OLLIOULES, France — The SMX31E is Naval Group newest submarine concept. She integrates the latest digital technologies for reinforced operational efficiency and significant versatility of use. Stealthier thanks to her biomimetic covering, the ship also benefits from an unmatched electrical energy …

PEARL HARBOR — U.S. Indo-Pacific Command forces and units from the Japan Self-Defense Force began exercise Keen Sword 21 (KS21), Oct. 26, on military installations throughout mainland Japan, Okinawa prefecture, and their surrounding territorial waters.

Keen Sword 21 is a biennial, Chairman of t…

HMAS Adelaide has provided a platform for Singapore Air Force CH-47 helicopter crews to qualify and land on the RAN’s largest vessels, HMA Ships Adelaide and Canberra.

The deck landing qualifications were conducted over two days off the coast of Queensland, where Adelaide is conducting a range o…

BRUSSELS — Europe’s maritime security has significantly improved over the last years on several aspects including international or regional cooperation, information sharing, capability development, risk management and training. This is the conclusion of a new report about the implementation of the…

A Franco-Finnish industrial “virtual” seminar initiated by the Finnish Ministry of Defence with Business Finland and organized by the GIFAS and the AFDA, in collaboration with the French Defence Procurement Agency, took place on October 21, 2020 from Dassault Aviation Headquarters in Saint Cloud, i…

This paper regarding the Italian case was written by Alessandro Marrone, Head of the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) Defence Programme, and Andrea Gilli, Senior Researcher, NATO Defense College, Affiliate at the CISAC.

This paper is issued shortly after the Chief of Defence’s Strategic Conce…