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Ensuring a State of The Art Inner Layer Air Defense System
September 03 by Alexander StephensonAhead of the Full Spectrum Air Defence conference, taking place online 22-24 September, Defence iQ interviewed Fabian Ochsner of Rheinmetall Air Defence AG, one of the conference’s industry partners.
Addressing Contemporary Air Defence Challenges
August 21 by Alexander StephensonAhead of the Full Spectrum Air Defence conference, taking place online 22-24 September, Defence iQ interviewed James McGovern of Raytheon Missiles & Defense, one of the conference’s industry partners.
The Evolving Air and Missile Defence Threat
February 10 by James BosbotinisThe spectrum of air and missile threats is becoming increasingly complex and diverse, a trend set to continue for the foreseeable future, and poses distinct operational, strategic, and technical chall...
Russian strategy and the evolving anti-access/area denial threat in Europe
June 06 by James BosbotinisThe trajectory of Russia’s national policy combined with its on-going rearmament programme poses a growing threat to security in the Euro-Atlantic. Russian actions in Georgia in 2008, Ukraine since 20...
Romania positioned as Eastern Europe’s hub of ballistic missile defence as NATO’s Aegis Ashore facility certified operational
May 24 by Defence IQ PressIn one of the most significant European missile defence developments in recent years, the Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defence facility at the Deveselu facility in Romania was declared operational o...
UK leads NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission to deter Russian air incursions
April 29 by Bruce JonesTyphoons from RAF from II(AC) Squadron based in Lossiemouth in Scotland deployed on 27 April to Ämari Air Base in Estonia to take part for four months in NATO's Air Policing Mission. They ha...
Integrated Air and Missile Defence Eastern Europe: Requirements and Holdings Report 2016
April 27 by Defence IQ PressAir and missile defence programmes and requirements continue to evolve at a rapid pace. The threats posed by Russia in Europe have prompted increased ballistic missile defence initiatives in the regio...
Netherlands requires smarter GBAD software and data fusion, among new capabilities
February 08 by Richard de SilvaAir and missile defence has grown in importance for nations around the world: as the threats to national security and infrastructure have increased dramatically in recent years. The exacerbation of po...
Thailand orders stationary air defence systems from Germany
January 12 by Victor M. S. BarreiraImage: Rheinmetall Defence. In an effort to modernise its ground-based air defence capability, the Royal Thai Army (RTA) has awarded Germany’s Rheinmetall Defence a contract for the acquisiti...
Germany Announces MEADS Selection for Future Air and Missile Defense System
June 10 by Lockheed Martin Press OfficeThe German Federal Ministry of Defence has chosen the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) as the basis for Taktisches Luftverteidigungssystem (TLVS), a next-generation network-based tactical ai...
Air defence vital to Poland's national security, geopolitics in Europe
June 02 by Richard de SilvaThis year, the Integrated Air and Missile Defence conference is branching out towards a special Eastern Europe-focused summit to be held in Warsaw this July. Senior ministers and officers from Polan...
Thales Raytheon Systems signs contract with NATO to strengthen theatre missile defence capabilities
June 01 by ThalesRaytheonSystems Company LLCThalesRaytheonSystems signed a €92.5 million ($101.5 million) contract with NATO for a significant upgrade to the Alliance’s current missile defence command and control capability. By brin...