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  November 4, 2021 | International, Aerospace, Naval, Land, C4ISR, Security

  Autonomie de la défense européenne : entretien avec Jean-Pierre Maulny (IRIS)

  Jean-Pierre Maulny, Directeur adjoint de l'Institut de relations internationales et stratégiques (IRIS), accorde un entretien à Capital. Il insiste sur la nécessité pour la France de rester dans l'OTAN, suite à l'abandon des commandes australiennes de sous-marins et la formation du pacte de défense Aukus, et souligne les progrès de l'autonomie de la défense européenne. Au niveau industriel, « il y a déjà eu de nombreuses coopérations en Europe dans le domaine de l'armement avec les Italiens, les Allemands ou les Britanniques, par exemple les Fremm, l'Airbus A400M, l'hélicoptère Tigre ou encore les missiles Meteor. Le lancement du programme du drone de reconnaissance MALE, qui regroupe la France, l'Allemagne, l'Espagne et l'Italie, est acté. II est soutenu à hauteur de 100 M€ par l'UE », détaille-t-il. Le Fonds européen de défense, disposant de « dispose de 8 Md€ utilisables sur sept ans pour la R&D, soit plus de 1 Md€ par an, dont environ 300 M€ pour la recherche fondamentale », a de plus été adopté en avril 2021. « Le Rafale, notre plus belle vitrine, est très compétitif », souligne Jean-Pierre Maulny, qui cite également « les missiles conçus par MBDA, numéro 2 mondial dans sa spécialité, les hélicoptères NH90 d'Airbus ou le Caesar, un canon autoporté développé par Nexter, qui en a vendu plus de 300 à l'exportation, et les sous-marins Scorpène ». « La force de notre industrie de l'armement est d'être présente sur tous les créneaux », conclut-il. Capital, novembre 2021

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  January 4, 2019 | International, Aerospace

  Croatia gives Israel deadline for sale of US-made fighter jets

  Croatia urges Israel to overcome disagreement with the US by January 11 or says it will cancel deal. Croatia has urged Israel to overcome a rare disagreement with the United States and to confirm it can carry through on a deal to sell 12 used American-made fighter jets. Croatia's Defence Ministry said on Thursday it needed an answer from Israel by January 11 or the Balkan country's $500m order for a dozen F-16 aircraft would be cancelled. Israel made a tentative deal to sell the upgraded F-16 Barak fighters to Croatia in March pending US approval for allowing the jets to go to a third party. The deal ran into trouble after the US State Department hinted that Israel needs to strip off the upgrades that were added after Israel took delivery of the planes from the US some 30 years ago. Israel upgraded the jets with sophisticated electronic and radar systems, which was crucial in Croatia's decision to buy the planes from Israel rather than from the US. "If the planes are not in accordance with what we have agreed, the deal will not be carried out and we will have another purchase bid," Croatia's parliament speaker, Gordan Jandrokovic, said. Relations between the Trump administration and Israel have been very close, particularly on defence issues. But the sale of the jets to Croatia appears to be an exception. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Tuesday in Brazil but didn't agree on a way to end the impasse. "We are expecting final and clear stands from both Israel and the United States on this issue and then we will make a final decision," Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said. Croatian Defence Minister Damir Krsticevic said Thursday that Israel provided guarantees during the contract bidding process that US officials would greenlight the sale. The controversy over the bid has triggered calls for the defence minister's resignation. The deal is Croatia's largest single military buy since it split from the Yugoslav federationduring the 1991-95 war. NATO member Croatia faces a mini arms race with Russian ally Serbia, which recently received six used Russian MiG-29 fighter jets. SOURCE: NEWS AGENCIES https://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2019/01/croatia-israel-deadline-sale-fighter-jets-190103180521852.html

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  June 30, 2024 | International, Security

  Kimsuky Using TRANSLATEXT Chrome Extension to Steal Sensitive Data

  North Korean hackers deploy malicious Chrome extension TRANSLATEXT to steal data from South Korean academics studying North Korean affairs.