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Only a few European countries can produce modern MBTs based on their individual financial and industrial resources”. Due to the high cost, cooperative projects should be the aim for Europe.

European main battle tank: momentum for interoperability

Land, Important / By Defence Industry Europe

Only a few European countries can produce modern MBTs based on their individual financial and industrial resources”. Due to the high cost, cooperative projects should be the aim for Europe.

Overall, the INTERACT project seeks to create a unified framework for the deployment and coordination of unmanned systems. This framework embraces both intra-system interoperability, which focuses on the seamless integration of components, and inter-system interface standardisation, enabling heterogeneous unmanned systems to collaborate effectively. These efforts will enable the conjoined deployment of multiple and heterogeneous platforms in a well-coordinated manner, ensuring compatibility and performance, irrespective of national provenance and manufacturers’ origins. As demonstrated by the tabletop exercise conducted in April 2023, the INTERACT project is a step forward towards achieving seamless and efficient mission execution, for instance with respect to the feasibility of handover across nations.

Advancing European interoperability standards for unmanned systems: the INTERACT project

EU, Important / By Defence Industry Europe

The objective of the INTERACT project is to research and elaborate a comprehensive definition aiming at ensuring interoperability and standardisation across a range of unmanned systems, equipment, components and procedures across different industries within Europe.

On 10 July of this year, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and his French counterpart Sebastien Lecornu met in Berlin to discuss the advancement of the long-planned MGCS (Main Ground Combat System) project. The two ministers reinforced the willingness of their respective governments to push forward with the joint procurement of a new generation tank capable of integrating the technologies and characteristics needed on the battlefield of the future, drawing from the lessons of the ongoing Ukrainian war (“Berlin and Paris vow to press ahead with long-delayed joint tank venture”. The cooperation between the two countries on the MGCS tanks was part of a larger package of joint procurements agreed upon between Macron and Merkel's administrations in January 2019. It included a fighter jet (FCAS), an armed drone, artillery systems and a maritime reconnaissance aircraft.

Overcoming challenges: advancing the MGCS future Main Battle Tank

Land, EU, Important / By Defence Industry Europe

The new generation tank, developed under the MGCS program, would completely overhaul the features of today’s European Main Battle Tanks (MBT).

Following the Russian aggression against Ukraine in February 2022, Kyiv’s Government received unprecedented military support from NATO members. The military cooperation between Ukraine and the Atlantic Alliance goes back to the early nineties, and it underwent an intensification process after the Crimea in 2014. The Western support during the 2022 conflict took the form of economic assistance, weapons supply, and training of troops.

The role of interoperability in the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Important, Land / By Defence Industry Europe

FINABEL’s research paper attempts to answer fundamental questions: How did interoperability measures contribute to Ukraine’s effective response during the first phases of the war? To what extent did further cooperation determine the outcome of the conflict?

On November 9th, 2022 France’s President Emmanuel Macron presented the new “Revue Nationale Stratégique” aboard the amphibious helicopter carrier Dixmude in Toulon, France. The released document aims to define France’s main national and international security objectives for 2030. The document addresses the role of France as a respected actor in international security and at the core of the European strategic autonomy initiative.

National Strategic Review: Macron’s next grand defence strategy for 2030

EU, Important, NATO / By Defence Industry Europe

Macron aims to make France lead in European initiative so Europe can organise its tools to guarantee its security through a credible European defence, highly interoperable with NATO.

Technological innovations are present in many civil sectors, with the military being no exception, making processes faster and more efficient. New technologies, which can include unmanned systems, Additive Manufacturing (AM), Artificial Intelligence (AI) or even 5G, are changing warfare and its logistics tail, which is the amount of personnel and material needed to supply and support, at the same time. The introduction of these improvements is essential for the development of military capabilities and operations, as well as for improving defence logistics by enhancing accuracy, intelligence and resources while reducing costs and risks in multiple areas (Institute for Defence & Business, 2022). This Info Flash aims to analyse and provide examples of how new technologies can shape the future of logistics in the military, especially for the European Armed Forces.

Technological improvements in the military field: how new technologies can shape the future of logistics inside the military

Important / By Defence Industry Europe

INTRODUCTION Technological innovations are present in many civil sectors, with the military being no exception, making processes faster and more efficient. New technologies, which can include unmanned systems, Additive Manufacturing (AM), Artificial Intelligence (AI) or even 5G, are changing warfare and its logistics tail, which is the amount of personnel and material needed to …

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According to the Financial Express Online, a special delegation from Rosoboronexport, the sole state agency for Russia’s export and imports of weapons and one of the leading actors in international arms trade, took part in the DefExpo India 2022 that was held from October 18th to 22nd in Gandhinagar.

Russia’s Rosoboronexport in visit to DefExpo India 2022 for foint production of AK-203 assault rifles

Land / By Defence Industry Europe

The AK-203 rifle is known to have retained most characteristics of the traditional Kalashnikov model.