Fincantieri will build the forward sections of the French LSS vessels for the French Navy based on the Italian "Vulcano" design.

The Italian group has been awarded an order from Chantiers de l' Atlantique (CdA) for the construction of the four French vessels' forward sections.

The Czech Republic  joined the multinational effort to acquire a European fleet of Multi-Role Tanker-Transport (MRTT) Aircraft on 24 October, thus becoming the sixth nation to participate in this initiative, joining Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Norway.

On 21st October 2019, OCCAR signed a contract with DIGINEXT for the complete renewal of the maintenance training means deployed in the German-French TIGER Training School, Fassberg (DFAT).

On 21 October 2019, the removal of OCCAR-EA Programme Divisions located in Paris was successfully completed, with all Paris staff now being able to work in their new offices.