NATO has selected Boeing’s E-7A Wedgetail as its new command and control aircraft. In a press release, the security alliance said a “consortium of allies” approved the acquisition. The next-generation E-7A aircraft will replace NATO’s aging E-3A Airborne Warning and Control fleet, which has been in use since the ’80s. It is a militarized version of...
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NATO Awards Saab RBS 70 Bolide Missiles Contract
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency has placed an order for RBS 70 Bolide missiles from Saab. On Friday, the company announced that it received the $35 million order, which it expects to deliver starting in 2027. The missile system has an installed base in over 19 locations around the world, with 1,600 RBS 70...
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UK Strategic Command Highlights Digital Tech Role in Enhancing NATO’s Cyber Defense
Lt. Gen. Tom Copinger-Symes, deputy commander of the U.K. Strategic Command, discussed the importance of harnessing the power of the latest digital technologies to strengthen NATO’s cyber defense at Cybersec Summit 2023. The military alliance has been facing cyber threats, most recently from a hacktivist group, SiegedSec, which claimed that it breached NATO’s websites and...
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F-16s Poised to Defend Ukrainian Airspace as Pilots Advance Training
The first group of six Ukrainian combat pilots has completed basic F-16 flight training with the British Royal Air Force and is now in Denmark for advanced drills on the aircraft, the U.K. government said Tuesday. Ukraine will also receive the first Dutch delivery of 18 F-16 jets “within weeks if not days,” according to...