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19 Dec 25. S3NS announces SecNumCloud qualification for PREMI3NS, its trusted cloud offering
- PREMI3NS, S3NS’ (pronounced “sense”) trusted cloud offering, has now received ANSSI’s SecNumCloud qualification, meeting the most stringent protection requirements against extraterritorial laws in France and Europe
- The fruition of the partnership between Thales and Google Cloud enables organizations from the private and public sectors to innovate and transform with one of the broadest ranges of managed services in a trusted cloud environment
- Early adopters of S3NS include companies from the insurance, manufacturing, healthcare and finance industries
ANSSI delired the SecNumCloud 3.2 qualification for S3NS’PREMI3NS offering, meeting all its requirements and passing all three milestones of the qualification process. S3NS, a subsidiary of Thales in partnership with Google Cloud, today announced that PREMI3NS, its “Trusted Cloud” (Cloud de confiance) offering, has received the SecNumCloud 3.2 qualification delivered by the French National Agency for the Security of Information Systems (ANSSI). Meeting SecNumCloud 3.2’s protection and resilience requirements, which are known as the most demanding ones in France and Europe, it offers immunity from non-European extraterritorial laws. With PREMI3NS, S3NS now offers businesses and public sector organizations the most extensive cloud service among the offerings that have received the SecNumCloud 3.2 qualification. PREMI3NS integrates the most advanced IaaS and PaaS technology from Google Cloud.
“The SecNumCloud 3.2 qualification is the result of the unparalleled collaboration between two cloud and cybersecurity leaders. It opens new opportunities for the French and European markets. Never has a SecNumCloud 3.2 – certified cloud offering included such a wide range of managed services. PREMI3NS will enable its customers to innovate, optimize, and transform with utmost confidence and security with their most sensitive applications. As a matter of fact, Thales group has chosen S3NS for its own IT and its sensitive engineering.” said Christophe Salomon, Deputy CEO, Secure Information and Communication Systems, Thales.
The SecNumCloud 3.2 qualification results from the original strategic partnership between Thales and Google Cloud and the creation of S3NS in 2022. It is the assertion of theirombined ambition to offer an unparalleled solution on the market and is now available to all public and private organizations. With this qualification, S3NS, a company operating under French law and fully controlled by Thales, fulfills its commitment to deploying the most feature-rich cloud offering meeting the SecNumCloud 3.2 requirements on the market within three years of its creation.
PREMI3NS is operated and managed exclusively by S3NS employees in data centers located in France. All cloud technologies and their updates are quarantined, analyzed and then validated by S3NS before the company manages them in its dedicated infrastructure.
The SecNumCloud 3.2 framework is the most demanding standard for cloud security in Europe. France is currently the only country to require its public sector organizations to comply with its requirements when managing sensitive data, as the government commits to guaranteeing French citizens the optimal protection of their data.
Organizations are already choosing S3NS
PREMI3NS, now SecNumCloud-qualified, has been accessible for several months as part of S3NS’ “early adopters” program and tested by about thirty pioneering customers. S3NS is currently supporting insurance companies (MGEN, Matmut, AGPM), companies from the manufacturing industry (Thales, Birdz, a subsidiary of Veolia), the financial sector (Qonto, BConnect) and services (Club Med) as they progressively migrate to the “Trusted Cloud” and leverage the combined expertise of Thales and Google Cloud. EDF selected S3NS for the storage, processing, and valorization of the Group’s strategic data, and Thales is already using PREMI3NS for its internal information system and its engineering.
The broadest range of cloud services with the SecNumCloud qualification on the market
PREMI3NS offers a large portfolio of IaaS, PaaS, and CaaS services, allowing organizations to operate their most sensitive applications in a high-performance and trusted environment. The offering revolves around fundamental and proven Google Cloud technological components, such as Compute Engine for virtual machine management, Cloud Storage for data storage, and Cloud SQL for relational databases. This robust foundation provides access to all the capacity, innovation, and robustness of the cloud through advanced managed services, including Google Kubernetes Engine for containerization, BigQuery for the market-leading, serverless, and highly scalable data warehouse preparing for an easy transition to AI, as well as cutting-edge solutions for network and interconnection management.
This extensive service portfolio will continue to grow in the coming months with S3NS notably preparing the integration of generative artificial intelligence solutions, and reaffirming its commitment to providing its customers with constant access to the most innovative technologies, within a trusted framework.
About S3NS
An alliance between Thales, a global leader in data protection and cybersecurity, and Google Cloud, a global leader in cloud technologies, S3NS offers public institutions and private companies, concerned about further protecting their most sensitive data, highly secure public cloud offerings to operate their transition to the trusted cloud, meeting the criteria of the ANSSI SecNumCloud framework. S3NS is a company under French law entirely controlled by Thales.
22 Dec 25. Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and MANTECH today announced a strategic teaming agreement to integrate advanced AI driven sustainment solutions into the U.S. combat aircraft fleet.
