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Elt Group and Leonardo collaborate on C-27J Spartan electronic warfare suite upgrade

Elt Group and Leonardo have finalized a contract to upgrade the Electronic Warfare (EW) suite for the Air Force’s fleet of C-27J Spartan aircraft.

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) has announced a significant contract with the Defence Acquisition Program Administration for the second batch of the Army's light-armed helicopter (LAH). The contract, valued at USD 1.09 billion, schedules delivery from the fourth quarter of 2025 to December 2028.

Korea Aerospace Industries secures contract for second batch of LAH helicopters

Air / By Defence Industry Europe

KAI has announced a significant contract with the Defence Acquisition Program Administration for the second batch of light-armed helicopters (LAH).

The German government announced on December 22 that it has completed the delivery of the final batch of three Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. With this transfer, Ukraine has now received all 52 Gepard systems that were promised by Berlin.

Germany completes delivery of Gepard anti-aircraft guns to Ukraine

Air, Top / By Defence Industry Europe

The German government announced on December 22 that it has completed the delivery of the final batch of three Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), and embarked staff from Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 arrived in Souda Bay, Crete for a scheduled port visit, December 26, 2023.

World’s largest aircraft carrier arrives in Greece

Sea / By Defence Industry Europe

The U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), and embarked staff from Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 arrived in Souda Bay, Crete.

Hanwha Ocean, a prominent Korean shipbuilder, has secured a lucrative contract worth USD 845 million with the Defence Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) of South Korea. This agreement paves the way for the construction of a state-of-the-art 3,600-ton attack submarine for the Republic of Korea Navy.

Hanwha Ocean secures USD 845 million contract for advanced attack submarine

Sea / By Defence Industry Europe

Hanwha Ocean has secured a contract worth USD 845 million with the Defence Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) of South Korea.

Defence industry startup Vegvisir has announced the closure of its first sales contract. In collaboration with the Estonian surveillance system provider DefSecIntel, Vegvisir Core will be deployed to Ukraine in Spring 2024.

Vegvisir’s first deal deploys the situational awareness system to Ukraine

Land, Top / By Defence Industry Europe

Defence industry startup Vegvisir has announced the closure of its first sales contract.

To support the EU’s ability to act rapidly and robustly whenever a crisis erupts, the development of a European Command and Control (C2) capability is essential for decision-making, planning, and conduct of missions and operations. Supported by EDA, the European Strategic Command and Control System (ESC2) project concluded a major phase in its aim of to provide a ground-breaking solution that will enable the EU and its Member States to employ the most advanced Command and Control system available worldwide, fully interoperable with the C2 systems of the EU, Member States, NATO, and civilian agencies.

EDA Command and Control projects aims to strengthen support to CSDP missions and operations

Space/C4ISR, EU, Important / By Defence Industry Europe

To support the EU’s ability to act rapidly and robustly whenever a crisis erupts, the development of a European Command and Control (C2) capability is essential for decision-making, planning, and conduct of missions and operations.

In a significant milestone for the DEGREE project, UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía, a leading Spanish company specializing in guidance, navigation, and control systems for RPAS/UAS, has successfully conducted flight tests to validate the performance of the EGNSS receiver developed under the project, funded by EUSPA and led by Qascom in collaboration with UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía, Acorde and EuroUSC.

UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía and Qascom successfully complete flight tests as part of the DEGREE project

Air, UE / By Defence Industry Europe

As a result of the increasing demand for commercial applications for UAS and to harmonize the U-Space, technology development and European Union investments in GNSS receivers, we are now focusing on the requirements related to the specific category of UAS operations in terms of the security and safety of the navigation subsystems. Based on …

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