Tag Archives: NATO

Rheinmetall Secures €300 Million Order for Guided Artillery Rockets

(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has clinched a substantial contract to supply a European NATO member with multiple rocket launcher ammunition, marking the company’s foray into rocket artillery and showcasing its strategic portfolio expansion. Valued at over €300 million, excluding VAT, the … Read the full press release

Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles UK to Deliver 500 HX PLS Trucks to British Army

(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles UK (RMMV UK) has secured a £282 million contract to deliver 500 HX 8×8 Palletised Load System (PLS) trucks to the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) under the Rapid Procurement framework. The contract, awarded … Read the full press release

Romania Chooses Rheinmetall for Major Air Defence Modernization Project

(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall, a technology enterprise, has secured a significant contract worth approximately €328 million from the Romanian Ministry of Defence. This contract involves the comprehensive modernization of Romania’s Oerlikon GDF 103 air defence artillery systems, marking Rheinmetall’s first major … Read the full press release

Enhancing Danish Air Defense: Thales Ground Master 200 Radar Deal

(IN BRIEF) The Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) has signed an agreement with the Netherlands Defence procurement agency COMMIT for the acquisition of five Thales Ground Master 200 Multi-Mission Compact radars. These radars will enhance situational … Read the full press release

Saab receives SEK 350m call-off orders for ammunition and anti-armour weapons from NATO

(IN BRIEF) Saab has signed framework agreements with NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) for the Carl-Gustaf® M4 weapon system and the AT4 anti-armour weapon. The NSPA has also placed call-off orders worth around SEK 350 million for Carl-Gustaf ammunition … Read the full press release

BAE Systems and Pitch Technologies UK to define technical requirements for synthetic warfare training systems

(IN BRIEF) The British Ministry of Defence has awarded BAE Systems and Pitch Technologies UK a contract to deliver a new virtual training programme for the British Army. The Land Training Test & Reference Capability will enable the Army to … Read the full press release

Saab offre una versatile soluzione GlobalEye al progetto AFSC della NATO

(NOTIZIA IN BREVE) Saab ha presentato una risposta alla richiesta di informazioni (RFI) della NATO in merito a una nuova generazione di capacità di sorveglianza e controllo, basate sul loro sistema GlobalEye. GlobalEye è un servizio multidominio di allerta precoce … Read the full press release

Saab Offers Versatile GlobalEye Solution to NATO’s AFSC Project

(IN BRIEF) Saab has submitted a response to NATO’s Request for Information (RFI) regarding a new generation of surveillance and control capabilities, based on their GlobalEye system. GlobalEye is a multi-domain Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) solution with advanced … Read the full press release

German Defence Giant Rheinmetall Teams Up with American UAS Maker for NATO Initiative

(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall, a German defence company, and AeroVironment, an American UAS manufacturer, have teamed up to participate in a NATO special forces project. The companies have applied for a procurement program for a small UAS to be used for … Read the full press release

NATO State Places €17 Million Order for Rheinmetall’s Assegai 155mm Ammunition

(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has won two new contracts in the indirect fire ammunition domain. A customer has ordered propellant charges worth €40 million, and another customer, a NATO state, has placed an order for Assegai 155mm ammunition worth €17 million. … Read the full press release

Combating drones: European NATO customers place multi-million-euro order for 40mm ammunition from Rheinmetall

(PRESS RELEASE) DÜSSELDORF, 11-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Rheinmetall, a German integrated technology group active in the automotive and defence industries, has announced it signed contracts with two European NATO customers to supply their armed forces with 40mm ammunition. The total … Read the full press release

Rheinmetall’s South African subsidiary Rheinmetall Denel Munition to supply 155mm artillery ammunition to a NATO customer

(PRESS RELEASE) DÜSSELDORF, 19-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Rheinmetall AG (ETR: RHM), a German integrated technology group active in the automotive and defence industries, has announced that the company’s South African subsidiary Rheinmetall Denel Munition has signed a contract, worth in … Read the full press release

