Greetings 2024/2025
I Wishing you and your loved ones a wonderful holiday season, Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!. In 2024 we’ve been actively engaged in NATO projects, with 12 ongoing studies and significant roles...
Atlantic Organization for Security (AOS)
Customer Intimacy
An increasingly complex, evolving, and fast-paced world necessitates a careful examination of the ways in which interactions between parties take place. Whether these parties belong to the customer realm, meaning those who receive services,...
New Missile Orders from EU Countries: Strengthening European Air Defense Capabilities
The recently concluded Conference on European Air and Missile Defense marked a significant milestone in advancing the establishment of a common air defense system in Europe. The conference successfully achieved its objectives of raising...
Demystifying NATO: A Guide for Young Minds
Insights from General Lavigne’s Speech at the “NATO Youth Summit” Workshop General Lavigne, NATO Supreme Allied Transformation Commander, delivered a compelling speech during the “NATO Youth Summit” workshop, highlighting the evolving role of NATO...
Contract Purchasing: Overcoming Inflation & Exchange Rate Variability
full document here – This article discusses the topic of inflation and its impact on purchasing contracts and supply chains. It provides an overview of inflation trends from the 1970s to the present day...
Military Implication of use of Novel Materials and Manufacturing Technologies
full document here – The use of Novel Materials and emerging manufacturing technologies in military applications offers many benefits. By using materials that are specifically designed for military applications, military personnel can have greater...
European Defence Funds for 2023
The European Commission has adopted today its 2023 Work Programme under the European Defence Fund, with an important budget of 1.2 B€ (in 2022 the budget was 924 M€). The 34 topics cover a...
Patriot Pac3 MSE test in Germany
A German-modified M903 launcher successfully launched a Lockheed Martin PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor in a flight test on May 11, 2023. The test was conducted by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) against a...
Air Force will launch the Engine Core Upgrade for the F-35
The Air Force has decided not to pursue a new engine for the F-35A in its fiscal 2024 budget request because the new engine was simply too expensive to develop, Air Force Secretary Frank...
The next phase of the project development and the new timeline of the FCAS program
France and Germany and two of the main companies involved, Airbus and Dassault Aviation, have formally agreed on the transition to a crucial phase of the FCAS project during which a demonstration jet, which...
UK Defence cyber skills to be boosted through industry partnership
Individuals and teams across Defence will be upskilled to confront the latest cyber threats and prove cyber readiness The Ministry of Defence will collaborate with Immersive Labs, an industry leader in cyber resilience, to...
Gaps in NATO’s hypersonic defense
The number of hypersonic missiles is growing: this corresponds to a new great race for power for effective defenses against the revolutionary weapon. The Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) -based system is still the basis of...
GREECE – FOLLOW-ON SUPPORT FOR F100-PW-229 ENGINE MAINTENANCE
WASHINGTON, January 12, 2022 – The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Greece of Follow-on Support for F100-PW-229 Engine Maintenance and related equipment for...
From 2021 to 2022
2021 was an important year for AOS. This despite the pandemic, which we all hoped would end in the summer of 2021! Direct contact is essential for those who, like us in AOS, carry...
Experts reflect on hypervelocity systems
In October 2021, experts from 12 EDA Member States as well as Norway and Switzerland participated in an online workshop organised by the Agency to identify and discuss research & technology needs as well...
EDIDP: 4.7M Program for Maritime Surveillance Capabilities
Passive Acquisition by Digital Convergence (PADIC) is a Swedish-led project for the development of passive sensor-based coastal protection radars. The PADIC project is managed by the Swedish company SAAB, accompanied by Patria, from Finland, and CAFA...
Mobile Human Unmanned Secure Technology: the Introduction of a Mobile Security Solution
Centigon France and Delta Drone have developed this device for extended and accurate intelligence in mobility situations, while protecting human resources from danger. This fully integrated technological innovation can be operated in difficult conditions,...
UK Ministry of Defence: $321.6 million to Boeing to Support RAF Poseidon Fleet for Next 5 Years
Boeing and the UK Ministry of Defence have signed an agreement for Boeing to support the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) fleet of Poseidon MRA1 maritime patrol aircraft and train the crews that operate them....
U.S. Army: $600M Sustainment Contract for AMPV to BAE Systems
The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems a contract worth up to $600 million for the sustainment and support of the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) over the next five years. BAE Systems is currently...
EDF 2021: 23 calls for proposals for €1.2 billion
The European Commission adopted the first European Defence Fund (EDF) annual work programme. EU Commission: “Cooperation to Become the Norm” During the first year, the EDF will co-finance large-scale and complex projects for a...