(IN BRIEF) On October 3, 2024, the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group and the European Defence Agency (EDA) strengthened their partnership with an updated Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance security and defence financing across Europe. The revised agreement allows … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Defence, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Security & Safety
Tagged Defence, EIB Group, EIF, European Defence Agency (EDA), financing, Jiří Šedivý, Marjut Falkstedt, partnership, Robert de Groot, SECURITY
(IN BRIEF) Airbus Defence and Space has completed its acquisition of infodas, a German cybersecurity firm specializing in IT solutions for the public sector, including defense and critical infrastructure. This acquisition, now finalized with all regulatory approvals, aims to strengthen … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Financial, France, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged acquisition, aerospace, Airbus, Cybersecurity, Defence, France, INFODAS, Karen Florschuetz
(IN BRIEF) Rolls-Royce has appointed Kimberly C. Hicks as General Counsel for Defence and Rolls-Royce North America. With her extensive experience in the Aerospace & Defence industry and a strong legal background, Kim will lead the global Defence General Counsel … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Government, Industrial, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Adam Riddle, appointment, Defence, General Counsel, Kimberly C. Hicks, leadership, North America, Rolls-Royce
(IN BRIEF) Grupo Oesía and Thales have finalized a strategic collaboration agreement at the Eurosatory fair in Paris, aimed at advancing technology development in defence, security, aerospace, naval, digital transformation, and cybersecurity sectors. The partnership seeks to integrate their respective … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Spain, Technology
Tagged Defence, Grupo Oesía, Luis Furnells, partnership, Pascale SOURISSE, Security Technologies, Spain, Thales
(IN BRIEF) Indra, a prominent player in defence, aerospace, and technology sectors, has revealed its comprehensive Strategic Plan titled ‘Leading the Future’, aiming to position itself as the national coordinator of Spain’s defence and aerospace ecosystem while playing a crucial … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Industrial, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged 'Leading the Future', aerospace, Defence, digital technologies, Indra, Jose Vicente de los Mozos, Marc Murtra
(IN BRIEF) Rolls-Royce Submarines announces plans to open new offices in Cardiff and Glasgow, funded by the UK Ministry of Defence, to bolster its workforce and meet increased demand from the Royal Navy and the recent AUKUS agreement. Over 100 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Alister Jack, Cardiff, David TC Davies, Defence, Glasgow, James Cartlidge, partnership, Rolls-Royce, Rolls-Royce Submarines, Steve Carlier
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall AG is undertaking a significant strategic initiative to enhance Germany’s national security preparedness by constructing a new ammunition factory, “Werk Niedersachsen,” at its Unterlüß site in Lower Saxony. This factory, with an investment volume of around €300 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Ammunition Factory, Armin Papperger, Boris Pistorius, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Defence, Denmark, Germany, Mette Frederiksen, partnership, Rheinmetall, Unterlüß, “Werk Niedersachsen”
(IN BRIEF) AFRY is expanding its strategic partnership with Hägglunds, a prominent Swedish defense and security company known for military vehicle and systems development. AFRY has secured a new contract valued at around SEK 300 million to provide advanced engineering … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Industrial, Security & Safety, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AFRY, CV90, Defence, Gothenburg, Hägglunds, Lars Pettersson, Martin Öman, military vehicles, SECURITY, Trollhättan
(IN BRIEF) The European Commission and the European Investment Fund (EIF) are collaborating to launch a €175 million Defence Equity Facility, aimed at supporting innovation in the defence sector. The EIF will provide equity funding to venture capital and private … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Defence, European Union, Government, Industrial, Investment, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged aerospace, CASSINI Fund, Defence, Defence Equity Facility, EIF, EU Defence Innovation Scheme, EUDIS, European Defence Fund, InvestEU, Kris Peeters, Roger Havenith, SECURITY, Strategic European Security Initiative, The European Commission, Thierry Breton
(IN BRIEF) In a significant milestone, leaders from Italy’s Leonardo, Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and the UK’s BAE Systems, prominent players in the global defense industry, welcome the signing of the Convention on the Establishment of the “Global Combat Air … Read the full press release
Posted in Defence, Government, Industrial, Italy, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged BAE Systems, combat air, Combat Air Programme, Defence, GCAP, Global Combat Air Programme, Guglielmo Maviglia, Herman Claesen, Hitoshi Shiraishi, Japan, Leonardo, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