Geostrategy.rs: Possible Consequences of the Incident in Poland

Dragana Trifkovic, head of the Center for Geostrategic Studies, presents the analysis of the possible consequences of the incident in Poland. (PRESS RELEASE) BELGRADE, 8-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — In the past months, we could hear various forecasts and warnings regarding … Read the full press release

Rheinmetall signs a contract for the delivery of 155mm ammunition from its Assegai product line for a NATO customer

(PRESS RELEASE) DÜSSELDORF, 3-Aug-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Rheinmetall AG (ETR: RHM), a German integrated technology group active in the automotive and defence industries, has announced a new contract for the delivery of 155mm ammunition from its Assegai product line for … Read the full press release

Rheinmetall signe un contrat pour la livraison de munitions de 155 mm de sa gamme de produits Assegai pour un client de l’OTAN

(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) DÜSSELDORF, 3-Aug-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Rheinmetall AG (ETR : RHM), un groupe technologique intégré allemand actif dans les secteurs de l’automobile et de la défense, a annoncé un nouveau contrat pour la livraison de munitions de 155 mm … Read the full press release

BAE Systems: Bedeutende Leistungsverbesserungen für beide QEC-Träger, die in Zusammenarbeit mit Defense Equipment & Support (DE&S) und der Royal Navy geliefert werden

(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) FARNBOROUGH, 4-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — BAE Systems (LON: BA), ein britisches multinationales Verteidigungs-, Sicherheits- und Luft- und Raumfahrtunternehmen, hat eine leistungsstarke Software  Upgrades wurden in Zusammenarbeit mit Defense Equipment & Support (DE&S) und der Royal Navy nach zwei Jahren … Read the full press release

BAE Systems: significant capability upgrades for both QEC Carriers delivered in partnership with Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) and the Royal Navy

(PRESS RELEASE) FARNBOROUGH, 4-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — BAE Systems (LON: BA), a British multinational defence, security, and aerospace company, has announced a massive capability software  upgrades have been delivered to both QEC Carriers in partnership with Defence Equipment & Support … Read the full press release

Study involving experts from the University of Exeter found majority of citizens in France and Germany support some European military cooperation independent of NATO

DEVON, 30-Jun-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Public research university The University of Exeter has announced that their experts have been part of a team that surveyed people in France and Germany during the autumn of 2019 about their nations’ defence relationships … Read the full press release

Award ceremony for the 60th Anniversary of NATO’s Science for Peace Programme

BRUSSELS, 29-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — On Thursday 29 November 2018 from 13:00 to 17:30, NATO will mark the 60th Anniversary of the Science for Peace Programme (SPS) with an award ceremony. On that occasion, the Deputy Secretary General, the Honourable … Read the full press release

Leonardo earns NATO STO Achievement Award for its contributions to the development of new promising approach to Modelling & Simulation and Training

Leonardo has received the NATO STO Achievement Award for its contributions to the development of a new promising approach to Modelling & Simulation and Training Following the new frontiers of Modelling & Simulation Leonardo has defined Open Cloud Environment Application … Read the full press release

Airbus to design, implement and deliver a new framework of services for the management of public key certificates of NATO

BRUSSELS, 04-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Agency has awarded Airbus the Enterprise NATO Public Key Infrastructure (E-NPKI) contract to design, implement and deliver a new framework of services for the management of public key certificates. … Read the full press release

Airbus Defence and Space to deliver Airbus A330 MRTT Multi Role Tanker Transport from Europe’s organisation for the management of cooperative armament programmes OCCAR

MADRID, 05-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Defence and Space has received a firm order for an Airbus A330 MRTT Multi Role Tanker Transport from Europe’s organisation for the management of cooperative armament programmes – OCCAR – on behalf of NATO Support … Read the full press release

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to attend the informal meeting of EU Defence Ministers in Bratislava

