Rachel Reeves, the United Kingdom’s chief financial minister, has announced a $3.7 billion increase to the U.K. Ministry of Defence’s budget in 2025, Breaking Defense reported Wednesday. Reeves told lawmakers in a parliamentary speech that the budget increase would ensure that the U.K. provides Ukraine with military support “for as long as it takes.” The...
Hello, Guest!
Category: Europe
Post
Italy Eyes Fincantieri Blueprint for Drone-Armed Fleet
The Italian Navy has assigned its mainstay shipbuilder Fincantieri to design warships that can adapt to deploy airborne, surface and undersea drones. “It means looking at how best to handle storage, maintenance and loading ammunition,” Capt. Gianluca Marcilli, head of technology innovation within the Navy General Staff’s General Space and Innovation Office, told Defense News....
Post
Rheinmetall, DOK-ING to Set Up Joint Venture for Unmanned Systems
Rheinmetall and DOK-ING have agreed to establish a joint venture, pending approval from the European Commission and other regulatory authorities. The German automotive and arms manufacturer and the Croatian unmanned ground systems provider signed a memorandum of understanding in Berlin, under which they agreed to collaborate on the development of the new DOK-ING Komodo unmanned...
Post
BAE Systems Announces $285M Advanced Technology Factory Renovation Project
BAE Systems will renovate its aviation technology factory in Rochester, United Kingdom, to combine its manufacturing, engineering and office spaces and increase the site’s production capacity. The company said it will invest $285.27 million into a new, modern 32,000 sqm factory that would generate 300 jobs over the next five years. The renovation work will...
Post
Saab to Support British Army’s Oman Training Operations
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense and Saab have signed a contract modification worth $26 million to support the British Army’s training operations in Oman. The new agreement expands on a $72 million instrumented live training contract signed in April. The three-year contract seeks to provide the army with live simulation systems support across its...
Post
RTX to Deliver Air-to-Air Missiles Under Denmark’s Proposed FMS Deal
U.S. aerospace and defense contractor RTX could provide Denmark with AIM-120D-3 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles and related logistics and program support to Denmark under a possible $744 million foreign military sales program deal. Copenhagen’s request, which was recently approved by the U.S. Department of State, aims to acquire up to 203 AIM-120D-3 missiles, up...
Post
UK Royal Navy Unveils Planned Upgrades for Cornwall Military Base
The United Kingdom’s Defence Infrastructure Organisation is updating several 820 Naval Air Squadron facilities at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose in Cornwall, England. The $129 million deal, awarded on behalf of the Royal Navy to Kier Construction, with Mott MacDonald acting as technical services provider, will cover the refurbishment of the squadron’s hangars and other...
Post
Embraer, Czech Republic Sign Deal for New Transport Aircraft
Brazilian aerospace solutions manufacturer Embraer will deliver two C-390 Millennium multi-mission transport aircraft to the Czech Republic. On Friday, the Czech Ministry of Defense signed a contract for the Embraer NATO-standard systems, part of an effort to modernize the capabilities of the nation’s air force. Under the deal, the Brazilian multinational will also deliver comprehensive...
Post
UK Seeking National Armaments Director Responsible for Defense Export, Acquisition
The U.K. Ministry of Defence has created a new national armaments director role as part of reforms designed to keep pace with increasing global threats and to ensure the readiness of its defense personnel and capabilities to respond to potential conflict. The armaments director will provide warfighters with commercial equipment needed to operate in the...
Post
Lithuania Conducts Cyber Exercise Focused on Responding to Ransomware, Other Cyberthreats
Lithuania’s National Cyber Security Centre, or NCSC, recently held the Cyber Shield OpEx cybersecurity exercise involving 75 critical service providers in the country. During the event, the participants were trained on responding to ransomware and distributed denial-of-service attacks and website hacks, defacement and data leaks, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said Friday. The cyber exercise...