France Adds VL MICA NG to Its SAMP/T NG Air Defence System
France will integrate the VL MICA NG medium-range air defence missile to complement the Aster 30 Block 1 NT long-range missiles within the SAMP/T NG structure.
OCCAR News
Land
Weapon / Missile
Analysis
Air
Unmanned Systems
France Exit Hits Eurodrone as Battlefield Reality Shifts
France exits Eurodrone as battlefield realities expose the limits of MALE UAVs, highlighting a deeper mismatch between European programmes and modern warfare.
Analysis
Air
What KAAN Teaches Europe About Sovereign Air Power
As Europe struggles to advance Future Combat Air System (FCAS), Türkiye’s KAAN programme offers a timely case study in sovereign technology development.
Air
Weapon / Missile
AKERON LP ATGM’s New Test Verifies Laser Seeker and Datalink
OCCAR announced a new firing test for France’s new AKERON LP long-range ATGM at a sea target, which verified the laser seeker and datalink functionality.
Navy / Maritime
Logistics
Fincantieri delivers Atlante LSS to Italian Navy fleet
Fincantieri has delivered Atlante, the Italian Navy’s second LSS, strengthening fleet logistics under the OCCAR-managed renewal programme for Italy’s Navy.
Navy / Maritime
Fincantieri Begins the Construction of FREMM EVO Frigates
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri announced that the keel laying ceremony for the first two FREMM EVO frigates, succeeding the GP and ASW variants of the line.
Defence Politics
France, Italy, UK Order 218 More Aster Air Defence Missiles
France, Italy, and the UK boost Aster missile procurement and speed manufacture to guarantee quicker deployments enhancing European air defence capacity.
Navy / Maritime
Italy Places final U212 NFS Submarine Order to Fincantieri
Italian Navy has signed a €500 million deal to buy the fourth and final U212 NFS submarine, to be built by state-controlled Italian shipyard Fincantieri.
Navy / Maritime
Fincantieri to Build the Third NFS for Italian Navy
Fincantieri will build the third U212NFS vessel of the NFS programme as the Italian Parliament approves the assignment.
Navy / Maritime
Future Italian NFS submarines pass CDR
Italian submarine programme Near Future Submarine (NFS) reached a significant milestone by approving the Critical Design Review (CDR).
Weapon / Missile
UK Amends the Contract for the Aster 30 B1 Naval Standard
The OCCAR-EA Director signed Amendment 10 of the S&E contract with Eurosam's consortium, on behalf of the British Defence Ministry.
Land
UK Gets 100 more Boxer
OCCAR, and ARTEC, a Rheinmetall and KMW consortium, have signed a contract extension to supply the British Army with an additional 100 BOXER.
Air
Modernisation
OCCAR has awarded Airbus the upgrade of 60 Tiger
OCCAR has awarded a contract to Airbus for the development, production, and initial in-service support of the Tiger MkIII attack helicopter upgrade programme.
