National defence is often focused on military strategy, i.e. various ways of reducing an adversary’s physical capacity and/or willingness to fight. However, the military assets of a state are only one aspect of its potential to deter and withstand aggression. The military capacity becomes largely ir…

Anápolis Air Base (BAAN) on Nov. 19 held the ceremony marking the conclusion of the KC-390 Aircraft Course for Portuguese Air Force (FAP) crew members, the result of a Bilateral Agreement signed between Brazil and Portugal.

The event was attended by the Commander of Logistics and President of th…

MIDLAND, Ontario — Raytheon ELCAN, a Raytheon Technologies subsidiary, and LEONARDO Germany, a Leonardo SpA subsidiary, were awarded a contract for 107,929 sights to provide the main combat sight (HKV) for the German Armed Forces. Leonardo Germany is the prime contractor to the BAAINBw and will pr…

LUXEMBOURG — The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has delivered the last batch of 139 armoured vehicles to the Portuguese Army, consisting of eight Emergency Response Vehicles, under the Light Armoured Tactical Vehicle programme or Viaturas Taticas Ligeiras Blindades (VTLC).

The deliv…