Nicholas Fiorenza

London

Europe Editor at Janes

Journalist and media relations expert/Europe Editor of Jane's Defence Weekly/built C&EE media relations @NATO from scratch.

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Dutch 11th Airmobile Brigade re-activates 120 mm mortars

1 week ago | janes.com | Nicholas Fiorenza

RNLA 11th Airmobile Brigade MO-120 RT mortars officially re-entered service with a first shot at the service's artillery firing range in 't Harde. (Dutch MoD)The Royal Netherlands Army's (RNLA's) 11th Airmobile Brigade has re-activated 120 mm mortars after a 13-year hiatus, the Dutch Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on its website on 16 April. The occasion was marked by the mortars officially re-entering service with a first shot at the RNLA's artillery firing range in 't Harde.
Hanwha and WB Group to form joint venture to produce Chunmoo missiles in Poland

1 week ago | janes.com | Nicholas Fiorenza |Jakub Link-Lenczowski

Hanwha Aerospace and WB Group are forming a joint venture to produce CGR-80 and possibly other missiles for Chunmoo MRLs. (Polish MND)Hanwha Aerospace and WB Group signed an agreement in Warsaw on 15 April to form a joint venture to produce L239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launcher (MRL) missiles in Poland, the South Korean company and Polish Ministry of National Defence (MND) announced later the same day.
Hungarian Lynx armoured mortar vehicle to be equipped with NEMO

1 week ago | janes.com | Nicholas Fiorenza

Hungary is procuring at least 24 NEMO turrets to equip its Lynx armoured mortar carriers. (Hungarian Defence Forces (HDF))Hungary is procuring at least 24 NEMO turrets to equip its Lynx armoured mortar carriers, according to a Patria press release on 9 April announcing that it had signed a supply agreement with Rheinmetall Landsysteme and Rheinmetall Hungary for the delivery of NEMO systems.
GDELS orders Elbit UT30 Mk 2 turret systems for ASCOD AFVs

1 week ago | janes.com | Nicholas Fiorenza

GDELSâSanta BĂĄrbara Sistemas has ordered Elbit UT30 Mk 2 turret systems for an unnamed European country's ASCOD AFVs, pictured in the configuration used for trials in Latvia. (GDELS)General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) has ordered Elbit Systems' UT30 Mk 2 turret systems for an unnamed European country's ASCOD armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs), the Israeli company announced in a press release on 9 April.
Dstl and Pearson Engineering unveil new British Army robotic mine plough

1 week ago | janes.com | Nicholas Fiorenza

Dstl and Pearson Engineering have unveiled the Weevil prototype with a full-length robotic mine plough based on Warrior. (UK MoD/Crown copyright)The UK's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and Pearson Engineering unveiled the Weevil prototype of a new British Army robotic mine plough in a joint press release and a Dstl video on 10 April 2025.
Ukraine conflict: Ukraine Defence Contact Group pledges more military aid to Kyiv

1 week ago | janes.com | Nicholas Fiorenza

Germany has delivered the IRIS-T Surface Launched Medium Range, or SLM, ground-based air-defence system to Ukraine, Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov tweeted on 11 October 2022. (Diehl)German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and UK Secretary of State for Defence John Healey co-chaired a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG) at NATO headquarters in Brussels on 11 April. It was the first time the UDCG was co-chaired by Germany and the UK.
Denmark orders Patria 6×6 APCs after joining CAVS programme

2 weeks ago | janes.com | Nicholas Fiorenza

Denmark is the latest country to join the Finnish-led CAVS programme and has ordered 130 Patria 6×6 APCs. (Patria)Denmark has ordered Patria 6×6 armoured personnel carriers (APCs) after joining the Finnish-led Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) programme. Patria announced in a press release on 1 April that Denmark had joined the CAVS programme by signing its technical agreement.
Hanwha and HSW sign contract on supply of Krab SPH chassis components

2 weeks ago | janes.com | Nicholas Fiorenza

Hanwha Aerospace and HSW have signed a contract on the supply of chassis components for 87 Krab SPHs. (Hanwha Aerospace)Hanwha Aerospace and Huta Stalowa Wola (HSW) announced on 7 April that they had signed a contract on the supply of chassis components for 87 Krab 155 mm self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) earlier the same day. Hanwha said in a press release that it would supply Krab components, including powerpacks, in 2026‚Äď28 under the USD280 million contract.
Rohde & Schwarz offers other systems for Polish Miecznik frigate in addition to Kora

2 weeks ago | janes.com | Nicholas Fiorenza

Rohde & Schwarz is offering other systems for the Polish Navy's Miecznik frigate (computer-generated image) in addition to the Kora system already being procured for it. (Babcock)Rohde & Schwarz (R&S) is offering other systems for the Polish Miecznik (Swordfish)-class multirole frigate in addition to Kora, Maciej Stopniak, CEO of Rohde & Schwarz Polska, told defence journalists including Janes visiting the German company in Munich at the beginning of April.
Sweden orders Ground Master 200 Multi Mission/Compact radar

2 weeks ago | janes.com | Nicholas Fiorenza

The first GM200 MM/C radar handed over to the Royal Netherlands Army by Thales in Hengelo on 14 February 2024. (Janes/Nicholas Fiorenza)Sweden has ordered the Ground Master 200 (GM200) Multi Mission/Compact (MM/C) radar from Thales, the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (Försvarets materielverk: FMV) and company have announced. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2026.