A joint military exercise, “EX DHARMA GUARDIAN-2022”, between India and Japan will be conducted at Foreign Training Node, Belagavi (Belgaum, Karnataka) from 27 February 2022 to 10 March 2022. Exercise DHARMA GUARDIAN-2022 is an annual training event which is being conducted in India since 2018. No…

On 24/02/2022, OCCAR-EA Director, Matteo Bisceglia, on behalf of the German, French, Italian and Spanish Participating States, was delighted to sign the European MALE RPAS Stage 2 Contract with Airbus Defence & Space GmbH represented by the CEO, Michael Schoellhorn.

This important contract for …

Babcock has been awarded a further seven and a half year Maritime Fleet Sustainment Service contract – Hāpai Taua Manuao – by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF), further strengthening its relationship with the Royal New Zealand Navy.

As the Strategic Maritime Partner to the NZDF, Babcock will…

The Norwegian Government has allocated up to NOK 2 billion for humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, and will provide military equipment such as helmets and bulletproof vests to the war-torn country. The Government will also align itself with the sanctions imposed by the EU on Russia and will ensure…

The first 24 hours that NATO deployed Dutch fighter jets on the eastern flank of the NATO Convention Area are on. These are both F-35s and F-16s, which guard and secure the airspace armed there. The Royal Air Force has 8 aircraft available for this task, but is completely out of hand.

Yes, that…

The Committee’s report called for the Government to expand the fleet, to plug capability gaps, particularly in weapons systems, and to support the British Shipbuilding Industry.

The Government’s response welcomes the Committee’s report and agrees with much of the Committee’s assessment of the s…