Defence`s Feeds

SEDE organised a public hearing on 'The future of nuclear arms control regimes and the security implications for the EU' on Tuesday 18 February 2020 from 09.00 to 10.30hrs in room SPINELLI 1G3, with external experts.
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Presentation by Dr Rebecca E. JOHNSON, Executive Director, Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy and founding President of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN, 2017 Nobel Peace Laureate), UK
Written presentation by Dr Rebecca E. JOHNSON, Executive Director, Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy and founding President of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN, 2017 Nobel Peace Laureate), UK
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SEDE organised a public hearing on 'Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny on EU Defence Affairs' on Tuesday, 2nd April 2019, from 14.30 to 16.00, with external experts.
Location : Altiero Spinelli Room 3E-2
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NATO leaders must decide at their next summit, likely to be held in June, whether to hike the organisation’s common funding in order to boost the allies’ deterrence and...

Saudi Arabia is to receive Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters valued at USD99.8 million.

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) announced on 18 March that it has delivered the first Knifefish surface mine countermeasure (SMCM) unmanned underwater vehicle...

North Korea launched what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) into the East Sea (also known as Sea of Japan) on 25 March, marking the Northeast...

An MBDA Storm Shadow or SCALP cruise missile appears to have failed to reach its target in northern Iraq.

EDA Chief Executive Jiří Šedivý is currently holding a series of bilateral consultations with Member States’ Brussels-based permanent Military Representatives (MilReps). The aim of the meetings is to ensure the best possible exchange of information between the capitals and the Agency and to listen to the advice of Member States’ military end-users.
 
The latest of those meetings took place this week (23 March) with the Swedish MilRep, Rear Admiral Jens Nykvist (picture above). It will be followed by several others in the coming weeks and months. The meetings are part of a wider outreach to Member States which started last summer when the Chief Executive kicked off a ‘tour des capitales’ – currently suspended by the Covid-19 pandemic – which will see him visit all remaining Member States as soon as conditions will allow.   

“It is important that EDA, as an intergovernmental Agency at the service of its Member States, listens carefully to what our stakeholders’ military representatives have to say. They are the end-users of the capabilities we try to develop together in Europe. Their advice, views and aspirations are absolutely crucial to making defence cooperation and European collaborative capability development a success”, Mr Šedivý commented. 

Besides specific country-related topics such as the involvement in EDA projects & programmes and a general update on key Agency activities, the meetings with the MilReps also address the implementation of the EU defence initiatives (CARD, PESCO, EDF) and the ongoing preparations for the Strategic Compass.

 

The Italian Air Force has flown a Eurofighter Typhoon in “Beast Mode” last week. And here are some interesting new photos. As we have already reported, on Mar. 19, 2021, an Italian Air Force (Aeronautica [...]

The post Italian Eurofighter Typhoon Flew In “Full Load” Configuration For The First Time Last Week appeared first on The Aviationist.

UK Royal Navy (RN) aircrews have begun operational training on Merlin HM2 helicopters configured for the Crowsnest airborne surveillance and control (ASaC) role-fit...

The F-35B was damaged by the explosion of the ammunition round leaving the aircraft’s GAU-22 gun pod during a nighttime mission out of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona. An F-35B with VMX-1, the U.S. [...]

The post Marine F-35B Damaged When Ammunition Round Exploded As It Left The GAU-22 Gun Pod Under The Fuselage appeared first on The Aviationist.

F-14 Tomcat, F/A-18 Hornet, A-6 Intruder, A-7 Corsair and many more types, all done in LEGO bricks. Last month, after publishing the article about the “Top Gun: Maverick” trailer recreated in LEGO bricks, I received [...]

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Even if they did not submit a helicopter design, Northrop Grumman might be a big part of the FVL (Future Vertical Lift) with a multitude of technologies being developed specifically for the program. As we [...]

The post CIRCM, Sky Viper And The Other Technologies Northrop Grumman Is Pitching For The Future Vertical Lift Program appeared first on The Aviationist.

The European Union Satellite Centre (SatCen) has issued a call for tenders for a landscape study on Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions for Imagery Intelligence (IMINT) processes and a common framework for AI knowledge-sharing within the user community.

The study is part of a joint project between EDA and SatCen named MATRIX (Machine-based Algorithms and Tools for enRiched IMINT eXploitation) which aims to foster the creation of a common framework for addressing AI applications that can effectively and efficiently support the needs of the IMINT community, paving the way for future developments. The contractor will perform a study that should serve as a basis for identifying and developing potential AI applications in the IMINT domain.

More information here. 

 

The main objective of the hearing is to identify human rights challenges and best practices related to EU security policies in third countries.
The focus of the current European external security agenda is mainly the fight against terrorism, organised crime and cybercrime as well as border management. However, more consideration of human security is needed, as outlined by the UNDP's 1994 Human Development Report, including the threat posed by interpersonal violence, especially gender-based violence. This hearing will therefore widen the focus to human rights and human security as an integral part of security policy.
Location : ASP 3G3 BRUSSELS
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According to our sources, French military intelligence, the DRM (Direction du Renseignement Militaire) recently established an expert working group to

According to our sources, French military intelligence, the DRM (Direction du Renseignement Militaire) recently established an expert working group to

With Abu Dhabi's IDEX defence fair over for another year, cracks are appearing in the facade of the UAE's defence giant EDGE, the parent of some of Abu Dhabi's most strategically important defence companies. According to our sources, a major

The Bahraini intelligence materiel outfit S3Tel is one of the companies short-listed by the Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA) to manage

Intelligence Online understands that Andrei Masalovich visited General Yasser Muhammad Othman, the head of Sudan's military intelligence authority, on 27