The Bundeswehr plans to use the “Tactical Air Control and Communication App” (TACC app) to train fighter control officers. Parts of the learning content will be available on mobile devices.Until now, the teaching of content has been limited to stationary simulators. Training on these devices requires the presence of an instructor. By using the TAAC…
Contents of the latest German military aid package for Ukraine have just been announced at the NATO summit in Vilnius. The packet includes: – 25 Leopard 1 A5 main battle tanks (from industry) – 40 Marder infantry fighting vehicles (from industry) – Five Bergepanzer 2 Armoured Recovery Vehicles (from industry) – Two Patriot launchers (from…
The recently agreed enhanced cooperation between NATO and EU in the field of defence led to further results: Recently, the report of the joint task force on critical infrastructure resilience was presented. This report is accompanied by a Parallel and Coordinated Assessment of the EU Hybrid Fusion Cell and NATO’s Hybrid Analysis Branch on the…
Yesterday, Budget Committee of the German Parliament approved several procurement projects in its last session before summer break. Among them is the succession of the “Luftlande-Wölfe” (air assault vehicle “Wolf”), which are to be replaced by Caracal. Germany and the Netherlands want to procure more than 1,500 vehicles. Caracal airborne vehicle family is the result…
Yesterday, the Budget Committee of the German Parliament approved the procurement of Chinooks as new Heavy Transport Helicopters (STH) for the Bundeswehr. For the $8.5 billion Bundeswehr will not only receive 60 Chinook Block IIs with air-to-air refuelling, but also spare parts, additional systems, maintenance and programme support. “With the selection decision for CH-47F Block…
When the first drones were deployed, US forces had to provide extra personnel for evaluation. The new sensors meant more work, not less. When the new directive “Need to Share” was coined in Afghanistan by the U.S. forces and the Afghanistan Mission Network (AMN) was very quickly made available for this purpose, many nations still…
It had already become apparent in recent weeks (we reported), but now it is official: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s term of office will be extended from October onwards, for the fourth time. “NATO Allies agreed on Tuesday (4 July 2023) to extend the mandate of Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg by a further year, until…
BAE Systems has successfully tested manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) on the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) C4UAS as a technology demonstration using IAI/ELTA Systems Ltd’s Rex MK II Unmanned Infantry Combat Support System. The ACV is an adaptable amphibious platform built to meet the operational needs of the U.S. Marine Corps, allowing space for new capabilities as…
The first large offset, with which German added value is to be realised on F-35s ordered to maintain nuclear sharing, has now gone under contract. And in this, Saxony lost out to North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). As Rheinmetall announced today, it has been contracted to produce the fuselage sections of F-35A Lightning II and is planning…
Germany is realigning its security policy. However, the intelligence services, as the early warning system of a robust democracy, are challenged by an unclear legal situation and rapid technological development. The intelligence services are not mentioned in the German National Security Strategy, criticises Roderich Kiesewetter, Member of the German Parliament and deputy chairman of the…