“If two years ago someone would have said that in the Spring of 2024 we would have had North Korean munitions killing Ukrainians in Europe […] we would have probably… Continue reading "Reflecting on NATO and Asia as the Alliance Celebrates its 75th Birthday"
The Norwegian government has asked Parliament to approve a massive increase in the country’s military budget. The increase would add 600 billion NOK (or approximately $56 billion USD) in defense… Continue reading "Norway Proposes $56 Billion Military Upgrade Amidst Rising Tensions in Europe"
Saab handed over signals intelligence ship HSwMS Artemis over to the Swedish Navy in April 2023. On 3 April, Artemis was officially commissioned during a ceremony at Sweden’s largest naval… Continue reading "Sweden Commissions New Signals Intelligence Vessel HSwMS Artemis"
Romania has an ambitious plan to host NATO’s largest base to date. The former 57th Air Base of the Romanian Air Forces in the vicinity of Mihail Kogalniceanu Airport will… Continue reading "NATO Megabase In Romania To Host 10,000 Troops"
On March 21, the German Ministry of Defense signed a $1.2 billion contract with RTX, a subsidiary of Raytheon, for the purchase additional Patriot air and missile defense systems. According… Continue reading "Germany To Procure Additional Patriot Air and Missile Defense Systems Worth $1.2 Billion"
The Italian Navy continues to support NATO’s Eastern Flank with a third Italian ship recently arriving at the port of Gdynia on Poland’s Baltic coast, marking more than half of… Continue reading "Italian Navy Continues Support Operations In The Baltic Sea"
Russia’s ongoing offensive is seeing incremental gains with continued efforts looking to capitalise on the fall of Avdiivka. The situation has seen Ukrainian forces in the region stretched and necessitated… Continue reading "M1A1SA Tanks Enter Combat In Ukraine"
Kazakhstan’s National Security Committee Aviation Service has ordered an additional C295 military transport aircraft from Airbus Defense and Space to expand its airlift capabilities. Jean-Brice Dumont, Airbus Defense’s Vice President… Continue reading "Kazakhstan Orders An Additional C295 Transport Aircraft From Airbus"
Germany announced on Monday the permanent deployment of a German brigade of 4,800 soldiers to Lithuania. This figure was reached in an agreement in Vilnius between German Defence Minister Boris… Continue reading "Germany to Permanently Deploy Troops to Lithuania"
On 13 December, Leonardo, Italy’s largest defense industry holding company, published a press release announcing the formation of a “strategic alliance” with KNDS (KMW+Nexter Defense Systems), a Franco-German owned company… Continue reading "Leonardo and KNDS Announce a Strategic Partnership"