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The Spanish Government has approved this Tuesday, during the Council of Ministers, the modernization of the PATRIOT air defence system, in which the engineering and technology industrial group Sener is developing for Raytheon the new control section of the GEM-T missile. This modernization is necessary to ensure the interoperability of the Spanish Armed Forces with those of its allied countries and to comply with the international commitments acquired by the country. Sener Aerospace & Defence will be Raytheon’s partner to contribute to European GEM-T missile development and production, thus reinforcing the Spanish industry role in designing and manufacturing of actuation and control system technologies. “We celebrate the decision to modernize the PATRIOT defence system and are proud to make our technological capabilities available to our Armed Forces and NATO allies. We once again thank Raytheon for the trust placed in Sener”, said Rafael Orbe Corsini, Defence General Director at Sener. “Our collaboration with Raytheon consolidates our role as an international center of excellence in the design and manufacturing of missile actuation and control systems.” Raytheon has recently awarded Sener a contract to develop the electro-mechanical control section of the PATRIOT GEM-T missile. As a strategic industrial partner, Sener directly contributes to missile production in Europe in support of the recently awarded GEM-T contract by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) for a quantity of up to 1,000 missiles for a coalition of nations, including Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, and Spain. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/d-sP5Jy7 #Sener #Raytheon #RTX #PATRIOT #airdefence #missiledefence #missile #interceptor #defence #industry #Spain #armedforces #technology #cooperation #NATO

Incredible to see NATO's continued focus on strengthening multinational cooperation through these five new initiatives! These projects will undoubtedly enhance Allied deterrence and defence, bringing key capabilities to the forefront. Key highlights: Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS): Boosting joint intelligence, surveillance, and electromagnetic warfare capabilities. Artillery Munitions Interoperability: Standardizing fire testing and certification across Allies for greater synergy. Distributed Synthetic Training Environment: Leveraging immersive virtual training for multinational operational benefits. Space Technologies: NORTHLINK and STARLIFT projects stepping up NATO’s secure Arctic satellite communications and space operations readiness. Next Generation Rotorcraft & Airspace Cooperation: Furthering work to modernize NATO’s air capabilities and cross-border training. It’s inspiring to witness such strategic collaboration, ensuring NATO is ready to meet future challenges! #NATO #Defense #MultinationalCooperation #Security #Innovation #AlliedStrength

A NATO synthetic training environment for Medical would assist the Alliance in delivering interoperable healthcare to recognized standards. The medical education industry is exploiting video gaming technology to provide today’s solutions in this area.

Multinational solutions are a way to ensure the Alliance reinforces its capabilities in critical domains (RPAS, space, training , munition standards and others…to support our deterrence and defence posture. Stating the obvious, but some of these areas demonstrste this is far beyond a Defence-only effort and requires an all of government and all of society approach. Moving fast…

🤝 EDA and SESAR Deployment Manager renew strategic partnership ✈ EDA and the SESAR Deployment Manager have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding which will further enhance the efficiency and collaboration between #civil and #military stakeholders in the #European airspace, ensuring the necessary interoperability between civil and military actors. Today’s signing confirms the shared commitment of both organisations to coordinate efforts where civil and military interests converge. The MoU was signed by EDA’s Chief Executive, Jiří Šedivý, and SDM’s Executive Director, Mariagrazia La Piscopia, at Belgian Air Force Airbase Melsbroek. Read more - https://lnkd.in/eH3kmuVc #EUdefence #airspace #aviation #EU #defence #ATM #airtraffic

NATO’s future: Baltic states: based on open information, fortifying their frontiers with Russia, building massive bunker lines, cooperating with each other, implying lessons learned from Ukraine war sounds good. Good defence spending. More volunteer/mandatory draft personnel Using geography for their defence to the maximum effect. Interlocking the defence lines with border countries. Suwalki Gap: Preparing defensive line using maximum of geography, having quick reaction forces close by to hit enemy forces in the flanks when they attacking defensive line & to reinforce the defensive line. Prepare for quick reinforcement of the Baltic forces by sea, protecting the Baltic Sea and making it a “aces-denial” area for Russian maritime and air forces, quick strike against all SSM batteries (Iskander etc). Kaliningrad: *Take out Russian orbiting military satellites *Using SEAD/Wild Weasel tactics against Russian S400 etc and flying AWACs assets (Use of F35 & F22) *take out all SSM batteries etc posing a threat to Baltic maritime operations R&D: *EW against drones *countering Russian EW capabilities & GPS denial (Investigate Russian captured equipment from Ukraine & Ukrainian experience on the matter) Poland: *prioritise Poland in weapon shipments from US, Europe & South Korea *intensive training to optimize cooperation between Polish ground forces, NATO air forces & NATO quick responds troops to reinforce Polish ground forces Europe as a whole: Economics: Massive increase in Defence spendings & military training. Preparing/restoring military basis, military ports, military support facilities, military airfields and location hubs to full working order, protecting them with long, medium and short range air defences (multi layered) protecting those sites from anything from Iskander M missiles to FPV drones. Protecting those sites in case of attacks on vital infrastructure (power supply), prioritising them in the power grid and making them self sustaining as much as possible. Navy: Having hunter-killer submarines nearby to protect the Baltic Sea, Scandinavian Sea (Denmark strait), North Sea from Russian spy ships and maritime assets targeting undersea infrastructure, wind farms & off shore drilling. Preparing and using the Island of Gotland as an unsinkable carrier, access-denial/protection for Baltic Sea. (Special attention to sea lanes, Baltic countries, Kaliningrad & Saint Petersburg) Airforce: AWACS, ELINT, SIGNIT coverage of wider area Ukraine, Baltics, Finish/Russia border and borders between former Sovjet satellites states and Russia. Defence industries: Better cooperation between defence industries instead of competition. Remove politics from defence spending (nations spending on local defence industry to secure jobs-votes) Rapidly prioritising Military defence industry for the production of SAM installations/munition, share licences, production on multiple sites/countries (Patriot, NASAM, IRIS-T, man-pads) and ammunition of all sorts.

