Florence Parly, Minister for the Armed Forces, on Monday May 18 launched the construction phase of the first of the four naval logistical ships (BRF) of the “Fleet Logistics ” (FLOTLOG) program (FLOTLOG). These ships are scheduled for delivery to the French Navy respectively in 2022, 2025, 2027 and …

VILLANOVA D’ALBENGA, Italy — While getting closer to the deadline for the submission of expressions of interest for the purchase of its business complexes, Piaggio Aerospace is awarded a new contract worth approximately € 125 million.

The Italian manufacturer, in extraordinary administration si…

On May 20, 2020, in accordance with the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, the administration delivered a report, “U.S. Strategic Approach to the People’s Republic of China” to members of Congress.

This report articulates our whole-of-government approach to China under the 2017 National Sec…

That the U.S. military is no longer the only — or even the dominant — user of air, land, sea, space and cyberspace is not disputed. In every domain where the U.S. military once went unchallenged, newcomers hope to usurp its long-held dominance. Less well-known are new challengers in the electromagne…

Government has issued Public Procurement (Preference to “Make in India’) Order 2017 vide Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) Notification No.P-45021/2/2017-B.E.-II dated 15.06.2017 (as amended on 29/05/2019) to encourage ‘Make in India’ and to promote manufacturing and production of…

PARIS — Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, on May 15, 2020 convened a ministerial investment committee devoted to the maintenance in operational condition (MCO) of the Dauphin Pedro and Panther helicopters. It adopted the new strategy for the support of these aircraft, which ensure the …