Why It Matters
Through this effort, we will deliver real-time aircraft performance monitoring, predictive maintenance, optimized logistics support and improved mission availability across legacy and next-generation platforms, while adhering to the highest standards of security.
Strategic Perspectives
“This collaboration between Lockheed Martin and MANTECH will generate a unified team of strengths, capable of creating resilient sustainment ecosystems that can be projected to America and its allies around the world,” said Nicholas Smythe, vice president, Business Development for Sustainment at Lockheed Martin.
“This partnership delivers the real-time performance needed to maximize the readiness and operational lifespan of the U.S. combat aircraft fleet,” said MANTECH Defense Sector President David Hathaway.
Dive Deeper
This collaboration leverages Lockheed Martin’s AI Factory and MANTECH’s extensive experience in defense analytics, enterprise modernization and secure mission integration to accelerate reliability, readiness and operational efficiency across forces.
23 Dec 25. Global: New encryption tool underscores elevated data-theft, financial risks to businesses. On 20 December, international news outlets reported that a known ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation (‘RansomHouse’) is using a new sophisticated encryptor (‘Mario’) variant to conduct ransomware attacks. Reportedly, Mario relies on a two-stage transformation process that enhances data encryption efforts to prevent partial data recovery and to increase pressure on victims to pay the ransom. The encryptor uses multiple techniques including a new file processing strategy, enabling intermittent encryption and subsequently enhancing obfuscation from static analysis mechanisms, highlighting the tool’s sophistication. We assess that RansomHouse likely uses Mario to encrypt a system’s virtualised environment, after exfiltrating sensitive information that it can use for extortion and illicit financial gain. Since its emergence in December 2021, the group has consistently prioritised the development of advanced tools, despite its lower frequency of activity. This likely indicates that RansomHouse prioritises efficiency over quantity, thus underscoring elevated security, data-theft and financial risks to global businesses. (Source: Sibylline)
18 Dec 25. Kongsberg to Start Production of Thor Vehicle Radios for the Norwegian Armed Forces. Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (‘KONGSBERG’) has signed a contract with the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) for the initial deliveries of THOR vehicle radios to the Norwegian Armed Forces. The contract is valued at around NOK 650m and includes delivery of THOR VRM (Vehicle Radio Module) units starting in 2027. The agreement also includes measures to increase production capacity, ensuring that future orders of THOR VRM vehicle radios can be delivered more quickly.
“The THOR radio ensures wireless communication for the Armed Forces’ combat units under the most demanding conditions, both in terms of geography and hostile electronic warfare,” said Eirik Lie, President of Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace.
highly flexible and can be upgraded with software-based capabilities that enable direct interoperability with allied forces, ground-to-air communication, drone communication, and satellite-based communication. The THOR radio system will replace the current MRR (Multi-Role Radio) as the Norwegian Armed Forces’ primary robust communications platform.
“For us, it has been important to secure a long-term agreement that ensures reliable deliveries in the years to come. The procurement demonstrates KONGSBERG’s ability to develop communication equipment for the defence capabilities of tomorrow,” says Gro Jære, Director of the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency. The contract ensures that NDMA receives deliveries of THOR VRM vehicle radios that meet the current needs of key combat units, as well as the capacity to supply radio equipment for the entire new force structure approved by the Norwegian Parliament (Stortinget). (Source: ASD Network)
22 Dec 25. The War Department to Expand AI Arsenal on GenAI.mil With xAI. GenAI.mil, recently launched as the War Department’s bespoke AI platform, will soon be expanded with the addition of xAI for Government’s suite of frontier‑grade capabilities. Today, the War Department officially entered into an agreement with xAI, paving the way for the deployment of its advanced capabilities on GenAI.mil. This move builds on the rapid deployment of cutting‑edge AI across the Department’s 3 m military and civilian personnel. This initiative will soon embed xAI’s frontier AI systems, based on the Grok family of models, directly into GenAI.mil. Targeted for initial deployment in early 2026, this integration will allow all military and civilian personnel to use xAI’s capabilities at Impact Level 5 (IL5), enabling the secure handling of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) in daily workflows. Users will also gain access to real‑time global insights from the X platform, providing War Department personnel with a decisive information advantage. The War Department will continue scaling an AI ecosystem built for speed, security, and decision superiority. Newly IL5-certified capabilities will empower every aspect of the Department’s workforce, turning AI into a daily operational asset. This announcement marks another milestone in America’s AI revolution, and the War Department is driving that momentum forward. (Source: U.S. DoD)
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Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) has a long history with its roots dating back to Orville and Wilbur Wright’s first flight in 1903, and Mr. Glenn Curtiss, the father of naval aviation. In 1929, the companies founded by these three great aviation pioneers, the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company and Wright Aeronautical Corporation, merged to form the largest aircraft company at the time, Curtiss-Wright Corporation.
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