New opportunities for defence firms as EU steps up support for Ukraine
The European Commission is looking for startups and other innovators to address challenges across the land, air and sea domains.
Frontier Airlines has announced the launch of seasonal nonstop service between Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) and two Florida destinations.
Service between OKC and Orlando International Airport (MCO) begins on 15 January 2010, with four weekly nonstop flights, while service between OKC and Tampa International Airport (TPA) begins on Sunday 17 January, with two weekly nonstop flights.
“We are thrilled to bring the Oklahoma City community its only nonstop service to the sunshine state,” said Daniel Shurz, Frontier’s vice-president of strategy and planning. “Customers jetting to or from our Florida destinations will enjoy Frontier’s great customer service and affordable fares. In addition, customers will travel in comfort on the Embraer 190 aircraft outfitted with several rows of available STRETCH seating in the front of the aircraft, which provides customers an additional five inches of legroom.”
The European Commission is looking for startups and other innovators to address challenges across the land, air and sea domains.
Multiple countries have been deploying small arms as the last line of drone defence due to their multiple operational and tactical advantages.
The Singapore-based technology company unveiled its new rifle family at this week’s airshow. Chen Chuanren spoke with the ST Engineering’s head of small arms to find out more about how the weapons have been refined.
Any potential ‘Arctic Sentry’ mission would be months in the planning, but with tensions high in the region given the US’s push for Greenland, NATO countries will need to continue to emphasise their commitment to the region, analysts have said.
Defence Minister Gen Vladimir Padrino López has declared that the Venezuelan armed forces “will continue to employ all its available capabilities for military defence”.
The UK’s defence spending commitments remain uncertain as the government’s Defence Investment Plan, which had been due by the end of 2025, is yet to be published.