Defence`s Feeds

The Tengden TW328-A Scorpion A (TB-A) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) is being improved for enhanced flight performance and to carry a larger weapons load.

The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) announced on 3 July initiatives taken in accordance with the Defence Strategic Review (DSR) 2023 to improve space defence...

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded BAE Systems GBP870 million (USD1.1 billion) for further development and integration of the European Common Radar System Mark...

The Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces displayed an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that looks like the WB Group's Warmate loitering munition at an exhibition...

Viking Norsafe Life-Saving Equipment Hellas delivered the first batch of S1200 Armored speedboats to the Hellenic Army on 3 July.

Americas The US Air Force has announced a milestone for its MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The drone completed its first landing on a dirt landing strip, proving its enhanced operational capabilities and potential for future combat scenarios. The trial, conducted at a remote air strip in West Texas, was held by the 26th […]

Since the UAE hired private Colombian fighters for its operations in Yemen, relations between Abu Dhabi and Colombia have taken a financial turn. In late May, Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the brother and national security adviser of UAE president

The US intelligence community's sizeable to-do list has grown even longer. In its 2024 Intelligence Authorization Act, presented to the

French consultant Pierre Jaffre, after his appointment last month to head the Thai-European Business Association (TEBA), will now be in

Jordan's new strategy towards Syria published on 25 June - in which the central authority in Damascus is now referred

It looks like it will not be so easy for Air Liquide to pull out of Russia. The subcommittee of

In London, management upheavals continue at US company JS Held, a few weeks after the dismissal of investigators Phoebe Waters

A complaint filed by the investment bank Oppenheimer & Co against Hub Security in New York on 12 June adds

NEW ISSUE  "Broader Horizons – Strong partners for European and transatlantic security"  

 

The summer issue of European Defence Matters - the European Defence Agency's flagship magazine - is here! Read our digital magazine, as both a Webzine with a selection of articles, and the full PDF online.

With no let-up in Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine, Edition 25 of European Defence Matters looks at how European and Western countries are coming together to deepen their relationships in defence.

As EDA welcomes Denmark as its 27th Member State, so this edition of European Defence Matters highlights the ties that unite us. Call it broader horizons, or something more prosaic, the enduring support to Ukraine is intensifying.

The EU-U.S. summit of June 2021 marked the beginning of a renewed transatlantic partnership. We discuss with our Chief Executive Jiří Šedivý and U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment William LaPlante what the new EDA-U.S. DoD Administrative Arrangement (AA) brings. We hear, too, from Norway’s defence minister about the benefits of its AA. 

 

Lessons from Ukraine, joint procurement

EDA’s Head of Agency, High Representative Josep Borrell, underscores the need for the collaborative procurement of ammunition. As the outgoing EU presidency chair, Sweden has been at the centre of the European jigsaw to improve defence cooperation. We hear from the country’s Minister for Defence, Pål Jonson.

As Portugal’s Minister of Defence Helena Carreiras explains, the EU needs a defence industrial base that is greater than the sum of its national parts.

Picking up on that point, EDA’s Capability, Armament & Planning Director Stefano Cont draws lessons from the war in Ukraine and suggests that a real defence-industrial capacity is a capability in itself. Enzo Benigni, President and Chief Executive of Elettronica Group, looks at another aspect seen in Ukraine: electronic warfare, his company’s speciality. 

Do have a look too at our timeline graphic on join procurement. 

Enjoy the read! 

Robin Emmott, Editor-in-Chief  

 

Americas The US Army has awarded RTX, until recently known as Raytheon Technologies, a $118-million contract to deliver a Common Sensor Payload (CSP) for the MQ-1C Gray Eagle drone. The CSP is an “electro-optical/infrared/laser designator sensor,” providing “battlespace awareness, force protection, and net-centric operations.” The CSP version 3 will come equipped with a target location […]

The Japanese Foreign Ministry's National Security Policy Division (NSPD) has been closely monitoring an emergency mission. On 25 June, the Russian deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko travelled to Beijing to met with the Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang. The Russian

The US defence contractor Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) is reinforcing its teams in Germany. It is currently still looking for:

As we understand, DroneUA, Matrix UAV and Ukrspecsystems are already beginning to design anti-drone equipment. These three start-ups were each

United States/Russia: Roscosmos to provide security to NASA officersCivil space affairs remain largely unaffected by the ripple effect of the

When co-founder Arnaud Dassier recently sold his stake in the influence firm Avisa Partners, now renamed Forward Global, and acquired