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 World News: Europe

  1. Rheinmetall To Supply Tank Subsystems to Arab Country

    Germany’s Rheinmetall has won a decisive share in a new project in the Middle East with a €475 million (US $635.6 million) order from an unnamed Arab country for subsystems and services for Leopard 2A7 main battle tanks and PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
  2. Britain Cuts 4,400 Soldiers as Army Downsizes

    Britain laid off more 4,400 soldiers Tuesday in a third wave of military job cuts intended to help tackle a budget deficit, the Ministry of Defence said.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
  3. Efforts to transform the way Britain buys military equipment and services took another step forward last week as the government published an acquisition white paper promising efficiency savings from single-source contracts, and outlined plans for the possible outsourcing of the wider procurement process to industry. QE ClassCarriers

    UK Touts Single-Source Policy, Outsourcing

    Efforts to transform the way Britain buys military equipment and services took another step forward last week as the government published an acquisition white paper promising efficiency savings from single-source contracts, and outlined plans for the poss

    • Jun. 17, 2013
  4. The Paris Air Show opened June 17 in Le Bourget, France. Colin Kelly / Staff

    Paris Air Show Takes Off

    It's off to a rainy start, but the Paris Air Show is officially underway.

    • Jun. 17, 2013
  5. Italian Defense Minister Mario Mauro File photo / Agence France-Presse

    Italian DM: Will Syria Boil Over Into Regional Conflict?

    Italy's new defense minister has a dire warning for Europe: The Syrian conflict is looking like a replay of the Spanish Civil War, which was fought between 1933 and 1939 and paved the way for World War II.

    • Jun. 16, 2013
  6. Training Plans: The French Air Force wants to replace its existing trainer aircraft with new ones that include embedded simulation, such as the Pilatus PC-21. Pilatus Aircraft

    France Spotlights Pilot Readiness

    Conflicted by the need to reduce training costs while retaining a cutting edge among its fast jet crews, the French Air Force is preparing to introduce a two-tier pilot readiness policy, and Chief of Staff Gen.

    • Jun. 15, 2013
  7. Norway's Military Conscription To Be Extended To Women

    Norway will soon become the only country in Europe to extend its military conscription to women in peacetime after parliament reached agreement on the issue Friday.

    • Jun. 14, 2013
  8. EDA Launches Online Government-to-Government Surplus Equipment Tool

    The European Defence Agency (EDA) on June 14 launched e-Quip, an online government-to-government surplus equipment information exchange tool.

    • Jun. 14, 2013
  9. Pentagon Details 2013 Sequestration Impact on Budget Accounts

    Sequestration spending reductions will cut $15.8 billion from the US Defense Department's 2013 budget, according to a Pentagon report.

    • Jun. 13, 2013
  10. Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon, left, with US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. Ya'alon is scheduled to meet Friday with Hagel to discuss loans ahead of a major US weapons package. Ariel Hermoni/Israel Defense Ministry

    Israel To Seek US-Backed Loan for Mega Arms Deal

    Israel's Defense Ministry is asking the US government to guarantee billions of dollars in low-interest bridge loans for a Pentagon-proposed package of V-22 Ospreys, F-15 radars and precision-strike weaponry that it ultimately intends to fund with future m

    • Jun. 13, 2013
  11. They're Back: The Su-35C is among the Russian aircraft that will fly at the Paris Air Show this year. United Aircraft Corporation

    Russia Returns to Paris With Eye on Expansion

    While the early buzz on the Paris Air Show swirls around scaled-back delegations from the US and others, Russia's military firms have seized the opportunity to make a splash on the global scene.

    • Jun. 12, 2013
  12. EADS: $10B Goal by 2020 Now Unlikely

    EADS North American will not be able to achieve a previous goal of $10 billion in business by 2020 barring the merger with another firm, the company's head said Wednesday.

    • Jun. 12, 2013
  13. Agency: Britain, Saudi Arabia Talk Strengthening Military Ties

    British Defence Secretary Philip Hammond discussed strengthening military and security ties with Saudi Arabia with top defense officials in the kingdom on Wednesday, the state-run SPA news agency reported.

    • Jun. 12, 2013
  14. BAE Systems has appointed Centrica boss Roger Carr to replace Dick Olver as its chairman. Will Oliver / AFP

    BAE Appoints Centrica Chief Carr as New Chairman

    BAE Systems has appointed Centrica boss Roger Carr to replace Dick Olver as its chairman, Europe's top defense contractor announced today.

    • Jun. 12, 2013
  15. Design Decision: The German Navy's Berlin-class fleet replenishment vessels, like the Frankfurt-am-Main, will be the basis for Canada's new supply ships. Brian Burnell via Wikimedia

    Canada Taps German Design for Navy's Support Ships

    Canada has selected the German Navy's Berlin-class design for its new fleet of supply ships, setting in motion the eventual construction of two vessels that are critical to maritime operations.

    • Jun. 11, 2013
  16. Bulgarian Defense Minister Delays Jet Fighter Purchase

    Bulgarian Defense Minister Angel Naydenov has announced that the much-awaited acquisition of new jet fighters for the Air Force will likely not be launched this year, reported local news agency BTA.

    • Jun. 11, 2013
  17. France Orders Nuclear Sub Base Security Investigation

    France on Tuesday ordered an inquiry into security at a nuclear submarine base off its western coast following a report that the ultra-sensitive site could easily be targeted by terrorists.

    • Jun. 11, 2013
  18. US Lineup: A view of the US military aircraft on display at the 2011 Paris Air Show. From left, an H-47 Chinook helicopter, C-5 transport, Reaper UAV, AH-1 Cobra and and UH-1 Huey helicopters, a pair of F-15s, an F-16 and a C-130 transport. The Reaper will be at this year's air show. Agence France-Presse

    Manned US Military Jets Will Skip Paris This Year

    The automatic budget cuts known as sequestration may not yet have crippled the US military, but they will certainly change the way the group is represented at the Paris Air Show.

    • Jun. 11, 2013
  19. UK Says Agency Could Save $311M on Single-Source Deals

    Britain's Ministry of Defence reckons it can save £200 million (US $311.1 million) a year by setting up an independent procurement body to oversee single-source contracts awarded to industry.

    • Jun. 10, 2013
  20. Bouvier MBDA

    Interview: Antoine Bouvier

    Europe's top missile maker emerged from the recent publication of the French government's austerity-driven defense white paper with three big development programs intact — and an endorsement from the administration of President François Hollande that the

    • Jun. 10, 2013
  21. Ex-PM Says Dutch Still Store US Nukes

    The Netherlands continues to store some 22 tactical US nuclear bombs at a southern air base where they were brought during the height of the Cold War, a former Dutch prime minister has revealed.

    • Jun. 10, 2013
  22. German Defense Chief Resists Fresh Pressure To Resign

    Germany's defense minister on Monday resisted mounting pressure to resign over a scrapped spy drone deal as Chancellor Angela Merkel said she continued to back him.

    • Jun. 10, 2013
  23. Lofty Goal: The Airbus A400M airlifter, seen here taking off on the last day of the Paris Air Show in 2011, is attempting to replace the Lockheed Martin C-130 and Boeing C-17 as the go-to workhorse for militaries worldwide. Agence France-Presse

    Amid Paris' Glamour, Talks of Mergers, Sales

    Behind the glittering showcase of domestic aerospace firms that will commence this month with the 50th edition of the Paris Air Show, talks are being held in the background to secure the future of French defense companies caught in a fiscal freefall.

    • Jun. 10, 2013
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