Two Russian paratroopers died on Friday during a joint Russia-Belarus military exercise near Minsk’s western border with Poland. In a statement to Russian news agencies, the Russian Ministry of Defense… Continue reading "Two Russian Paratroopers Killed In Snap Exercise Mishap In Belarus"
Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine’s foreign minister, has described the crisis on the Poland-Belarus border, Minsk’s threats to cut off natural gas transiting Belarus, and a Russian military buildup on its border… Continue reading "Ukrainian Foreign Minister: Eastern European Crises A Single “Hybrid Front”"
The situation at the Polish border with Belarus continues to deteriorate rapidly. On Monday an estimated 5,000 migrants gathered at the border in various locations. The largest group, numbering around… Continue reading "Multiple Breach Attempts at Belarus-Polish Border Prevented"
Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has claimed that he needs the presence of Russian strategic bombers on Belarus’ border with Poland in order to “monitor” the migrant crisis there. The November… Continue reading "Lukashenko: “No Other Option” But To Use Russian Strategic Bombers For Border Patrols"
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems announced on November 11 that it had teamed up with Leopard 2 manufacturer Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and General Dynamics European Land Systems to form the EuroTrophy joint… Continue reading "Rafael Launches EuroTrophy Joint Venture with KMW & General Dynamics"
On November 9, Philippine state media reported that five S-70i Black Hawk helicopters were delivered. The AN-124 carrying the helicopters arrived on November 8 at Clark Air Base. With their… Continue reading "Philippine Air Force Receives Black Hawk Helicopters"
Two Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bombers flew over Belarus on Wednesday, in a signal of support for Minsk as tensions on the Poland-Belarus border continue to grow over a migrant crisis.… Continue reading "Moscow Blames EU For Border Crisis As Backfire Bombers Overfly Belarus"
Poland’s Ministry of Defense claims that a Belarusian soldier attempted to fire a flare gun at Polish soldiers on the border between the two countries on Thursday. While the flare… Continue reading "Warsaw: Belarusian Soldier Attempted To Fire Flare Gun At Polish Troops"
On October 6, Greek Defense Minister Nikolas Panagiotopoulos presented new armament programs in parliament, just after France and Greece agreed on a strategic defense and security partnership September 28, which… Continue reading "Greece’s Modernization Efforts and Its Impact on Turkish-Greek Tension in the Aegean Sea"
On October 21, General Kamchybek Tashiev, Kyrgyzstan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the State Committee for National Security, announced that the country has ordered Bayraktar TB2 UAVs from Turkey.… Continue reading "Kyrgyzstan Purchases Bayraktar TB2 UAVs From Turkey"