(IN BRIEF) AGPM, a mutual insurance company, has partnered with S3NS to implement a cloud-based operational data management solution. AGPM chose S3NS’s Local Controls offering, leveraging Thales and Google Cloud technologies, to support its digital transformation and enhance data security. … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has secured a contract from the German Bundeswehr to supply 57 heavy tractor units, known as “SaZgM 70t mil,” for transporting armored vehicles. The order, worth over €50 million, marks the conclusion of a framework contract signed … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall Hungary Zrt., a joint venture between Rheinmetall and the Hungarian state, has renamed a street at its Zalaegerszeg plant to “Rheinmetall Út.” The plant is undergoing expansion to become a modern development, production, and testing center for … Read the full press release
(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
(IN BRIEF) Airbus has been selected to lead two defense R&D projects as part of the European Defence Fund (EDF). The EDF promotes collaboration among European companies and research institutes to strengthen Europe’s strategic autonomy. Airbus Defense and Space will … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Defence, European Union, Financial, France, Germany, Industrial, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Advanced Radar Technologies, Advanced Radio Frequency components, Airbus, Airbus Defence and Space, Airbus Helicopters, Collaborative Air Combat Standardisation, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Defence, EDF, EDOCC, ENGRT, Enhanced Cockpit, EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project, European Commission, European Defence Fund, European Defence Operational Collaborative Cloud, European Protected Waveform for SatCom, resiliency
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall, a Düsseldorf-based tech group, has officially transferred its large-bore pistons production to Gothenburg-based Koncentra Verkstads AB (KVAB). The transfer was announced in October 2022 and reflects Rheinmetall’s strategic reorientation towards new technologies and alternative drive systems in … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 22-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Saab AB (STO: SAAB-B), leading company in the military defence and civil security markets, has announced a new order from Finland for the delivery of missiles to be used in the RBS 70 … Read the full press release
Posted in Defence, Finland, Government, Industrial, Sweden, Technology
Tagged air defence, air defence missile, Bolide, Defence, Görgen Johansson, ITO05, ITO05M, missiles, RBS 70, RBS 70 missile, RBS 70 NG, Saab
(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) STOCKHOLM, 22-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Saab AB (STO : SAAB-B), société leader sur les marchés de la défense militaire et de la sécurité civile, a annoncé une nouvelle commande de la Finlande pour la livraison de missiles destinés … Read the full press release
Posted in Defence, Finland, Government, Industrial, Sweden, Technology
Tagged air defence, air defence missile, Bolide, Defence, Görgen Johansson, ITO05, ITO05M, missile RBS 70, missiles, RBS 70, RBS 70 missile, RBS 70 NG, Saab
(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
Posted in Business, Defence, Germany, Government, Industrial, News, Technology
Tagged Ammunition, artillery, artillery ammunition, Assegai, barrel wearer reducer, Defence, Denel, Jan-Patrick Helmsen, JBMoU, Joint Ballistics Memorandum of Under¬standing, M2005 V-LAP, M92 modular charges, muzzle flash reducer, NATO, projectiles, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Denel Munition, Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH, STANAG guidelines, various fuzes
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 17-Oct-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Saab AB (STO: SAAB-B), leading company in the military defence and civil security markets, has announced the first deliveries of its new more advanced lightweight torpedo, which will replace the existing one currently … Read the full press release
Posted in Defence, Government, Industrial, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Defence, FMV, Görgen Johansson, helicopters, lightweight torpedo, Royal Swedish Navy, Saab, Saab Lightweight Torpedo, submarines, Swedish Armed Forces, Swedish submarines, Torped 47, torpedo, Underwater Systems, Visby corvettes
(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) STOCKHOLM, 17-Oct-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Saab AB (STO: SAAB-B), führendes Unternehmen in der militärischen Verteidigung und zivile Sicherheitsmärkte, hat die ersten Lieferungen seines neuen fortschrittlicherer leichter Torpedo, der den bestehenden Torpedo ersetzen wird, der derzeit von den schwedischen Streitkräften … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 16-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Saab AB (STO: SAAB-B), leading company in the military defence and civil security markets, has announced its participation at the 2022 Defense and Security Exhibition Korea (DX Korea), Asia’s best defense networking platform. … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Defence, Industrial, Marketing, Security & Safety, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 2022 Defense and Security Exhibition Korea, AESA technology, Airborne Early Warning & Control, airborne surveillance, AT4, BOL, Carl-Gustaf M4, combat systems, Defence, DX Korea, exhibit, Giraffe 1X, Giraffe 4A, GlobalEye, Henrik Lönn, KINTEX II Centre, NLAW systems, Paula Nauhardt, radar systems, Saab, Seoul
