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French Navy Kicks Off “Squale” ASW Exercise in Toulon

French Navy Kicks Off “Squale” ASW Exercise in Toulon

TOULON, France — On June 13th, 2022, the SQUALE exercise was launched off the coast of Toulon. Dedicated to anti-submarine warfare, this annual exercise brings together French and allied surface ships, a submarine and aircraft from the French Navy and the French Air Force, in the midst of a realis…
Germany Retires Airbus A310s As A330 and A400M Take Over

Germany Retires Airbus A310s As A330 and A400M Take Over

On June 15, the German Air Force’s last Airbus A310-304 will be retired after a good 22 years. The aircraft built in 1988 with the registration 10+25 (“Hermann Köhl”) is being sold. Until the A330 fleet is certified by the Dutch authorities, its missions in the field of medical evacuation will initi…
Kongsberg and Thales Sign Long-Term Strategic Agreement

Kongsberg and Thales Sign Long-Term Strategic Agreement

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) and Thales signed today a long-term strategic agreement, further building upon their business relationship and long history of cooperation.

Under the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding, the companies will work together to develop areas of cooperation …

EDA Kicks Off Bison Counter Counter-IED Exercises

EDA Kicks Off Bison Counter Counter-IED Exercises

Bison Counter, the largest and most relevant European Counter Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IED) exercise, will in the future be organised directly under the auspices of EDA instead of only benefitting from the Agency’s support, as in the past.

To that end, a new EDA ‘Cat B’ project – the Biso…

Elbit Unveils Simultaneous Multi-Mission Tactical Radar

Elbit Unveils Simultaneous Multi-Mission Tactical Radar

Elbit Systems launches DAiR, an innovative simultaneous multi-mission tactical radar. The system makes target prioritization redundant enabling a step change in the effectiveness and efficiency of tactical terrain dominance, protection against Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and border security.

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Finnish Defence Forces to Procure New Heavy Vehicles

Finnish Defence Forces to Procure New Heavy Vehicles

The Ministry of Defence authorised the Defence Forces, on 9 June 2022, to procure heavy vehicles with equipment from Veho Oy AB and Scania Suomi Oy over the period 2022 to 2025.

The procurement includes 155 Mercedes-Benz trucks and Siimet trailers/platforms and seven Scania vehicles. In addition,…

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