Germany

Europe Military Exercises 

Spangdahlem Air Base Hosts USAFE Large Force Exercise

July 12, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Germany, Military exercise, Spangdahlem Air Base, U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA)

Multiple wings from across U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa participated in a large force exercise hosted

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Europe Air 

Bundeswehr Renews Service Contracts with Airbus for Heron 1 Systems in Afghanistan and Mali

July 10, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Afghanistan, Airbus, Airbus Defence and Space, BAAINBw, German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), Germany, IAI Heron, Mali, Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV)

Airbus Defence and Space and the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) have signed a

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Europe Torpedos 

U.S. Approves FMS Sale of 64 MK 54 Lightweight Torpedoes to Germany

July 10, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), German Navy, Germany, Lockheed P-3 Orion, MK 54 Lightweight Torpedo, Torpedo, USA

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of 64 MK 54 All Up Round Lightweight torpedoes to Germany

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Air Europe 

Safran Signs Contract to Support German, Norwegian NH90 Engines

June 30, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Germany, NATO Helicopter Management Agency (NAHEMA), NHIndustries NH90, Norway, Rolls-Royce Turbomeca RTM322, Safran Helicopter Engines (Turbomeca), Turboshaft

Safran Helicopter Engines has signed a support contract with the NATO Helicopter Management Agency (NAHEMA), to support 276 NH90 engines

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Air Europe 

German Navy Formally Inducts NH90 Sea Lion Helicopter

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments German Navy, Germany, Helicopter, NH90 Sea Lion, NHIndustries NH90, Nordholz Naval Airbase

The German Navy has formally inducted its NH90 Sea Lion naval multi-role helicopter during a ceremony at the Nordholz Naval

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Europe Air 

OCCAR Achieves First A400M Acceptance with Full Delegation from Germany

June 27, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Airbus A400M Atlas, German Air Force (Luftwaffe ), Germany, Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR)

The Transfer of Title of Airbus A400M military transport aircraft, MSN103, was signed on June 16, becoming the 87th aircraft

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Air Europe 

German Air Force Receives Its 33rd Airbus A400M Atlas Airlifter

June 25, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Air Transport Wing 62 (Luftwaffe), Airbus, Airbus A400M Atlas, German Air Force (Luftwaffe ), Germany, Military transport aircraft (MTA), Wunstorf Air Base

German Air Force (Luftwaffe) received its 33rd A400M multi-role military transport aircraft from Airbus Defence, the service announced. The 33rd

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Europe Training & Simulation 

Airbus to Upgrade Training Capabilities of German Eurofighter Pilots

June 22, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Airbus, Eurofighter Typhoon, German Air Force (Luftwaffe ), Germany, Pilot Synthetic Training System (PSTS), Training and Simulation

Airbus, acting as the main contractor within the industrial Pilot Synthetic Training System (PSTS) consortium, has been awarded two contracts

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Naval Europe 

Damen Shipyards Signs Contract for Construction of Four MKS 180 Frigates for German Navy

June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS), Damen Shipyard, Frigate, German Navy, Germany, MKS 180 (German Navy)

Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with the German procurement agency BAAINBw for the construction of four MKS 180

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Naval Europe 

German Parliament Approves €5.6 Billion to Procure Four MKS 180 Frigates

June 19, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Frigate, German Navy, Germany, MKS 180 (German Navy)

German Parliament (Bundestag) has approved the procurement of four MKS 180 frigates for around 5.6 billion euros, the government announced.

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