Eurofighter on NATO’s eastern flank: Italy helps keep Polish airspace safe
Italian Eurofighter jets scrambled twice in a day last week out of Malbork Air Base to safeguard the skies over Poland under NATO enhanced Air Policing arrangements.
Royal Air Force: first RAF personnel graduate as Protector RG Mk1 crews
Equipped with a suite of advanced equipment and precision strike weapons, Protector will provide critical armed surveillance capability and will be able to deploy against potential adversaries around the globe.
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Mobilising artillery – developments, challenges and the Russo-Ukrainian war [LONG READ]
In 2022, Russia fired anywhere from 20 to 60,000 artillery rounds per day in Ukraine, amounting to approximately 12 million artillery rounds fired throughout the year.
Switzerland initiates tender for medium-range ground based air defence system
The Swiss Federal Office for Armaments, armasuisse, has announced a tender for new medium-range ground-based air defence system (GBAD).
Armed Forces of Ukraine receive second Skynex air defence systems from Germany
The Oerlikon Skynex Air Defence System is Rheinmetall’s latest solution for short-range air defence.
Raytheon awards contract to Sener for Patriot GEM-T missile production support
Sener will directly contribute to missile production in Europe in support of the recently awarded GEM-T contract by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) for a quantity of up to 1,000 missiles.
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.
Lockheed Martin and Oesia Group sign an industrial cooperation agreement
The MOU offers Grupo Oesia the opportunity to manufacture PAC-3 MSE parts for customers all over the world and paves the way for Spain to join the worldwide community of PAC-3 users.