U.S. Northern Command’s Joint Task Force-Gold, said the unit’s roles and responsibilities are still being defined. JTF-Gold is expected to coordinate cyber warfare for the Golden Dome effort, though the scope of that responsibility has not yet been settled.
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