Category: Notizie Estero
U.S. transfers TOW missiles to Philippines
The U.S. government has donated 100 TOW-2A guided anti-tank missiles to the Philippines on Nov. 23. Photo: U.S. State Department U.S. National Security Advisor (NSA) Robert C. O’Brien participated in the ceremonial handover of the weapons. For more information, hit the Source below Source Source
France Awards $2 Bn Order for Three E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes
Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, approved on November 4, 2020 the acquisition of three E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning and command aircraft.
Managed by the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA), this acquisition will be made under a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) agreem…
First EU Defense Review Admits Military Shortfalls
BRUSSELS — The European Union acknowledged on Friday that it lacks the capabilities to meet its goal – pushed most strongly by its biggest members – to become a standalone military power able to help NATO or deploy troops rapidly to regional crises.
Seeking to address major shortfalls, the EU’s…
DGA Contract Kicks Off Design of Sensor Suite for NGWS / FCAS Project
Within the framework of the development project for the Next Generation Weapons System (NGWS / FCAS), on October 16 the Secretaries of State for Defense of Spain, Germany and France signed the Consolidated Implementation Agreement number 2, on integration of Spain in Phase 1A of research, developmen…
Occar, EU Commission Sign Agreements to Develop Defense Industry
BRUSSELS — European Commission and Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) signed Contribution Agreements for the management and implementation of two European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) project grants, in the fields of defence research and development, and capa…