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 27-May-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Saab AB (STO: SAAB-B), leading company in the military defence and civil security markets, has announced a new contract worth SEK 643 million (~EUR 60 million) for the supply of components for the … Read the full press release
Posted in Defence, Industrial, News, Security & Safety, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Carl-Gustaf®, components, Defence, Görgen Johansson, ground combat solutions, recoilless rifle, Saab
(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) STOCKHOLM, 27-May-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Saab AB (STO : SAAB-B), entreprise leader dans la défense militaire et de la sécurité civile, a annoncé un nouveau contrat d’une valeur de 643 millions SEK (~ 60 millions EUR) pour la … Read the full press release
Posted in Defence, Industrial, News, Security & Safety, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Carl-Gustaf®, components, Defence, Görgen Johansson, ground combat solutions, recoilless rifle, Saab
(PRESS RELEASE) FARNBOROUGH, 7-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — BAE Systems (LON: BA), a British multinational defence, security, and aerospace company, and Pipistrel Aircraft, a Slovenian light aircraft manufacturer, have announced a partnership aimed at addressing the evolving demands of the military … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) MESA, AZ, United States, 8-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — NAMMO AS, a Norwegian international aerospace and defense company, has announced its U.S. subsidiary Nammo Defense Systems Inc., headquartered in Mesa, Arizona, will deliver M72 and Components for Shoulder Launched … Read the full press release
Posted in Defence, Government, Industrial, News, Norway, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Ammunition, combat, Defence, Dominic Jezierski, Gary Goodwin, M72 A10, M72 A8, M72 FFE, M72 Fire-From-Enclosure, M72 munition system, military, Nammo Defense Systems, Sgt. Isaac Zimmerman, SMCA, Tim Clawitter, warfighters, weapons
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 15-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — AqualisBraemar LOC Group, a leading independent global energy and marine consultancy, has announced it will integrate the ship design consultancy OSD-IMT into its company Longitude Engineering, provider of specialist design and engineering services … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged ABL Group, acquisition, AqualisBraemar LOC Group, Consultancy, Damen Shipyard Group, Dean Goves, decarbonisation, Defence, Dredger, dredging support vessels, ENERGY, engineering, gas, hybrid-propulsion, hydrogen fueled-vessels, Jake Anderson, LNG, Longitude Engineering, marine, marine consultancy, marine survey vessels, maritime, offshore energy, oil, OSD-IMT, renewables, ship design, vessel
(PRESS RELEASE) FRANBOROUGH, 6-Aug-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — BAE Systems (LON: BA), a British multinational defence, security, and aerospace company, has announced it will work on the advancement of Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft as part of a new EUR 159 (£135 million) … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Defence, Government, Industrial, Investment, News, Security & Safety, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Airbus, aircraft, aircrafts, BAE Systems, battlespace, coalition forces, combat air systems, combat aircraft, datalinks, Defence, Eurofighter, European security, Leonardo, Richard Hamilton, Sensors, Typhoon, Typhoon programme, weapons
(PRESS RELEASE) FARNBOROUGH, 5-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — BAE Systems Australia, part of BAE Systems plc and one of the largest defence contractors in Australia, has announced it congratulates Adelaide-based technology company Cryoclock, the maker of the most precise clock in … Read the full press release
A new intelligent, smart factory is set to increase productivity and revolutionise combat aircraft production in the UK. (PRESS RELEASE) FARNBOROUGH, 13-Jul-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — British multinational defence, security, and aerospace company BAE Systems has announced that it collaborated with … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Defence, Industrial, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged aerospace, augmented reality, Automated robots, BAE Systems, BAE Systems Air, combat aircraft system, Dave Holmes, Defence, digital technology, Fairfield Control Systems, manufacturing on the UK’s next generation, military aircraft, SECURITY, Tempest, Typhoon production line, University of Sheffield, Virtual Reality
Embracing quantum technology now could lead to the enhanced pace, precision and pre-emption of decision making by military commanders (PRESS RELEASE)LONDON, 10-Jul-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has announced the release of a research paper on … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Defence, Government, News, Science, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI, AI software, annealers, artificial-intelligence, Defence, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Dstl, Gary Aitkenhead, Ministry of Defence, MOD, QIP, quantum computers, Quantum Information Processing, quantum neural nets, quantum technologies, research paper
