EDA News

War’s Footstep on the Door, EU Focuses on Armed Forces
Defence Politics

War’s Footstep on the Door, EU Focuses on Armed Forces

European Union Defence Ministers decided to develop 22 military capabilities to strengthen European armed forces while war’s footsteps are on the door.

European Union Invests in Electromagnetic Railgun
Weapon / Missile Investment

European Union Invests in Electromagnetic Railgun

Franoc-German Research Institute of Saint-Louis (ISL) states that the research on innovative electromagnetic railgun (EMRG) exceeds expectations.

Bahrain to Refurbish 24 Surplus AH-1W Helicopters in $350M Deal
Air Bilateral Relations

Bahrain to Refurbish 24 Surplus AH-1W Helicopters in $350M Deal

The State Department approved a possible FMS of equipment and services to refurbish Excess Defence Article (EDA) AH-1W multi-role helicopters to Bahrain.

EDA's MHTC takes shape as Technical Arrangement is signed
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software

EDA's MHTC takes shape as Technical Arrangement is signed

European Defence Agency (EDA) announced on its website that the Technical Arrangement (TA) defining the organisation, missions, and responsibilities of the Multinational Helicopter Training Centre (MHTC) at Sintra Airbase in Portugal was signed by 14 founding countries on June 28. The founding countries are; Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Greece, Greek Cyprus, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, and Sweden. The signing marks the beginning of the Centre’s technical and logistical development, which is expected to become a reference for multination military helicopter training.