What does ‘defence cooperation’ really mean? A fascinating morning at the 12th annual Königswinter defence conference at Armourers Hall, discussing German-British defence cooperation and our many shared security challenges. While travelling in on the Tube, I happened to be listening to a brilliant InsideAir podcast produced by 7644 (PR) Sqn, RAuxAF. It movingly told the story of a British Royal Air Force (RAF) exchange pilot who was retasked at very short notice with flying a Luftwaffe - German Airforce A400M aircraft back into a highly dangerous and chaotic Kabul Airport - at night, with no night vision goggles - to rescue two German soldiers who had been left behind in the final stages of the evacuation in 2021, with no force protection team on board. Both were returned home to their families. It is easy to talk of defence cooperation in abstract policy terms, but what a superb and tangible example of the modern military powers of Europe working ever closer together. Out of global conflict, Europe coalesced, through NATO - with our American friends - and through a network of bilateral agreements and industrial partnerships. Pooled European industrial capacity and engineering expertise enabled the creation of the mighty A400M aircraft. A Luftwaffe aircraft and very brave German crew flew a highly risky mission under the command of a British officer. Personnel exchanges; NATO operations, exercises and planning; interoperability programmes and industrial resilience policies are no longer nice to do, they are fundamental to protecting our way of life. They all cost time and money, neither of which we have much of, which is why gathering industry, government and the military from nations with shared interests is so timely - and essential.

🚨 Eye-Opening Insights from U.S. Military Command in Europe 🚨 In April 2024, senior American military officials in Europe revealed remarkable and alarming data about the rapid reconstruction capabilities of the Russian army—both in personnel and military assets. These findings have prompted NATO countries to expedite their operational capabilities through emergency procurement, focusing on swift delivery times. Countries like Germany, Great Britain, Poland, and the Baltics are already gearing up for potential confrontations with Russia in the near future, aligning with NATO's assessments. This situation opens up significant opportunities not just for traditional suppliers from Europe and the USA, but also for friendly nations such as Israel and South Korea, who offer advanced, NATO-compatible capabilities with quick delivery and competitive pricing. Israeli defense exports soared to a record $13.073 billion in 2023, marking the third consecutive year of record-breaking growth in the sector. Geographically, Europe was not the biggest export market with Only 35 percent of the pie (~$4.55 billion) and if we take into account the one-time mega deal of the Arrow air defense system in Germany, the numbers seem to be much lower, so there is still a lot of room for increasing sales in this market. At Defense Beacon, we specialize in global defense consulting, identifying early trends and highlighting concrete business opportunities. Our clients include top-tier Israeli companies. Want to learn more? Connect with me here or visit our company website (link in the comments). 🚀🔗 #Defense #Military #NATO #Procurement #BusinessOpportunities #DefenseBeacon, #Defenseopportunities, IAI - Israel Aerospace Industries, Elbit Systems, Aeronautics Group, Plasan, CONTROP Precision Technologies Ltd.BlueBird Aero Systems Ltd. ELTA Systems Ltd, Orbit Communication Systems, Gilat Satellite Networks, Imco Industries Ltd. BIRD Aerosystems, AeroSol, Astronautics C.A Ltd, Epsilor Electric Fuel, UVision Air Ltd. Hartech Technologies , ISI - ImageSat International, DSIT SOLUTIONS Ltd. Ashot Ashkelon Industries Ltd, MAGAM-SAFETY, Fibrotex Technologies Ltd, Cognyte, CTI Computech International, Reshef Technologies, Phantom Technologies LTD, IMC Microwave Industries, AccuBeat, Commtact Ltd.Netline Communications Technologies (NCT), DRS RADA Technologies, https://lnkd.in/d2myWJ6u

In connection with the adoption of the #EDIS (https://lnkd.in/dvs3eHhZ), other military development and supply projects relevant to #Ukraine could be funded. The Permanent Structured Cooperation (#PESCO) program, initiated on December 11, 2017, has been significantly developed and defined in light of the changing geopolitical context. The main goal of PESCO is to strengthen #defenсe cooperation between the participating countries, based on 20 commitments made by each of them to each other. Established as a tool for cooperation and defence capacity building, PESCO has become an important mechanism in #European security. For Ukraine, participation in PESCO can provide access to technology and increase interoperability between the #UkrainianArmedForces and the military of the European Union. The PESCO concept is defined by several key areas, including strengthening cooperation to enhance the security of the Union, developing new defence capabilities through 60 PESCO projects, cooperating with other defence initiatives, and involving third countries in joint projects. The first strategic review of PESCO, conducted in 2020, identified recommendations for the further development of the program for the next period (2021-2025), while the next review is scheduled for 2025. These steps demonstrate the ongoing relevance and evolution of PESCO as a key component of the #EuropeanUnionSecurity and defenсe. #strategy #future #technology #innovation #Ukraine

Another significant cooperation model of joint submarine development. tkMS has the remarkable ability to adapt it's cooperation, joint development and submarine construction to the specific requirements of its partners. It has done so in many countries including Italy, South Korea, Turkey, Singapore, Israel etc and has similarly offered it's submarine expertise to India for the P75(I) programme in partnership with MDL Mumbai, India's only submarine builder.