BRATISLAVA, 27-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will participate in the informal meeting of the European Union Defence Ministers in Bratislava, on Tuesday 27 September 2016. During his visit to Bratislava, Mr. Stoltenberg will also meet … Read the full press release

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Brexit: United Kingdom’s position in NATO will remain unchanged

The British people have decided to leave the European Union. As it defines the next chapter in its relationship with the EU, I know that the United Kingdom’s position in NATO will remain unchanged. The UK will remain a strong … Read the full press release

Sapienza Consulting Awarded NCIA Support Contract

Sapienza Consulting led Consortium lands contract expected to be worth up 20 Million Euros over three years with the NATO (OTAN) Communications and Information Agency BRUSSELS, 02-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Sapienza Consulting BV, a Leading Provider of Space and Defence … Read the full press release

ASELSAN participates in a conference entitled “Integrated Air & Missile Defence – Eastern Europe” in Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw, Poland, 13-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Defence Systems Technologies Business Sector participates in a conference entitled “Integrated Aİr & Missile Defence – Eastern Europe”, held in Warsaw/Poland, on July 28-30. Participants, composed of authorities from Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Georgia, Hungary, Lithuania, … Read the full press release

NATO completes its combat mission in Afghanistan and opens new chapter in the relationship with Afghanistan

At the end of this year, we complete our combat mission in Afghanistan and open a new chapter in our relationship with Afghanistan. BRUSSELS, 29-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The security of Afghanistan will be fully in the hands of the … Read the full press release

Azerbaijan President Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev to visit NATO Headquarters on 15 January 2014

Brussels, Belgium, 14-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The President of Azerbaijan, Mr. Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev, will visit NATO Headquarters on Wednesday, 15 January 2014. He will meet with the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen and will address the North Atlantic … Read the full press release

NATO Deputy Secretary General Ambassador Alexander Vershbow to visit Israel on 15-16 January 2014

The NATO Deputy Secretary General, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, will visit Israel on 15-16 January 2014. Brussels, Belgium, 14-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The NATO Deputy Secretary General, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, will visit Israel on 15-16 January 2014. During his visit, Deputy Secretary … Read the full press release

Iceland Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson visits NATO Headquarters on Tuesday, 16 July 2013

16-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Prime Minister of Iceland, Mr. Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson, will visit NATO Headquarters on Tuesday, 16 July 2013. He will meet with the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Media Advisory 12:15 NATO Secretary General and … Read the full press release

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen visited Hungary

3-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen stressed the importance of multinational cooperation to improve defence capabilities during his visit to Hungary on Monday (1 July 2013), which included talks with top Hungarian officials and a visit to … Read the full press release

NATO Secretary General Rasmussen praised Bulgaria’s commitment to the Alliance

21-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen praised Bulgaria’s contributions to the Alliance and its commitment to transatlantic security after talks on Thursday (20 June 2013) with Bulgarian Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski. “NATO’s core task is security … Read the full press release

Meeting of the NATO-Georgia Commission in Tbilisi, Georgia, 26-27 June 2013

19-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — At the invitation of the Georgian authorities, the North Atlantic Council (NAC) chaired by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will visit Georgia on 26-27 June 2013. Media coverage The media program will be communicated at a … Read the full press release

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen visits Kabul

Brussels, 18-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen was in Kabul on Tuesday (June 18) to take part in the official ceremony during which President Hamid Karzai announced the fifth and final group of Afghan provinces, cities and … Read the full press release

Viviane Reding: The EU’s Data Protection rules and Cyber Security Strategy: two sides of the same coin

NATO Parliamentary Assembly/Luxembourg 22-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Internet is the infrastructure of the modern age. It accounted for more than 20% of GDP growth in the world’s major economies over the last five years. If it were a national … Read the full press release

NATO Secretary General Rasmussen: Europe must stop the cuts in defence spending

7-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — “Soft power alone is no power at all,” NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told foreign affairs, security and defence MEPs and national MPs on Monday. Speaking in favour of “holding the line on defence spending” in … Read the full press release