Defence`s Feeds

Small Swiss-Luxembourg asset management firm Horizon Capital AG has a debt on its balance sheet it would rather forget. That's because

We have been to Gioia del Colle for NATO Tiger Meet 2023. The NATO Tiger Meet 2023 is underway at Gioia del Colle Air Base, alternating high-level tactical training missions with various traditional social events. [...]

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The IDF has launched Operation “Swords of Iron” in response to a massive attack from the Gaza Strip that involved also paragliders, unmanned aircraft and speedboats. In the morning on Oct. 7, 2023, Palestinian militant [...]

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The F-35Bs launched from HMS Queen Elizabeth and escorted a Russian Il-38 flying close to the UK Carrier Strike Group. A Russian Il-38 maritime patrol aircraft came within proximity of the UK Carrier Strike Group [...]

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The Italian Navy received 56 NH90 helicopters since 2011, which logged more than 35,000 flight hours in multiple operations in Italy and internationally. The Marina Militare (Italian Navy) received its 56th and final NH90 helicopter [...]

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Intelligence stalwart Yannick Vaugrenard came to the end of his 12 years as a senator on 1 October, having emptied

Tucked away in the Shangri-La hotel in Taipei's Da'an district is the small Li Bai lounge, named after the famous

Atsushi Sunami, president of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF), seems to go wherever Prime Minister Fumio Kishida goes, following him

US Army veteran and private security provider Matthew Parker is leaving western Ukraine after completing two lengthy deployments as a

Banco San Juan Internacional (BSJI) expects to score some points against the Federal Reserve Bank of New York at a

Fabio Romani's Italian cyber-intelligence company IPS is continuing to expand in Africa, having recently sold its Medusa open source intelligence

The Iraqi ministry of defence wants to create a mission-critical communications cellular network shared by the country's security and intelligence

Squadron 201 Falcões of the Portuguese Air Force, based at Monte Real Air Base nº5, celebrates 65 years of operational activity. The Falcões Squadron began its operational activity as 50 Falcões Squadron at Ota Air [...]

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Spain's Council of Ministers approved the signing of a EUR285 million (USD300 million) contract for 168 Spike LR2 long-range anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW) systems, the...

French shipbuilder Naval Group has officially launched the first Frégate de Défense et d'Intervention (FDI) multimission frigate on order for the Hellenic Navy (HN).

The Ukrainian government has agreed with the Turgis & Gaillard group to the in-country production of its Aarok unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

The European Defence Agency (EDA)  hosted experts from the Ministries of Defence of participating Member States for in-depth discussion on the latest developments of REACH with representatives from the European Commission, the European Chemicals Agency, the European Space Agency, the Aerospace, Security and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD), as well as national defence industry associations and individual EU defence companies.

The European Regulation on Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), along with other relevant EU regulations on chemicals and waste regulations, holds significant implications for the defence sector. In line with the current regulatory agenda at EU level, and given the impacts foreseen on the operational capabilities of participating Member States’ Armed Forces and the competitiveness and innovation of the EU defence industry, the main topics of discussion at this year’s plenary meeting were the REACH revision, the use of Chromium VI substances under REACH after the annulment of the CTACSub authorisation decision, and the REACH restriction proposals for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

With the participation of more than 60 experts, this annual event proved again this year to be a great opportunity for the EU defence community to build a common understanding of recent REACH developments in order to ensure that the objectives of this EU regulation are met, and to identify coordinated actions and best practices for the future. At the same time, the insights gained from this open debate will enable EDA, in its role of interfacing with EU defence stakeholders on wider EU policies, to provide the European Commission and the European Chemicals Agency with the relevant messages and proposals to mitigate the impacts for the defence sector.

Background

EDA has been addressing REACH and its defence implications since 2009. The Agency’s work in this field is currently guided by the EDA REACH Roadmap 2021-2023 which was adopted by Member States in 2021 and contains a comprehensive list of activities. In addition to REACH, this roadmap also covers activities related to other related EU chemicals and waste regulations on the basis of the outcome of 2021 EDA study.

EDA closely engages with and regularly invites key stakeholders to EDA REACH meetings, such as the European Commission, the European Chemicals Agency, the European Space Agency and EU defence industry (under the overarching comprehensive EDA approach on industry engagement), in order to facilitate closer and more transparent interaction on defence-related REACH issues, which is seen as an important success factor for EDA’s work in this field.

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We have attended Route 604, the first Polish road strip exercise in two decades. The road strips in Poland (and elsewhere) went through their glory period in the 1960s and 1980s. The emergence of these [...]

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Thales UK has sealed a contract with Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) to supply and integrate the core combat suite for Poland's Miecznik (Swordfish) frigate programme.

Ukraine will receive an additional batch of automated reconnaissance systems from Rheinmetall, funded by the German government.