Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) Frontex continues its development phase of the drone component for maritime border surveillance missions. Its latest call for tenders raises questions: the agency wants medium-altitude drones and
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(B2 in Paris) French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly signed a cyber convention on Thursday (November 14) with the eight major national industrial contractors. More than the - symbolic - convention, it is the objective under
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(B2 in Avord) At the 2019 Defense Summer University at the Avord base (near Bourges), France, military, industrial and political leaders shared, on condition of anonymity, their concerns about Cooperation
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(B2 at the Paris Air Show) The SCAF, the future aircraft of the European future, was the main star of the international air and space show in Le Bourget. Manufacturers and the General Management of
Read(B2) Recently published: (blog) The Danes arrive in Barkhane at the end of 2019, the renewal of institutions, a hell of a rubik's cube! (decryption) Standardization, a key to European interoperability (Opinion) Weapons
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(B2) Recently published: (exclusive) The compromise on the European Defense Fund dissected. Main points, first analysis EUCAP Sahel Mali mission extended, mandate extended to Chad, Burkina Faso and Mauritania (exclusive) United States
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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
Read(B2) Recently published: (blog) A European defense for the day after tomorrow. Series of conferences (blog) Latest news from EU peacekeeping missions – CSDP (January 2019) Special diary. The little sentences of
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(B2) Recently published: (blog) Jim Mattis throws in the towel Hungary goes shopping at Airbus and KMW The Christmas present for the 28. Operation Sophia extended by three months The Alliance's 2019 budget
Read(B2) Unlike some of its Eastern neighbours, despite an asserted Euro-Atlantic tropism, Hungary continues to buy Europeans to modernize its army. It has shown it again in recent days with two consecutive orders from
Read(B2) Recently published: (blog) 69 Libyan coastguards and sailors in Italy for training Interest in acting for sectoral measures is not the same as for individual measures (Bank Mellat judgment) (blog)
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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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(B2) The latest report from the German Ministry of Defense mentions several unresolved problems on the European transport aircraft A400M. Some may seem light (petrol fumes in the cockpit), others are
Read(B2) Recently published: Two Chabab officials blacklisted by the European Union (blog) Who is the Wagner group, Putin's privates operating in Syria? (exclusive) Salisbury attack. The '28'
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(B2) If Europe is at the heart of the future military programming law (LPM) for 2019-2025 (1), it is not unanimous among French industrialists. Interviewed by the deputies of the Defense Committee, they
Read(B2) Recently published: ESSOR, software radio for armies. An old project boosted by PESCO (blog) British helicopters in support of Operation Barkhane in the Sahel Permanent structured cooperation. Mistakes galore. THE
Read(B2) Recently published: Hungary wants to strengthen its air force and equip itself with Airbus A319 The intimate colloquium with Germany necessary for European construction (Emmanuel Macron) Defense / Industries France. Unlocking
Read(B2) The European manufacturer Airbus Helicopters has informed the Polish authorities that it has seized the Stockholm arbitration court after the decision to interrupt the tender procedure for the Caracal helicopters. A letter was sent
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(B2) Defense Minister István Simicskó announced on Wednesday (December 20) that the Hungarian Defense Forces (HDF) had purchased two Airbus A319s to provide strategic transport for their military. Machines
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