Monthly Archive: Dicembre 2021

This report is the tenth in the series, providing annual updates to Parliament on the progress of the Dreadnought Class submarine programme, and other related Defence Nuclear Enterprise programmes, a commitment first made in 2011 and reaffirmed in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review.

The Finnish Air Force will receive 64 F-35 Lightning II 5th generation fighter aircraft with high-end weapon systems to replace its F/A-18 fleet by 2030.

Taken together with other moves towards greater system similarity and interoperability across the Nordics, the decision paves the way for furth…

The Ministry of Defence has authorised the Defence Forces to procure life cycle support services from Combitech, Insta Group Oy and Patria Aviation Oy. The Defence Forces was also authorised to procure jet fuel and related services from Neste Markkinointi Oy. The procurement’s total value is about E…

Thales is pleased to announce a collaboration with MARSS for the delivery of system solutions to provide protection of critical infrastructures against multiple threats.

This collaboration will focus on the integration of the MARSS’ NiDAR C2 security platform and Thales’ leading drone neutralizat…

ESA’s Vega C launch vehicle will fly in the second quarter of 2022 offering more performance to all orbits and extended mission flexibility at a similar cost to the current Vega. A new contract aims to widen these mission capabilities to capture new opportunities and satisfy emerging market needs to…

EDA’s groundwork to help Member States move towards the integration of MALE-type Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) in civil air traffic in non-segregated airspace received another significant boost on 13 December 2021 when a live MALE-type RPAS cross-border flight was carried out by the Frenc…