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
Posted in Defence, Education, European Union, France, Germany, Government, News, Politics, Security & Safety
Tagged Defence, defence policy, Dr Catarina Thomson, European military, European security, European Union, NATO, President Macron, Professor Jason Reifler, SECURITY, survey, University of Exeter
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 5-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — CNH Industrial (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI) announces resumption of manufacturing operations is proceeding according to plan, and observing all COVID-19 health and safety protocols on a global basis. Employee health and safety … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Industrial, Italy, News, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged agricultural, agricultural machinery, buses, CNH Industrial, coaches, Commercial Vehicles, construction equipment, Construction vehicles, COVID-19, Defence, firefighting vehicles, FPT Industrial, Manufacturing, pandemic, powertrain manufacturing, vehicle manufacturing
The next generation hull-form – the ‘Pentamaran’ is designed to meet the specific challenges of long range autonomous operations (PRESS RELEASE) TEDDINGTON, U.K., 21-Apr-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — BMT proves its leadership in multi-hull applications by unveiling the details of its … Read the full press release
Posted in Defence, Industrial, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged anti-submarine warfare, ASW, autonomous applications, BMT, catamarans, commercial innovators, Defence, hulls, hydrographic survey work, intelligence surveillance, ISR, Martin Bissuel, military, multi-hull applications, patrol, Pentamaran, reconnaissance, ship design, trimaran, unmanned air vehicles, vessels
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 23-Jul-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Following the signing of MoU to partner on digital service solutions at the Farnborough Air Show in July 2018, Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) and Rolls-Royce have launched the first collaborative … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Aviation & Aerospace, Internet & Online, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI, Ang Jer Meng, artificial-intelligence, borescope, borescope inspection, Defence, digital technology, DSTA, engine maintenance, engines, Farnborough Air Show, Louise Donaghey, Machine Vision technology, Rolls-Royce, Singapore, United Kingdom
(PRESS RELEASE) LANGKAWI, Malaysia, 18-Mar-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus to exhibit its entire range of commercial aircraft, defence, space and helicopter products and services at this year’s LIMA air show in Langkawi, Malaysia. Indeed, Airbus will be the largest international … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Defence, France, Germany, News, Spain, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged A320neo, AirAsia, Airbus, airlifter A400M, AS365 Dauphin, C295 maritime patrol aircraft, commercial aircraft, Defence, H145 helicopter, H225M, helicopter products, HForce weapons system, Langkawi, Langkawi International Maritime and Aviation Exhibition, LIMA air show, LIMA2019, Malaysia, maritime surveillance solutions, MEASAT-3b, RMAF’s H225M, Royal Malaysian Air Force, space, WeMakeItFly, Zephyr solar-powered unmanned aerial system
(PRESS RELEASE) ABU DHABI, 20-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Saab made yet another important step in progressing with its plans and works to develop an indigenous industrial capability in the UAE. At IDEX 2019, MENA region’s leading defence exhibition and conference, Saab signed a … Read the full press release
MADRID, 14-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Defence and Space has received a firm order from the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) for a further three A330 MRTT Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft. The aircraft, known as Phénix in French service, constitute the … Read the full press release
STOCKHOLM, 05-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska UK has been awarded a contract by Eastbury Park Limited to provide facilities management services to the Ministry of Defence at Northwood HQ in Hertfordshire. The contract is worth GBP 196 M, about SEK 2.3 … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Defence, Management, Sweden, United Kingdom
Tagged construction, Defence, development, facilities management, Hertfordshire, Management, Skanska UK
After France and Canada, Singapore becomes the third country to welcome the Thales Digital Factory. The Digital Factory will deliver innovative digital solutions to Thales customers in the region in a collaborative way. Whenever appropriate, those products will then be … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Internet & Online, Technology
Tagged aerospace, AI, avionics, Big Data, Defence, digital transformation, DRONE, INNOVATION, maritime, Mr. Tan Kong Hwee, Olivier Flous, SECURITY, Singapore, space, Thales Digital Factory, transportation
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