(IN BRIEF) HENSOLDT has been awarded a follow-on In-Service Support contract by OCCAR to maintain and sustain the COBRA artillery radar system until 2028, following a renewed defence cooperation agreement between Germany and France. As the designated System Design Authority, … Read the full press release
Posted in Defence, Germany, Industrial, Management, News, Society, Technology
Tagged artillery detection, COBRA radar, defence cooperation, ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH, European defence, European security, France, Germany, Hensoldt, HENSOLDT to extend long-term support for COBRA radar under new OCCAR agreement, In-Service Support, ISS contract, Memorandum of Understanding, obsolescence management, OCCAR, operational readiness, radar maintenance, system design authority, weapon-location radar
(IN BRIEF) BAE Systems has been awarded a $450 million contract by Denmark’s defence procurement authority, DALO, to supply 44 additional CV90MkIIIC infantry fighting vehicles, expanding the Royal Danish Army’s future fleet to 159 vehicles. The new order replaces Denmark’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Defence, Denmark, Education, Government, Industrial, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged $450 million contract, 159 CV90 fleet, armoured capability, armoured vehicles, BAE Systems, BAE Systems Strengthens Danish Defence Capability with New Contract for Next-Generation CV90MkIIIC Infantry Fighting Vehicles, combat proven platform, CV9035DK, CV90MkIIIC, DALO, Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation, defence procurement, Denmark defence modernisation, European defence, Hägglunds, infantry fighting vehicles, interoperability, Major General Peter Boysen, mid life upgrade replacement, NATO members, next generation turret, Royal Danish Army, Tommy Gustafsson-Rask, tracked vehicles
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a €300 million loan to strengthen Lithuania’s defence infrastructure, marking over €1 billion in total EIB support to the country’s defence in 2025. The financing will fund key investments in logistics, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Defence, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Lithuania, Luxembourg, News
Tagged Baltics, crisis preparedness, defence investment, Eastern border, EIB, EU for security, EU security, European defence, European Investment Bank, Karl Nehammer, Kristupas Vaitiekūnas, Lithuania, Lithuania strengthens national and European security with new €300 million EIB investment, military infrastructure, NATO, resilience, Rūdninkai base, Team Europe
(IN BRIEF) OCCAR has commissioned Artec GmbH, a joint venture between Rheinmetall and KNDS Germany, to deliver 222 Schakal (Jackal) infantry fighting vehicles to Germany and the Netherlands under a €3.41 billion contract. Rheinmetall’s share amounts to nearly €3 billion. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Germany, Industrial, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged armoured vehicle, ARTEC GmbH, Boxer, counter-battery, defence industry, Dutch Army, European defence, German Army, Germany, Germany and the Netherlands Commission 222 Schakal Infantry Fighting Vehicles Worth €3.41 Billion, infantry fighting vehicle, Jackal, KNDS Germany, medium forces, military modernization, MK 30-2/ABM, mobility, NATO, Netherlands, OCCAR, PUMA, PzH 2000, RCH 155, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Defence, Rheinmetall to Deliver Nearly €3 Billion Worth of Jackal Infantry Fighting Vehicles Under OCCAR Contract, Schakal
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has made its first investment in a dedicated European defence fund, committing €40 million to Keen’s European Defence and Security Tech Fund. The fund will focus on early-stage companies pioneering technologies in areas … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Defence, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Netherlands, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Alexander Ribbink, artificial intelligence, Cybersecurity, Defence Tech Fund, Defence Technology, EIF investment, European defence, European Investment Fund, European security, Giuseppe Lacerenza, InvestEU, Keen Venture Partners, Marjut Falkstedt, partnership, robotics, security innovation, space technologies, Stéphane Séjourné, strategic autonomy, venture capital
(IN BRIEF) Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall have strengthened their partnership to establish a European center of excellence for rockets and missile production, based in Germany. The centre will cater to the European market, supporting NATO’s defence goals and enhancing Europe’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged defence industry, European centre of excellence, European defence, European market, F-35, Germany, GMARS, JOBS, Lockheed Martin, Manufacturing, military aerospace, missile production, missiles, NATO, NATO commitments, partnership, regional expertise, Rheinmetall, rockets, SECURITY, technological innovation, U.S.
(IN BRIEF) NATO has selected Thales to lead the third phase of its NCOP (NATO Common Operational Picture) programme, called NCOP-BMD, which will introduce advanced ballistic missile defence capabilities. Building on a collaboration that began in 2012, this phase extends … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged ballistic missile defence, battlefield intelligence, BMD, command and control systems, command systems, COP, European defence, geospatial information, Gérard Herby, Increment-1, Increment-2, interoperability, joint forces operations, military software, NATO, NATO Common Operational Picture, NCOP, NCOP-BMD, partnership, Protection Systems, real-time data, situational awareness, tactical awareness, Thales
(IN BRIEF) METLEN and Iveco Defence Vehicles (IDV) have signed an exclusive Memoandum of Understanding to collaborate on the upcoming renewal program for military trucks, as announced by the Greek Ministry of Defence. This partnership, which will utilize METLEN’s new … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Government, Greece, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged advanced defence solutions, armour welding, defence hub, defence manufacturing, European defence, European industrial self-sufficiency, Greek Ministry of Defence, Hellenic Armed Forces, IDV, Iveco Defence Vehicles, Memorandum of Understanding, Metlen, military trucks, military vehicles, MoU, partnership, Volos
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
Posted in Belgium, Defence, European Union, Financial, Government, Politics, Security & Safety, Society
Tagged air-to-air refuelling capabilities, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, cyber-security, Damascus, Defence, defence spending, EU-NATO, European defence, European security policy, foreign affairs, GEORGIA, Israeli strike, MEPs, missile defence plans, NATO, Rasmussen, SECURITY, SYRIA, Western Balkans
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