Breaking ground in European defence: the partnership between France and Germany paves the way for the next generation of battle tanks
France and Germany have solidified their commitment to promoting European defence capabilities by signing an agreement to develop a future battle tank system.
Historic day for Croatia as the country receives first six Rafale fighters
The Rafale is capable of performing all the missions assigned to a fighter aircraft: nuclear deterrence, all-weather ground penetration and attack, sea strike, air defence, and air superiority.
Filling gaps in EU defences – EDA publishes its 2023 Annual Report
The EU and the European Defence Agency (EDA) are accelerating efforts in support of Ukraine and for the defence of Europe.
AI-assisted optronics: an unprecedented European project to increase combat perception capabilities
The European Commission signed the Grant Agreement for the launch of the STORE collaborative research project, coordinated by Thales and funded by the European Defence Fund.
British Army selects RCH 155 self-propelled howitzer in MFP programme
RCH 155 will provide a world-class 155mm self-propelled artillery gun system to the Royal Artillery.
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HYDEF programme achieves key milestones ahead of schedule
The European Hypersonic Defence Interceptor programme, known as HYDEF, achieved crucial technical and management milestones ahead of schedule.
Grupo Oesía secures key contract for Eurodrone cipher development
Grupo Oesía has been awarded a crucial contract by Airbus Defence and Space in Spain to develop the cipher for the Flight Test Instrumentation (FTI) of the Eurodrone.
Finnish Air Force to participate in NATO’s Air Shielding mission in Romania
The Finnish Air Force will deploy a detachment of F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets to Romania in summer 2024 as part of Finland’s contribution to NATO’s peacetime missions.
Iranian-made missile downs U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone in Yemen
The Houthi rebels in Yemen, an Iranian proxy, have again shot down a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper UAV. Israeli sources stated that the advanced UAV was shot down by the Iranian-made 358 missile.
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Breaking ground in European defence: the partnership between France and Germany paves the way for the next generation of battle tanks
France and Germany have solidified their commitment to promoting European defence capabilities by signing an agreement to develop a future battle tank system.
Patria enhances product development of CAVS programme with Finnish pre-series vehicles
Patria will advance the product development of the Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) programme by acquiring three pre-series vehicles from the Finnish Defence Forces.
Lithuania and Poland discuss joint logistics center for HIMARS ammunition
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda announced plans for a potential collaboration with Poland to establish a regional logistics center for High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) ammunition.
Germany, France sign agreement for next phase of MGCS programme
France and Germany have signed an agreement to progress the next phase of the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) programme.
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Royal Navy: AW159 Wildcat helicopters hunt foes in Norwegian fjord exercise
The Royal Navy’s AW159 Wildcat maritime attack helicopters have demonstrated their ability to hunt down and engage enemy forces during a game of cat and mouse in the Norwegian fjords.
French Navy conducts test firings with Aster 15, Aster 30 air defence missiles
The French Navy has successfully launched air defence missiles from two of its warships, the air defence frigate Chevalier Paul and the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle.
Kongsberg Discovery successfully tests HUGIN Endurance, a revolutionary long-range AUV
Kongsberg Discovery announced the successful completion of the factory acceptance testing for the first production model of the HUGIN Endurance.
Royal Navy: HMS Diamond shoots down Houthi missile
Royal Navy warship HMS Diamond shot down a missile fired by the Iranian-backed Houthis from Yemen.
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Airbus expands its Earth observation constellation with Pléiades Neo Next
Airbus has launched the Pléiades Neo Next programme to expand its very high resolution Earth observation constellation.
Key representatives of the Polish and European space sector will meet in Warsaw
The Polish Space Strategy, space technologies in the service of security and cooperation with foreign entities are the main topics of the fourth edition of the Space Sector Forum.
U.S. Space Force extends partnership with L3Harris Technologies
L3Harris Technologies has received an award of option year five of the Maintenance Of Space Situational Awareness Integrated Capabilities (MOSSAIC) program.
Kongsberg to provide maritime surveillance services to Norway
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has been awarded a contract from the Norwegian Intelligence Service (NIS) on behalf of the Norwegian government to provide satellite maritime surveillance data.