Europe

Europe

IAI

Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) and Czech Aero Vodochody AEROSPACE a.s. signed a partnership agreement relating to technical and marketing cooperation for the military...
interoperability

Interoperability in coordinating plans and communicating in battle is especially important when several armies are involved. The U.S. Army in Europe needs to ensure...
target drone

A new model of a target drone will support military training. Following comprehensive testing, Leonardo’s new Mirach-40 (M-40) target drone has been authorized for...
image recognition

Power failures as result of trees falling on power lines, cracks in isolators and parts that have come loose, can be detected early with...
cybersecurity

While hackers have been constantly reaching out for new technologies, information security teams are also obliged to adopt advanced technological methods in order to...
uav deal

After a prolonged process, which included a test crash, Italy is edging closer to acquiring a new surveillance drone based on a business aircraft design....
automatic firearms

Estonia is about to launch negotiations with arms manufacturers to supply automatic firearms to the Estonian defense Forces (EDF) and other armed structures. The...
Light troop transport vehicles

Light troop transport vehicles fulfill an important role in infantry operations. There are various new developments in this field. The Belgium Ministry of Defense...
rental vehicle

2017 saw a spate of terrorist attacks where rental vehicles were used as ramming weapons to cause death and destruction in various countries in...
radar deal

The Czech Republic Ministry of Defence is understood to have deferred a deal to buy Eight ELM-2084 multi-mission radar systems worth Euro 175 million...
air defense system

Singapore has operationally deployed its new ASTER 30 air defense system. The missiles ordered at the end of summer 2013 were manufactured by European...
blockchain

The recent wave of deadly terrorist attacks in Europe, particularly in Paris, has raised questions regarding illegal firearms, such as deactivated Kalashnikov rifles, that...
missile defense

Defense corporations MBDA Missile Systems and Lockheed Martin announced a new joint venture, TLVS, to pursue the next generation Integrated Air and Missile Defense...
unmanned

Leonardo Helicopter Division has been heavily investing in the development of Rotary Wing Unmanned Air Vehicles (RUAV) and Optionally Piloted Helicopters (OPH), which provide...
traffic management

Anticipating millions of drones in its skies, Europe has taken measures to manage the traffic in its airspace. Skyguide, the Swiss air navigation service...
anti-drone laser

While researchers are working on a powerful 100-kilowatt laser to shoot down drones, smaller, more scientifically manageable projects have already been fielded. In fact,...
spike missiles

Latvia’s Ministry of Defense signed an agreement for the supply of the Spike missiles developed by Rafael, in a 108 Million Euro deal. The missiles will be...
cybersecurity

The digitalization of the energy and infrastructure field in recent years has made it more vulnerable to cyber threats. Providing cybersecurity to critical infrastructure...
simulator

While Big Data is already extensively used in the civil domain, for instance helping companies to improve decision-making based on customer spending (big) data,...
crime

Security departments in the UK and Belgium are currently testing an artificial intelligence (AI) program that will take on the arduous task of sifting...
gun suppressors

Traditionally, gun suppressors have been reserved for special operations forces or specialized troops. But over the last year, the US Marine Corps has experimented...
unmanned platforms

The  OCEAN2020 project is a cross-European military research program that will integrate unmanned platforms for maritime surveillance and interdiction. The project, a European Defence...