TAUFKIRCHEN, De. -- The international armament organization, Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR), commissioned Hensoldt to provide In-Service Support for the artillery detection radar COunter Battery RAdar (COBRA) for a further three years until the end of 2028.

As the System Design Authority, Hensoldt will continue to be responsible for the following core services: configuration management, technical incident management, technical support, on-site maintenance, logistical documentation, IT security management, quality assurance and safety, with a particular focus on obsolescence management and remediation.

Source: Hensoldt
Associated URL: https://www.hensoldt.net/news/cobra-in-service-support-%E2%80%93-hensoldt-remains-occar%C2%B4s-trusted-partner

Dusseldorf, Germany -- Varjo and Rheinmetall have announced a partnership to integrated Varjo's mixed reality technology into Rheinmetall's deployable virtual land training systems. The collaboration will pair Varjo's XR-4 Series headsets with Rheinmetall's modular simulators.

The integrated product will be displayed at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference in Orlando in early December.

Source: Varjo
Associated URL: https://varjo.com/news/rheinmetall-and-varjo-join-forces-to-accelerate-defense-readiness-with-mixed-reality-training-solutions

COSTA MESA, Calif. - Russia’s continued aggression against Ukraine and its provocations along NATO’s eastern flank have reshaped Europe’s security environment. In September, the threat became more tangible: more than twenty Russian drones violated Polish airspace, prompting Warsaw to invoke Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty, which calls urgent consultations among Allies when any member perceives its security or territorial integrity is at risk. Just days later, Russian MiG-31 fighter jets entered Estonian airspace without flight plans or transponders, forcing NATO aircraft to scramble in response. These deliberate incursions underscored a new phase of Russian coercion-one defined by constant pressure, swarm tactics, and speed-and made clear why NATO’s eastern defenses must be faster, smarter and more connected than ever.

To meet that challenge, the U.S. Army Europe and Africa, working closely with NATO Allies, is developing the Eastern Flank Deterrence Line (EFDL), which includes a distributed mission command architecture designed to integrate national and Allied sensors, shooters, and unmanned systems into a shared live-data network.

Rather than a fixed formation or location, the EFDL functions as a digital shield stretching across NATO’s eastern border. A radar in Estonia, for example, could detect incoming aircraft and instantly share that data with air-defense batteries in Latvia or command centers in Poland. Each nation remains responsible for defending its own territory, but through the EFDL, their systems contribute to a collective deterrence posture.

In early November, Anduril joined the U.S. Army’s 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC) and the Estonian Defense Forces in Tallinn, Estonia, for exercise Digital Shield 1.0, one of the first major event to put the EFDL concept into practice. Over five days, Anduril engineers worked alongside U.S. and Estonian units to connect previously separate sensors, radars, and command and control systems into a single distributed network-the kind of digital infrastructure the EFDL will rely on across Europe.

Source: Anduril
Associated URL: https://www.anduril.com/