EDA Newsletter: June 2014

19.06.2014 Latest news - by European Defence Agency

EATT14: European Air Transport Training 2014 Begins
 

The third annual European Air Transport Training (EATT 14) got under way today in Plovdiv. This is the first time the event is being held in Bulgaria. In the framework of the European Air Transport Fleet (EATF) partnership another airlift training event is organised by the European Defence Agency (EDA) in close cooperation with the host nation,...

 

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One Month to go Until Hot Blade 2014
 

Hot Blade 2014, the seventh EDA helicopter exercise, will take place in Ovar Portugal from 16 to 30 July 2014. The exercise will bring together around 670 helicopter personnel from six countries, as well as over 2,000 ground forces from Germany, the Netherlands, and Portugal. 22 helicopters will be used in the exercises, alongside four fast jets...

 

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EDA Sign Procurement Arrangement with EUFOR Althea
 

On 20 May, Claude-France Arnould Chief Executive of the European Defence Agency (EDA) met with General Sir Adrian Bradshaw the Operation Commander of EUFOR Althea and Deputy SACEUR. They signed a Procurement Arrangement concerning the acquisition of Air to Ground Surveillance services to operation ALTHEA. This is the first time EDA has signed a ...

 

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Update on the State of Cyber Security and Cyber Defence in the EU
 

A new article written jointly by Cyber Defence experts from EDA and from the EU Military Staff (EUMS) outlines the state of Cyber Defence in the EU. The paper is part of the first edition of Cyber Security Review, a publication designed to draw on the combined knowledge, skills and expertise of the cyber security community in order to identify e...

 

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Coming Soon: Military Airworthiness Conference 2014
 

The annual MAWA Military Airworthiness Conference will be held this year in Rome on 24 and 25 September. The MAWA Forum oversees the development of European Military Airworthiness Requirements and promotes ways of achieving the harmonisation of military airworthiness regulation and certification processes across Europe.  The annual conferen...

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