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Thales Set for Fivefold Increase in Rocket Ammo Production in Europe; Herve Dammann Quoted
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July 9, 2024July 9, 2024Europe, FOCI, General News, National Security

Thales Set for Fivefold Increase in Rocket Ammo Production in Europe; Herve Dammann Quoted

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Thales has inaugurated a new assembly line at its ordnance facility in Belgium that is expected to expand its 70 mm laser-guided rocket output fivefold to 5,000 units by 2025. The factory in the Walloon Region is the sole manufacturer of the 7 mm ordnance in Europe. The ammunition is the NATO standard rocket currently...

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November 28, 2023March 14, 2024Defense Security Cooperation, Europe, General News, Technology

Belgium Set to Join FCAS Fighter Jet Program in 2025

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Belgium is joining the Future Combat Air System sixth-generation fighter program. According to Ludivine Dedonder, the defense minister of Belgium, the nation will be the fourth FCAS partner behind Germany, France and Spain by June 2025.  Belgium is also set to sign the FCAS observer status membership agreement in December.  Dedonder confirmed the timeline in a...