Category: Notizie Estero

SZCZECIN, Poland — From 29 January to 6 February, close to 1,400 soldiers take part in the annual Winter Camp exercise on the Central Training Area near Tapa testing their infantry and armour capabilities against the harsh winter conditions in Estonia. It is the largest winter exercise for the e…

Patria and Pratt & Whitney have signed a Letter of Intent to deepen their ongoing long-term cooperation related to the F100-PW-220/220E and F100-PW-229 military jet engines operational in the F-16 and F-15 combat aircraft. The aim is to maintain and develop the existing relationship in support of …

Unlike its NATO allies Britain and the US, Germany has refused to send arms to Ukraine to help the country defend itself from possible Russian aggression. Kyiv wants Berlin to change that policy and send weapons.

Ukraine has sent an official request to the German government for support in the for…

On February 3, 2022, State Secretary Benedikt Zimmer, responsible for armaments, signed the second implementation agreement (Implementing Arrangement 2) for the Euro Drone. This agreement contains the regulations for the development and production phase including the initial flight operations. This …

BERLIN / WASHINGTON — Germany is leaning toward purchasing the U.S. fighter jet F-35 built by Lockheed Martin to replace its ageing Tornado in the role of nuclear sharing, a German defence source told Reuters on Thursday, but a final decision has not been taken.

Another source, close to the Ger…

OTTAWA — Last night, as part of Canada’s recently announced immediate support to Ukraine and the extension and expansion of Operation UNIFIER, the Canadian Armed Forces’ (CAF) training and capacity-building mission in Ukraine, a CAF C-177 Globemaster departed CFB Trenton carrying non-lethal milita…