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Point Blank – a new Israeli hand-launched electro-optical guided missile [VIDEO]
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has unveiled its Point Blank electro-optically guided missile, which can be carried in a soldier’s backpack.
Military Mobility 2.0. How is EDA helping to develop potential military reinforcement routes across Europe?
European Defence Agency, the European Commission and Member States are working on the secon Military Mobility Action Plan.
HENSOLDT delivers more air surveillance radars to Ukraine
"The radars for Ukrainian air defence protect lives and we are proud to be able to deliver much needed equipment at short notice," said Thomas Müller, CEO of HENSOLDT.
Thales provides maintenance and support of the S1850M radar for France, Italy and UK navies
The Ministries of Defence of France, Italy and the United Kingdom, represented by OCCAR, have signed a contract renewal with Thales for the maintenance and support of the S1850M volume search radars in use by their Navies.
HENSOLDT will support the expansion of the Bundeswehr’s capabilities
"Here in Ulm we can see how innovative and central components of defence electronics are developed and manufactured. The Hensoldt company thus contributes to Germany being a valued partner in alliance defence," said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during his visit to HENSOLDT.
Is European defence missing its moment?
European defence budgets are increasing in the wake of Russia’s war on Ukraine. But if member-states don’t co-ordinate their spending better, fragmentation will persist and Europe’s defence industry could weaken.
Spaceport Esrange ready for satellite launches
“This spaceport offers an independent European gateway to space. It is exactly the infrastructure we need, not only to continue to innovate but also to further explore the final frontier,” said Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission.
New EDA project seeks to enhance automatic targeting technology
The European Defence Agency launched a new project on to improve the technology behind automatic targeting, as well as in threat recognition and identification, as European militaries seek to make soldiers and weapons systems more effective in battle.
German Navy U-35 submarine: four months in support the European Union Naval Force Mediterranean IRINI mission
The U-35, one of the German Navy Type 212-class submarines, returned to a naval base in Eckernförde and completed its service on the Mediterranean Sea as part of the European Union Naval Force Mediterranean IRINI (EUNAVFOR Med Irini).
European Union has to make progress on the joint defence procurement
"We do already have the European Defence Fund, which helps develop cutting-edge military technologies. And now we have to make progress on the joint defence procurement," underlines President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.
Milestone for the Lynx. Rheinmetall launches production of new infantry fighting vehicle in Hungary
Rheinmetall’s state-of-the-art Lynx infantry fighting vehicle has reached its latest interim objective: promptly at the start on 2023, low-rate initial production (LRIP) began in NATO member nation Hungary, the vehicle’s first customer.
Von der Leyen: we need to ramp up the production capacity of our defence industry
"We all know that we now need to ramp up the production capacity of our defence industry. And we need to coordinate the replenishment of military equipment," said President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.