1st January 2017 saw the UK take the lead on NATO’s Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF). Spearheading the force will be the 20th Armoured Infantry Brigade (20 Armd Inf Bde), who will lead the taskforce of 14 nations, with the UK contributing some 3,000 personnel. The VTJF was devised as ...
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has signed off a record defence budget in the face of territorial disputes. A record defence budget has been signed off by Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Ape, in the face of territorial disputes with China and North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats. Spending on fighter jets and ...
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has given new contracts to BAE Systems and Rheinmetall Land Systeme GmbH to advance the Challenger 2 Life Extension Project. The £23M agreements mark the beginning of the competitive Assessment Phase. This will allow the companies to develop innovative upgrades which will keep the formidable Challenger ...
EDA Chief Executive Jorge Domecq has held talks in Belgrade with Serbian Minister of Defence Mr. Zoran Đorđević, as well as Representatives of the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee at the Serbian National Assembly. Current and future opportunities for cooperation between the EDA and Serbia were among the main topics ...
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