Thursday, December 31, 2020

Defence & Security News

Government Europa brings you the latest EU Defence & Security News from across the field of European Government Policy.

Hungarian military to purchase transport aircraft

Hungarian military to purchase transport aircraft

Lt. Gen. Tibor Benkő, the chief of Hungary’s General Staff of the Armed Forces, has unveiled plans to acquire three transport aircraft and a...
Breaking: ‘Explosion’ at Manhattan bus terminal

‘Explosion’ at Manhattan bus terminal

New York City Police say a man is being held after an explosion at a bus station in Manhattan. The incident reportedly happened on Monday...
Putin orders start of withdrawal from Syria

Putin orders start of withdrawal from Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the partial withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria, during a visit there on Monday (11 December). Putin had...
Qatar buys 24 Eurofighter Typhoons

Qatar buys 24 Eurofighter Typhoons

A £6bn (~€6.8bn) deal to sell Eurofighter Typhoons to Qatar will help safeguard thousands of UK jobs. BAE Systems employs about 5,000 people in the...
Landmark agreement deepens Nordic collaboration

Landmark agreement deepens Nordic collaboration

In a landmark defence collaboration, four Nordic states have launched a joint $500m (~€425m) procurement programme to acquire a common Nordic combat uniform (NCU)...
Russia receives new missile and artillery equipment

Russia receives new missile and artillery equipment

The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has detailed the delivery of new equipment to its land forces. The newly formed artillery formation of the...
Leonardo works on ‘Europe’s first fully digital’ radar

Leonardo works on ‘Europe’s first fully digital’ radar

Italy’s Leonardo is edging closer to producing a fully digital, active, electronically scanned array radar – the only one of its kind in Europe,...
UK foils Westminster terror plot

UK foils Westminster terror plot

Security services in the UK have foiled a terror plot to kill Prime Minister Theresa May in her official address at Downing Street. The...
France receives A400M fitted with pods for mid-air refuelling

France receives A400M fitted with pods for mid-air refuelling

France’s procurement office has revealed it received its 12th A400M airlifter, which is the first in the European programme to be fitted with two...
Warning over Russian anti-virus software

Warning over Russian anti-virus software

The UK government has issued a fresh warning about the security risks of using Russian anti-virus software. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is...

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