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EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the latest in a series of occasional articles posted in the original language in which they are written, essentially to widen our readership but also to avoid inadvertent misrep... War in Ukraine and the Forgotten Lesson of Munich
Many are comparing the events unfolding in Ukraine with those at Munich 84 years ago. Indeed, if history isn’t quite repeating, it’s certainly rhyming. Russian President Vladimir Putin is doing his ... Latest Press Releases US Orders Armored Brigade Combat Team to Germany
President Joe Biden has directed that 7,000 U.S. service members be deployed to Germany to enhance deterrence of Russia. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has ordered the deployment of t... Germany to Deploy Three More Eurofighters to Romania, Dutch Send Two F-35s to Poland
Three more Eurofighters from Tactical Air Force Squadron 74 are reinforcing the nhanced Air Policing South in Romania today and, together with the Italian Air Force, are protecting NATO's south-easter... ‘Pissed Off’ German Army Chief Bemoans ‘Bare’ Forces as Russia Invades Ukraine
BERLIN --- Alfons Mais, the chief of the German army, has sharply criticized the state of the country’s armed forces, slamming underinvestment in its military equipment against the backdrop of a Russi... Australia Cuts F-35 Flying Hours by 25%: Report
Australia’s fleet of F-35A fighter jets will spend less time in the air than previously thought, Defence documents reveal. The Joint Strike Fighters have had their flying hours downgraded by 25 p... Nine Chinese Fighters Enter Taiwan’s Air Zone
Taiwan scrambled fighter jets Thursday in response to nine Chinese aircraft entering its air defense identification zone, the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense said on its website. Chinese airc... EU Activates Cyber Defence - First PESCO-Developed Capability
For the first time a capability developed within the framework of EU’s Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) project has been formally activated in an operational context. The Lithuania-coord... Russia Aims to Decapitate Ukrainian Government: Pentagon
“It is our assessment that Russian President Vladimir Putin was prepared to go in big and threaten Kyiv [Ukraine’s capital],” a U.S. Defense Department official said Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. “The in... South Korea Minister Pushes K2 Tank Sale to Norway
On February 15 (local time), Minister of National Defense Suh Wook met with his Norwegian counterpart Odd Roger Enoksen and Norway's Foreign Affairs Minister Anniken Huitfeldt in Oslo, Norway. They ... More US Forces Deploy to Lithuania, Rotation of US Battalion Extended
The United States of America is strengthening the Baltic security. On February 24 additional U.S. capabilities have been deployed to Lithuania: F35 strike fighters with weapons touched down at Šiaul... Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Threatens Geopolitical Order
Vladimir Putin's decision to invade Ukraine has upended assumptions about the sanctity of borders and thrown the world into a whole new situation, security experts say. Russia's invasion not only... FMV Proposes Measures to Strengthen Swedish Operational Capability
Due to the deteriorating security policy situation in the rest of the world, FMV was commissioned by the government on 10 February to propose measures that can already in 2022 contribute to strength... Russian Civil Aerospace Spared from Sanctions So Far
As Russia sends troops into separatist areas of Ukraine, and facing the prospect of a full-scale invasion, the U.S. and its allies are beginning to target Russian entities with sanctions. From Defen... Norway’s First P-8A Lands at Evenes As India Receives its 12th P-8I
"It has been a very nice and long flight with Norwegian crew, for the first time on a Norwegian P-8 aircraft. The transfer from Seattle, USA went very well, and now we look forward to working furthe... Littoral Combat Ship Still Cannot Perform its Mission: GAO
The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) fleet has not demonstrated the operational capabilities it needs to perform its mission. Operational testing has found several significant challenges, including the sh... US Deploys Two EC-130H Compass Call to Kuwait
ALI AL SALEM AIR BASE, Kuwait --- Two U.S. Air Force EC-130H Compass Call aircraft arrived at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait to demonstrate a continued U.S. presence in theater to our partners and ad... China Responds Cautiously to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
NEW DELHI --- China, Russia’s most powerful ally, was notably restrained in its initial reaction to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, offering little direct support for Moscow as much of the world seeks... Chinese Navy Holds Landing Drills with New Landing Craft
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) recently conducted landing drills featuring a new type of utility landing craft in the East China Sea, with observers saying on Thursday that this kind of ... UAE to Buy Chinese L-15 Jet Trainers Despite US Pressures
The Defense Ministry of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on Wednesday that it is planning to purchase a dozen Chinese L-15 advanced trainer and light combat jets with more being considered i... Paramount Delivers Locally-Made MRAPs to Kazakhstan
NURSULTAN, Kazakhstan --- Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering (KPE), the joint venture between the global aerospace and technology business, Paramount Group and one of Kazakhstan's leading defence and ... India MoD Orders 957 Thermal Imaging Sights for T-90 Tanks
Providing a further boost to the ‘Make in India’ initiative of the Government of India in the Defence Sector, the Acquisition Wing of the Ministry of Defence has today signed a contract for Rs. 1075... GA-ASI Prepares for Canada’s Imminent RFP for Unmanned Aircraft
SAN DIEGO ---- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has become the world leader in Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems – with an important assist from Canadian industry. GA-ASI has a... France Retires Last Mirage 2000N from Service
After a little over 30 years devoted to the defense of our country, then a final fe years within the DGA Flight Tests expertise center in Istres as a test aircraft, the last Mirage 2000N in service ... | 