BLUF: Contractors and experts say there’s an unofficial freeze on British procurement of new military capabilities due to the long-delayed release of the Defence Investment Plan (DIP). The government denies that claim.
Estonia’s Milrem Robotics provided a technical demonstration of unmanned-manned cooperation in combat last week near Bucharest. South Korea’s Hanwha and the Romanian Land Forces participated.
NATO concluded a counter-drone exercise in Lithuania to focus on what the US calls a “Triad” strategy. It combines drones, counter-drone technologies and electronic warfare.
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Piret Pernik, formerly a project manager for Force Transition Command with the Estonian Defence Forces, has joined Ericsson as operational technology security lead in Tallinn.
David Hunkin OBE, a sales manager for mine countermeasures at Thales in London, accepted an offer to become managing director of an unnamed SME. The job “disappeared” last week, after he had already handed in his notice to Thales. He now faces unemployment. He is looking for new opportunities and will be available from 29 June.
Andris Spivul, senior sales manager at Milrem Robotics in Tallinn, is leaving the company and will be available for new work opportunities from August.
Lieutenant General Vincent Descheemaeker is retiring from the Belgian Armed Forces, Defense Minister Theo Francken said in a tribute on LinkedIn.
Jay Hilland has started a new position as defense account manager in London for engineering and consulting firm KDC Projects.
German missile manufacturer Diehl is looking for a business development manager in Brussels.
British maritime security startup Acua Ocean is hiring a vice president for defense sales in London.
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Drone manufacturer Helsing and satellite company OHB are planning to cooperate on a bid to provide an orbital reconnaissance network for the German armed forces, the Financial Times reports.
Sweden will buy navy frigates from French manufacturer Naval Group, Reuters reports.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov told The New York Times he wants to introduce drones that make their own decisions to use lethal force.
The Polish military learned about the cancellation of a US troop deployment to Poland from news reports, despite the US notifying the chief of Polish forces via email two days earlier, Politico reports.
British defense manufacturer Babcock expects to incur a £140 million (€160.8 million) charge on its contract for Type 31 frigates, due to increased rework costs, Reuters reports.
An unidentified drone entered Finnish airspace on Friday, prompting the country’s air force to scramble fighter jets. The incident occurred during a Ukrainian drone assault on Russia. The Finnish government did not directly blame Ukraine but warned the country that drones straying into Finland are unacceptable, Politico reports.
