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Future Greek infantry fighting vehicle : Nexter provided add-on information on its Philoctetes 8×8 proposal

In early April Nexter organised a three-day demonstration of its Philoctetes 8×8 infantry fighting vehicle on the French Army training area of...

Senegalese armed forces obtain towed artillery guns

Nexter’s 105LG 105mm towed artillery gun can be put into battery in less than 30 seconds by a crew of 5 gunners,...

Better safe than sorry: French armaments enters the war economy

The EU’s Thierry Breton is promising that weapons contracts are coming and is urging Europe’s defense firms to prepare.

Jaguar and Titus: Nexter launches two new armoured vehicles

Nexter exhibited a wide range of its products, including armoured vehicles, large and medium calibre artillery systems, ammunition, support services, robots and...

War in Ukraine: impact on military procurement plans

Now that European military planners have to contend with an actual war in their backyard, military procurement offices must find, within the...

Europe under pressure: the consequences of the war in Ukraine on defense markets

8 months of war in Ukraine has led to concrete evolutions regarding the management of high-intensity confrontations in strategic thinking and a...

Ranking of defense exporters: France in third place

The international defence market is set for further growth in the coming years, boosted by the consequences of the Ukraine conflict and...

Baltic countries are anxious given the heightened threat from Russia and rapidly ‘strengthening forces’

Officially, Russia is only targeting Ukraine in its “special military operation,” but Baltic States feel they have everything to fear from Russian...

Attrition in combat, early lessons from the war in Ukraine 

War is back in Europe, with operations pitting tens of mechanized brigades, comprising hundreds of thousands of troops,...

Lithuania’s new military priorities

Ukrainian military affairs are boosting military spending in Europe, way beyond Ukraine or even its immediate neighbors. Fears are high that Russia...

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