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"
For the first time, Turkey has deployed a group of F-16 fighter jets to Romania as part of NATO’s Air Policing mission. In this regard, on November 30, 2023, four F-16s… Continue reading "Turkish F-16 Fighters Deploy To Romania For The First Time For NATO Air Policing Mission"
On November 16, Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev paid a visit to a military facility in Surxondaryo, located in the country’s southeast, where unmanned aerial vehicles are stationed. During the visit,… Continue reading "Uzbekistan Revealed To Be The Latest Known Operator of Bayraktar TB2 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles"
According to the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), the US State Department has decided to approve a possible Foreign Military Sale of M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tanks and related… Continue reading "US Greenlights $2.53 Billion Abrams Tank Sale To Romania"