Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) Spain will join the project of the future European fighter plane (SCAF), alongside France and Germany. This is the meaning of the letter of intent signed this Thursday, February 14 by the Spanish Minister Margarita
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(B2) The French and German Defense Ministers took advantage of a visit to a Safran site on Wednesday (6 February) to announce the signing of the first two contracts within the framework of the
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(B2) After long months of negotiations, Israel finally formalized the failure of the procedure to sell its used F-16s to Croatia in mid-January. Until the last moment, Zagreb tried to multiply
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(B2) The European armed forces of NATO and EU countries will be able to continue to have access to Ukrainian Antonov-124 jumbo jets for transporting heavy military equipment (helicopters, tanks, etc.) Managed by the 'support agency
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(B2) The Bulgarian choice finally fell on the American aircraft. Sofia will start negotiations with the United States to buy F-16 planes. An eminently technical choice supports the government Defense Ministers
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(B2 in Paris) Air Force General Philippe Lavigne was appointed Air Force Chief of Staff (CEMAA) on July 18th. The former Mirage 2000 fighter pilot gave an update, with
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(B2) The two French (F. Parly) and German (U. von der Leyen) Defense Ministers have decided to take the next step on the combat aircraft of the future, as on the future land machine The agreement
Read(B2) The operations carried out in Afghanistan highlighted "a major shortcoming in the field of heavy helicopters", recognized the head of the French army, General Jean-Pierre Bosser. A
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(B2) France, Spain and Germany hope to be able to integrate the update of the Tiger helicopter as a project of the Permanent Structured Cooperation. On September 26, the Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR)
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(B2) After the British, and while waiting for the Europeans grouped together in a common fleet, the French have just officially welcomed their first A330 MRTT. This multirole tanker designed by Airbus gives a facelift
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(B2) The Bulgarian Ministry of Defense announced that it had received, on October 1, the proposals of three States – the United States, Sweden and Italy – for the supply of a new combat aircraft,
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(B2) The defense ministers of Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia are due to sign this Thursday (October 4) a memorandum of understanding to create a multinational aviation program for
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(B2) Watch out for the rush towards the finish line. This is essentially what the auditors of the United States Court of Auditors (GAO) say. The study they released in June is worth a look, while
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(B2) “No doubt: the UK will keep the air combat sector flying high as we move towards the next generation. » British Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson launched
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(B2) The Slovak government approved, on Wednesday July 11, the purchase of 14 American F-16 Block 70/72 fighter planes for an amount of approximately 1,6 billion euros. The Slovak government rejected the offer made by the
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(B2 in Paris Nord Villepinte) Are the 'heavy' and the 'connected' the vectors of tomorrow's weapons? The 2018 edition of the Eurosatory land armaments exhibition in Paris, in any case, seems to show it. Review
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(B2) Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel has put the ball back in the center in the complicated affair of the renewal of the Belgian fighter aviation and the replacement of the F-16s. After the Council of Ministers on Friday
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(B2) Maintenance in operational condition, the famous “MCO”, has been identified in France as one of the major challenges for the Armed Forces. The critical availability rates of certain aircraft have led to a great
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(B2) Dassault Aviation and Airbus announced in Berlin, during the ILA air show, that they had signed an agreement to develop and produce the Future Air Combat System (SCAF or NCAS) as well as the future
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