Monthly Archive: Agosto 2020

Swedish Baltic Defense Exercise is Signal to Russia

Swedish Baltic Defense Exercise is Signal to Russia

The Swedish Armed Forces has initiated a high readiness action in the south-eastern and southern Baltic Sea, due to the current, extensive military activity in the Baltic Sea region.

These are times of unrest, global security is going through rapid changes and we are witnessing a deteriorated sec…

Indra Wins €150M for Dragon IFV Mission System

Indra Wins €150M for Dragon IFV Mission System

MADRID — Indra will equip the 348 8×8 Dragón Wheeled Combat Vehicles (WCVs) procured by Spain’s Ministry of Defence with an advanced state-of-the art Mission System and electronic architecture that will give the vehicle the highest degree of safety and superiority, for more than 150 million euros …
Israel Releases First Photos Taken by Ofek 16 Spy Satellite

Israel Releases First Photos Taken by Ofek 16 Spy Satellite

On this occasion, the Space Administration of the Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D), in the Israel Ministry of Defense, is also revealing the national infrastructure for the production of space cameras. This infrastructure is shared by the Ministry of Defense and Elbit Systems….
Fighter Procurement Will Boost Finnish Defense Budget

Fighter Procurement Will Boost Finnish Defense Budget

The 2021 budget proposal for the administrative branch of the Ministry of Defence amounts to EUR 4.87 billion. This is EUR 1.7 billion or 54% more than in the current budget.

The increase is to a large extent due to the funding proposed to procure multi-role fighters (HX project). Without the HX …

Chinese Amphibious Assault Ship Completes 18-Day Sea Trial

Chinese Amphibious Assault Ship Completes 18-Day Sea Trial

China’s first amphibious assault ship has finished an 18-day maiden sea trial and returned to its shipyard in Shanghai on Sunday, according to footage and photos published on Chinese websites.

Video clips and pictures posted on Chinese news portals and military-themed websites showed the colossal…

Australian DOD to Invest A$1Bn to Accelerate COVID Recovery

Australian DOD to Invest A$1Bn to Accelerate COVID Recovery

The [Australian] Government has announced a A$1 billion investment package to boost Australia’s defence industry and support thousands of jobs across the country.

The package is directed towards nationwide projects and jobs across Australia including:

— Increasing the employment of ADF Reserv…

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