Xavier Vavasseur

On July 7, 2026, Denmark, Finland, Germany, and Norway signed a letter of intent to expand NATO ISR capabilities with up to five high-altitude Triton drones.

The European Commission and MBDA sign agreements for the HYDIS project, launching a 3-year concept phase for the AQUILA hypersonic missile interceptor.

Admiral Christophe Cluzel was appointed as the 64th Chief of Staff of the French Navy ( Chef d'état-major de la Marine , CEMM on July 15, 2026. He succeeds to Admiral Nicolas Vaujour at the head of the French Navy.

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The Malaysian Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) has officially issued a Letter of Acceptance ( Surat Setuju Terima or SST) to MBDA France for the procurement of the VL MICA surface-to-air missile (SAM) system. The agreement was finalized during the opening day of the Farnborough International Airshow 2026 in the United Kingdom. A formal contract is still pending.

South Korea's DAPA has officially signed the main contract with Hanwha Ocean for the detailed design and construction of the first-in-class KDDX destroyer, targeting delivery to the ROK Navy by 2032.

Sweden and France today signed a landmark contract for four FDI frigates for the Royal Swedish Navy. The future Luleå -class is set to transform the Svenska marinen and balance crewed capabilities with uncrewed systems.

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US and German navies conducted exercise minelaying operations aboard Portuguese patrol vessel NRP Figueira da Foz during NATO exercise REPMUS 26.

MBDA and the Spanish Navy have signed a landmark framework agreement for the procurement of three SIMBAD RC2 short-range air defense systems—introducing a