The multinational fleet of Airbus A330 tanker and transport aircraft, which was developed with support from the European Defence Agency (EDA), has been cleared for operations worldwide. First proposed at a NATO summit in 2012, the initiative for a Multinational Multi Role Tanker Transport Fleet (MMF) was established by EDA along with the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) and the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA)
The European Union today said a joint EU procurement initiative will be started in the near future to ensure Ukraine receive a million artillery shells worth four billiion euro.NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas discussed how to jointly and quickly purchase a million artillery shells for Ukraine for 4 billion euros in Tallinn today
As the war in Ukraine touches the one-year mark and Russias weapons stockpile continues to deplete, the latter has looked up at China for 100 loitering munitions. These drones could be handed over to Russian armed forces as early as in April
NATO is okay to welcome Ukraine as its member, provided it tastes victory in the ongoing war against Russia. Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of the alliance, said at a briefing Feb
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration awarded Saab a contract for continued support of the Swedish Armed Forces Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) systems. The order value is approximately SEK 170 million and the order was booked in Q4 2022
The United Kingdom will shortly complete the delivery of approximately 1,000 additional surface to air missiles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This comes in response to Ukrainian requests for more air defence capabilities, and the missiles will play a vital role in the provision of air defence for Ukraine and the protection of its critical infrastructure which is being continually targeted by Russia, the UK defence ministry confirmed in a statement
Amidst mutual accusations that Russia and Ukraine are planning to employ small nuclear weapons, also called 'dirty' bombs, the Pentagon on Tuesday asserted that there was no evidence of the same. Russia's ambassador to the U
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Slovenia is reportedly terminating a €281 million agreement on purchasing 45 Boxer armored personnel carriers (APCs) from the Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR). The agreement on the purchase of Boxer APCs was signed by the previous government in May
The Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport recently hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence (NAAMCE) which will support the development of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, in Springfield, Ohio. In an official release issued today, the Air Force said the groundbreaking ceremony took place on August 23, 2022