Multi-billion-Euro contract
Rheinmetall awarded contract for ‘Tactical Wide Area Network for Land Based Operations’ (TaWAN LBO). (Rheinmetall) Rheinmetall successful with TaWAN LBO for the Bundeswehr – digitalisation of the armed forces is picking up speed Rheinmetall has been awarded a contract in another important large-scale project for the Bundeswehr in the field of digitalisation. As the prime […]
Rönner continues to operate the Flensburg shipyard FSG
At the press conference at the FSG shipyard on 31 January 2025: (from left to right) Dr Christoph Morgen (provisional insolvency administrator of FSG), Michael Schmidt (Chairman of workers union IG Metall Flensburg), Daniel Günther (Minister President of Schleswig-Holstein), Thorsten Rönner (Managing Owner Rönner Group), and Chas Kelly (Chairman of SeaRoad Shipping). (Marianne Lins FSG) […]
Lockheed Martin delivers first F-16 Block 70 jet to Bulgaria
Bulgaria has ordered 16 total aircraft Lockheed Martin announced on February 3 the delivery of the first F-16 Block 70 jet to Bulgaria, marking a major step forward in the country’s efforts to modernize its air force. The delivery was celebrated in a ceremony on January 31 morning in Greenville, South Carolina, attended by Bulgaria’s Minister of Defence, Atanas Zapryanov, […]
ASELSAN closed 2024 with over 1 billion USD export deals
ASELFLIR-500, electro-optical reconnaissance, surveillance and targeting system. (ASELSAN) A record high figure in its history ASELSAN also expanded its global footprint with the opening of new offices worldwide, steadily advancing toward its ambitious 2030 goals. ASELSAN, Türkiye’s leading defense company, achieved an outstanding performance in international sales in 2024 and exceeded 1 billion dollars of […]
ArianeGroup strengthens its Defence business in Germany
ArianeGroup has appointed Thomas Tschirner to head up programme management of the company’s Defence business in Germany. (ArianeGroup) Appoints Thomas Tschirner to head up a new división As part of its Defence Programmes directorate, ArianeGroup has appointed Thomas Tschirner to head up programme management of the company’s Defence business in Germany, where he will be […]
Indra Group has entered into an agreement with Redeia Corporación
(from left to right) Roberto García Merino, CEO of Redeia; José Vicente de los Mozos, CEO of Indra Group; Ángel Escribano, Chairman of Indra Group; Beatriz Corredor, Chairwoman of Redeia; Mariano Aparicio, Commercial Director of the Telecommunications Business of Redeia. (Indra) For the acquisition of 89.68% of the share capital of Hispasat Indra Group has entered […]
FORCIT plans to invest more than EUR 200 million in the construction of a new TNT production facility in Pori, Finland
Joakim Westerlund, CEO of FORCIT. (FORCIT) The state-owned private equity company Tesi is negotiating investments in the production plant project TNT is a widely used explosive that has been used in military applications for a long time. There is currently limited capacity for TNT production in Europe. The production and logistics solutions regarding the new facility […]
Navantia UK announces investment plan for Harland & Wolff
Navantia UK announces investment plan for Harland & Wolff. (Navantia) The FSS programme investment plan will be expanded and include the four sites Navantia UK has announced plans to invest in Harland & Wolff’s facilities to strengthen Britain’s defence, maritime and clean energy industrial capabilities, supporting jobs and economic growth across the country. Following the […]
Navantia UK completes acquisition of Harland & Wolff
Navantia UK completes acquisition of Harland & Wolff. (David Cordner) Navantia UK is a subsidiary of Navantia S.A., S.M.E., the Spanish state-owned shipbuilding and engineering company Navantia UK announced on January 27 the completion of its acquisition of Harland & Wolff’s facilities in Belfast, Appledore, Methil and Arnish, protecting more than 1,000 jobs across the […]
AMMROC leads strategic growth in Aerospace
Signing MoU AMMROC and MARSHALL: Jasem Al Marzooqi, CEO of AMMROC, Ahmed Bin Saifan, EVP-MRO of AMMROC, Rob Bricker, Business Development Director at Marshall, and Bob Baxter, Chief Growth Officer at Marshall. (AMMROC) Through partnership with Marshall AMMROC, the region’s leading provider of Military maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) solutions has signed a Memorandum of […]
