Depending on its performance, the equipment, or a version of it, may be adopted by the rest of the Defence Forces as part of the Government’s plans to modernise the Irish military. The new ...

The contract with Belgian company Seyntex NV which will supply 6,105 body “armour systems” and a possibility of 2,000 more units if required.

Under the plans, which form part of a large increase in military investment and capability, the Defence Forces ... Irish military operations from cyber threats at home and abroad, the new command ...

Simon Harris said the alliance will mean closer cooperation with the EU in order “to keep our seas safe and secure”.

One of the Defence Forces’ newest aircraft spent almost 40pc of the last year undergoing maintenance in Spain. The Irish Air Corps ... and communication equipment” on board.

You can check out at any time. More info Irish women are giving the Defence Forces the cold shoulder, new figures have revealed. Out of 708 new recruits hired last year, just 40 were female as the ...

More info Here are Irish soldiers ... it is nothing new for us and it is something we try to develop and hone within the corps.” And, despite the Defence Forces turning to increasingly ...

The Irish government ... the Commission on the Defence Forces in 2022 found that Ireland was effectively defenceless on land, sea and in the air and it called for a new air squadron that would ...

Chief of Defence forces Lt Gen Sean Clancy (left) speaking to the media with Tanaiste Simon Harris (Niall Carson/PA) The commander of the Irish Defence Forces has spoken of his pride at leading ...

There are 339 Irish Defence ... force" that had "failed to prevent Hezbollah from establishing itself". At the same time, UNFIL was accused by Hezbollah of acting as spies for Israel. The new ...