Sistemas de Misiles de España (SMS) has reached an agreement with the Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) to carry out the modernisation of the launchers of the NASAMS air defence system, as part of the contract for the modernisation and upgrade of the NASAMS batteries to the 2+ version. The NASAMS (National Advanced … Read more
Last week the HYDEF Consortium held the Second Plateau Meeting of the Executive Board, hosted by EM&E Group. The meeting took place from January 13th to 17th and consisted in five plenary sessions in the facilities of EM&E Group and twenty-one dedicated technical workshops in the facilities of EM&E Group and SENER, with the active … Read more
The “European Hypersonic Defence Interceptor” (EU HYDEF) is a project co-funded by the European Union, under the European Defence Fund, and Belgium, Germany, Norway, Poland and Spain. OCCAR has been entrusted with the management of the EU HYDEF project by the European Commission (EC) and the Participating States. On November 20, 2024, the 4th HYDEF … Read more
Last 29th and 30th October HYDEF Consortium successfully held the Early Maturation Kick-Off Meeting and the Second Progress Review Meeting under the coordination of the Spanish company Sistemas de Misiles de España S.L. (SMS) which manages the industrial team in charge for the project. Themeeting was held at the premises of the Deputy Technical Coordinator, … Read more
The “European Hypersonic Defence Interceptor” (EU HYDEF) is a project co-funded by the European Union, under the European Defence Fund, and Belgium, Germany, Norway, Poland and Spain. OCCAR has been entrusted the management of the EU HYDEF project by the European Commission (EC) and the Participating States. Between August 27 and 28, 2024, EU HYDEF … Read more
The “European Hypersonic Defence Interceptor” (EU HYDEF) is a project co-funded by the European Union, under the European Defence Fund, and Belgium, Germany, Norway, Poland, and Spain. OCCAR has been entrusted the management of the EU HYDEF project by the European Commission (EC) and the Participating States. Between June 12 and 13, 2024, the Third … Read more
SMS, the Spanish company Sistemas de Missiles de España, owned by Escribano M&E, GMV, Instalaza and Sener, has announced the appointment of Ignacio Bengoechea as non-executive president. Lieutenant General Bengoechea has a long career in the Armed Forces that dates to 1982, and his last assignment was second Chief of Staff of the Air Force … Read more
The European Hypersonic Defence Programme HYDEF kick-off and the first Core Stakeholder Workshop at the ESPOL (Escuela Politécnica del Ejército de Tierra), Madrid, in November 2023 has been followed by the second Core Stakeholder Workshop (CSW2) on February 13/14, 2024. This time, the participants met at the Diehl Defence site in Röthenbach/Germany. The HYDEF Core … Read more
After the signature of the contract between OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation), and Sistemas de Misiles de España (SMS) for the HYDEF (HYpersonic DEFence) Interceptor Concept Study Programme last Wednesday, November 29, the HYDEF Programme Kick-Off Meeting took place in Escuela Politécnica Superior del Ejército de Tierra (ESPOL), in Madrid. This milestone marks the … Read more
