In an informal meeting of the EU foreign and defense ministers held in Brest on 12 and 13 January, the officials decided to adopt the “Strategic Compass” by March 2022. Europes “Strategic Compass” proposes a number of initiatives to enable the European Union to act in the security and defense domain and confront the many challenges impacting European interests
The French Ministry of the Armed Forces Directorate of Aeronautical Maintenance (DMAé) recently awarded Dassault Aviation a contract to support the Mirage 2000 fleet of the French Air and Space Force (FASF). Covering a period of 14 years, the BALZAC contract includes all maintenance activities for the French Mirage 2000s until their retirement
Stratolaunch LLCs Roc – the biggest airplane in the world in terms of wingspan – made its successful third flight on Sunday. Roc is the worlds largest aircraft, with a 385 ft
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NATO will soon sign an agreement with Ukraine to improve cyber cooperation between the two parties, after number of websites run by various Ukrainian government departments including the education ministry and the ministry of foreign affairs were knocked out on Friday. “In the coming days, NATO and Ukraine will sign an agreement on enhanced cyber cooperation, including Ukrainian access to NATOs malware information sharing platform
Saab announced Thursday it signed a framework contract for the supply of its Barracuda multispectral camouflage systems with the French Direction générale de l'armement (DGA). The contract includes the delivery of new camouflage systems as well as a system adaptation phase in cooperation with the defence procurement agency
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected 10 industry and university research teams for the Enhanced Night Vision in Eyeglass Form (ENVision) program. Current night vision (NV) systems are bulky and heavy, resulting in a significant torque on the wearers neck
Saab will be delivering MS20 Block 2 capability upgrades to Hungarys Gripen fighter aircraft which includes upgrading their radars, enhancing Link 16 functionality and enabling them to carry more weapons. On Thursday, Saab said the Hungarian Government Commissioner Office responsible for defence development and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) successfully completed the negotiations for the MS20 Block 2 capability upgrade to the Hungarian fleet of Gripen jets
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China and India will be holding the 14th round of China-India Corps Commander Level Meeting on the Chinese side of the Moldo meeting point on January 12. This was confirmed by Wang Wenbin, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, at the Regular Press Conference on Tuesday