EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 12, 2026--
Pacific Defense, a leading provider of open-architecture C5ISR and electronic warfare mission systems, today announced the launch of NEXUS, a Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) mission system that converges command and control, communications, networking, edge computing, and electronic warfare on a common, adaptable architecture. Built on a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) aligned to SOSA™, CMOSS and OpenVPX™, NEXUS enables mission-specific configurations across mobile, fixed-site, maritime, and airborne operations.
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NEXUS brings capabilities traditionally integrated through separate systems onto a common chassis, power, timing, processing, and networking foundation, providing shared infrastructure for C2 and EW mission capabilities.
One Architecture. More Capabilities.
NEXUS uses an open, modular architecture to integrate government, Pacific Defense, and third-party technologies on a common foundation. Its COTS product approach enables customers to insert and upgrade capabilities as technology and mission requirements change.
Mission-specific NEXUS configurations bring together multi-waveform C2, resilient networking, spectrum awareness, geolocation, AI/ML processing, and electronic attack in a single system. Common services support secure communications, standardized data exchange, over-the-air reprogramming and high-speed data movement, while the modular architecture supports assured PNT and the addition of new hardware, software, and mission applications.
“The threat and technology environment is evolving too quickly for mission systems to remain fixed after they are fielded,” said Travis Slocumb, CEO of Pacific Defense. “NEXUS brings communications, sensing and electronic warfare together on an open architecture designed for continuous technology insertion. It gives customers a COTS mission system they can configure for today’s requirements and continue upgrading as new technologies and capabilities become available.”
Pacific Defense delivers integrated mission systems built to adapt, bringing advanced technology into operational defense missions and creating capability that can keep pace with changing technology, threats and missions.
About Pacific Defense
Pacific Defense is a leading provider of innovative solutions in C5ISR, Electronic Warfare (EW), Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) and Communications for mission-critical environments. Focused on leveraging Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) standards, Pacific Defense delivers cutting-edge technology that enables faster adaptation to emerging threats and evolving mission requirements. With a commitment to excellence and innovation, Pacific Defense plays a key role in shaping the future of defense technologies. For more information, visit pacific-defense.com or follow the company on LinkedIn.
NEXUS converges EW and C5ISR in one, open-architecture system for missions across ground, maritime, and airborne operations.
Saudi forces have responded to a drone and cruise missile attack, state-run media reported Monday.
Meanwhile, airstrikes on two districts in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa killed one person and wounded 12 others, according to the Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Monday. Read our full coverage here.
Saudi state-run media said forces responded to attacks, but didn't give further details.
The reports Monday came after airstrikes on Yemen's capital Sanaa killed one person and wounded 12 others, according to the country's Houthi-run Health Ministry.
Ministry spokesman Anees al-Asbahi said a strike on a salt factory in Sanaa's Hamadan district killed a man and wounded eight people. A separate strike on a house wounded a woman and three children, he said.
The rebels' media center blamed Saudi Arabia for the strikes, which came as the Houthis continued to fire missiles and drones toward the kingdom’s airports.
There was no immediate comment from Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation didn't say Monday when King Khalid Airport in the capital of Riyadh will resume operations.
Houthi rebels have attacked the airport multiple times in recent days, killing at least 14 people and wounding at least 320 others.
Saudi authorities opened an investigation into an air defense failure to respond to Houthi missiles that hit the King Khalid Airport, one of the most secure areas in the kingdom.
Two regional officials said on Monday an initial probe showed that the Houthis first fired multiple drones to pave the way for a mix of cruise and ballistic missiles to reach the airport. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they're not authorized to speak to the media.
Some of the missiles can maneuver and escape the interceptors fired by the Patriot battery, they said.
One of the officials said the probe also seeks to answer why there wasn't early warning of the attack since the Houthi missiles and drones traveled over 1,000 kilometers to reach Riyadh.
__ By Samy Magdy in Cairo
Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Monday repeated the country's readiness to help settle the conflict between Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia through diplomatic means.
Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said Iran was deeply concerned about the situation in the Arabian Peninsula and has announced its readiness to mediate talks between the two sides “many times.”
Baghaei said the war only serves Israeli interests and that Iran doesn't accept the continuation of conflict between two Islamic nations.
He said Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, and his Saudi counterpart discussed developments on a phone call Sunday.
Businesses in Riyadh's financial hub have told employees to work remotely after the Houthis increased attacks on the kingdom.
That’s according to multiple employees whose firms have offices at the King Abdullah Financial District. They spoke Monday on condition of anonymity for their safety.
Authorities in Riyadh have also asked schools to switch to online classes this week following the deadly strikes on King Khalid International Airport over the weekend.
— By Samy Magdy in Cairo
India's Foreign Ministry said Monday two Indian seafarers are missing after a drone struck the MT Petro Dolphin in the Strait of Hormuz area. The commercial tanker had 11 Indian sailors on board when it was hit Sunday, the ministry said.
A second vessel, the Marshall Islands-flagged MT Valthera, was struck by an unknown projectile, sparking a fire on board, but all 11 Indian sailors on the tanker were safe, the ministry said.
Mourners cried and held funerals on Monday for five people in two separate Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip.
The first attack on Sunday evening killed three people, according to Nasser Hospital officials, at a spot where people gather to charge phones and other batteries in the Musawi area of Khan Younis.
A second attack early Monday in Rafah killed two others near the territory’s biggest bream fisheries.
The Israeli military said it targeted several Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants in the first strike and several Hamas militants in the second.
These are the latest deadly attacks since a ceasefire took effect more than a year ago. Nearly 1,500 people have died since then, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
Iran on Monday hanged a man convicted on charges of belonging to the Jaish al-Adl militant group and helping support attacks on security forces, official Mizan news agency reported.
Mizan, affiliated with Iran's judiciary, identified the man as Omar Dorostaran, saying he provided logistical support to armed teams, including arranging safe houses, moving members and supplying weapons and ammunition.
The judiciary accused Dorostaran of supporting attacks on police and Revolutionary Guard facilities in Rask, as well as attacks on military sites in the southeastern port city of Chabahar in April 2024. In one attack on a police station in Rask, 11 police officers and soldiers were killed.
Jaish al-Adl, or the Army of Justice, is a Sunni militant group that emerged in 2012 and has repeatedly targeted Iranian security forces in southeastern Iran.
Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday Iran-backed Houthi rebels’ deadly strikes on Saudi Arabia were a troubling development that underscored the U.S. has not yet achieved its objectives in the war against Iran.
Speaking at a conference in Abu Dhabi focused on the Middle East’s postwar future, Pompeo said, "we collectively have not yet achieved deterrence.”
Pompeo, who served as secretary of State and CIA director during U.S. President Donald Trump’s first term, said: "You have to crush the Iranian regime, period, full stop. There’s no solution short of that.”
This report will be updated throughout the day as new developments emerge.
Supporters of Yemen's Houthi rebels shout slogans during a rally in support of the group, in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. Writing on posters reads in Arabic, "God is great, death to America, death to Israel, Curse the Jews, Victory to Islam." (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
Schoolboys ride in the back of a police pickup truck after classes in Aden, Yemen, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
A displaced Yemeni family sits beside a makeshift shelter along a roadside in Aden, Yemen, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
