The Netherlands is unabashed in its support for industrial participation and its frustration with the European regulations restraining it. At the DKF’s spring conference, nearly 80 delegates heard from the Dutch government on their views of offset – and how it may coexist with European efforts towards an “open” strategic autonomy.
This year’s DSEI Japan placed a novel emphasis on Japanese industrial growth. The exhibition came three months after Japan published a new collection of national security documents which overhauled the country’s approach to national security and defence production.
The UK, Japan and Italy joined forces to showcase the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) at DSEI Japan on 15–17 March, marking the partners’ first-ever joint exhibit since GCAP was announced in December 2022. The team is ramping up to support the start of full development in 2025.
Is a foreign government’s procurement of goods for a military purpose through a contract with a US company defined as commercial activity within the meaning of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act? That is the question raised by a petition to the US Supreme Court in response to a recent ruling by the Fourth Circuit that a 2016 offset transaction with South Korea is immune to litigation.
Tawazun is preparing to formally launch its new education and training initiative, the Emirati Global Acceleration Program (EGAP), by the end of the year. Dr Al Marzooqi, Tawazun’s executive director of collaborations and skills development, speaks to CTO about the programme's objectives.