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In a deal valued at over $200 Million USD Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) signs contract to provide Special Mission Aircraft to a European country

21/07/202221/07/2022 Paolo Valpolini AEW&C, AGS, ELTA, Europe, IAI, Israel Aerospace Industries, MPA, NATO, SIGINT, special mission

Tel Aviv – July 21, 2022 – Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed a contract valued at over $200 million

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Special Forces from a European country adopt the FN FCU Mk3 Fire Control Unit to equip 40mm Multi-Shot Grenade Launchers

16/02/202216/02/2022 Paolo Valpolini Europe, FCS, FCU Mk3, FN Herstal, Special Forces

(Herstal, Belgium) – February, 16, 2022 – FN Herstal, the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of small calibre firearms and

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EDA finds record European Defence Spending in 2020 with slump in collaborative expenditure

06/12/202106/12/2021 Paolo Valpolini Defence Spending, EDA, Europe

Brussels, 6 December 2021.Today, the European Defence Agency (EDA) published its annual Defence Data report for 2019-2020, detailing defence spending

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Fincantieri and Navantia join forces for future ships. Mr. Giuseppe Giordo view

04/11/202111/11/2021 Paolo Valpolini Elefsis, EPC, Europe, FEINDEF, Fincantieri, France, Greece, Italy, Naval Group, Navantia, Naviris, OCCAR, Spain

By Paolo Valpolini A few hours before the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding with Navantia, the Spanish shipyards champion,

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From conventional to nuclear propulsion, from France to the US, the new Australian submarine policy

16/09/202116/09/2021 Paolo Valpolini Australia, Europe, France, Naval Group, submarines, Thales, UK, USA

By Paolo Valpolini In the European night between September 15th and 16th Australia announced its new submarine policy, which marks

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BlueBird Aero Systems, Part of Israel Aerospace Industries’ Eco-System, Completes Delivery of 100 VTOL UAVs to a European Customer

15/06/202115/06/2021 Paolo Valpolini BlueBird, Europe, IAI, Israel Aerospace Industries, UAV, VTOL

June 15, 2021- BlueBird Aero Systems, partially owned (50% of shares) by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), completed the delivery of

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AUSA Noon Report: the US Army in Europe and Africa, the CG view

08/02/202108/02/2021 Paolo Valpolini Africa, AUSA, Cavoli, Europe, MDTF, US Army, USAREUR-AF

By Paolo Valpolini With the end of the Cold War the United States considerably reduced their military presence in Europe.

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AUSA Noon Report: the word to the US Army Chief of Staff

20/01/202120/01/2021 Paolo Valpolini Arctic, AUSA, deterrence, Europe, Indo-Pacific, MaConville, modernisation, modernization, Security Force Assistance Brigade, US Army

By Paolo Valpolini 19 January 2021 – Talking on the eve of the Inauguration Ceremony of the 46th President of

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Elbit Systems: the HattoriX AI Enabled Target Acquisition System concluded demonstrations in eight countries across Europe

18/01/202118/01/2021 Paolo Valpolini demonstration, Elbit Systems, Europe, HattoriX

Haifa, Israel, January 18, 2021 – HattoriX, the innovative fire support system launched by Elbit Systems at the end of

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GA-ASI MOVES SUSTAINMENT OPERATIONS TO EUROPE

03/11/202003/11/2020 Paolo Valpolini ERSN, Europe, GA-ASI, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Mades, MQ-9, SABCA

SAN DIEGO – 03 ovember 2020 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), the world’s leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted

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