Monthly Archive: Luglio 2022

WARTON, U.K. — The launch of Team Tempest and the UK’s Combat Air Strategy delivered big defence headlines at the last Farnborough air show – but what impact have factors such as the Covid-19 pandemic had in the four years since then?

Now in its £250 million ($313 million) concept and assessmen…

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. — The U.S. Army, through a competitive process, has chosen General Dynamics Land Systems’ offering for the Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) program to provide enhanced firepower for Infantry Brigade Combat Teams (IBCTs). The Low-Rate Initial Production award is valued at $1…

BERLIN — The timely improvement of equipment and acceleration of armaments projects remain challenging. Because the projects are characterized by delivery bottlenecks, price increases and unavoidable adjustments due to the continuously changing technological and military framework conditions. The …

PARIS — The Belgian army will acquire nineteen Caesar self-propelled howitzers in addition to the nine already ordered from France, the office of Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder said on Thursday, the Belga news agency reported, confirming information published by the newspaper L’ Echo.

In Ma…

STOCKHOLM — The government has today decided on additional military support to Ukraine. The support consists of equipment that Ukraine has requested, such as anti-tank weapons, support weapons and demining equipment. In total, this support amounts to a value of approximately SEK 500 million.

Pr…

The UK has announced an increased contribution to NATO as the Prime Minister and Defence Secretary attend the NATO summit in Madrid.

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace MP said: “We have always been clear that our strength and security comes from our alliances, and NATO is at the heart of that.

“The…