Italian Air Force gets SAMP/T NG

Today, OCCAR-EA Director Joachim Sucker and eurosam Managing Director Eva Bruxmeier signed the Amendment of the FSAF-PAAMS Sustainment & Enhancement (S&E) contract for the procurement of new generation ground based air defence systems SAMP/T NG for Italian Air Force. This procurement adds to the SAMP/T NG production ordered in January 2023 for the Italian Army…

Defence does not only take place at the front

The recently presented National Security Strategy makes it clear once again: “The high level of interdependence between external and internal security means that Germany’s ability to act externally also increasingly depends on its internal resilience. This resilience is the joint responsibility of the state, the private sector and society…”. However, this linkage between the civilian…

Swedish and Brazilian Gripen cooperation

Last week the last class of operational pilots responsible for the deployment of the F-39 Gripen in the 1st Air Defense Group (1st GDA) of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB), concluded the Delta Conversion Training at the Gripen Centre in Sweden. The course, conducted by the Swedish Air Force’s Phoenix Squadron, is divided into two…