Political News
German Defence Minister zu Guttenberg has said that the goal of saving €8,4 billion is unatainable. That amount is can only be reached if the armed forces will be cut with another 20,000 people.
The Royal Navy is preparing to put women on submarines.
Global Operations
For Operation Atalanta: see their website.
Shipbuilding
Ten EU countries and Norway are going to work together on the 'European Unmanned Maritime Systems for MineCounter-Measures and other naval applications (UMS)'.
France has launched an Unmanned Surface Vehicle demonstrator for mine clearance.
Poland has signed a contract to acquire Naval Strike Missiles from Norway.
Norway has taken another step in modernizing their Ula-class submarines, by signing a contract for new for new navigation and radar control systems.
Still no luck for HMS Astute, as she breaks down.
European Union
The European Union, or more specifically the European Defence Agency (EDA), has published a lot of documents this week:
Seeking savings through pooling and sharing
Work Programme 2011
Defence Data 2009
Report by the Head of the EDA to the Council
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