(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
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