Dr. Mark Esper, US Secretary of Defense, has announced details of a plan to reposition 11,900 US troops currently stationed in Germany. During a press conference at the Pentagon, Secretary… Continue reading "Pentagon Proposes Removing 11,900 Troops From Germany"
The Armament Inspectorate of the Polish Ministry of Defence is forging ahead with sourcing a replacement platform for their ageing ZSU-23-4 Shilka/Biała tracked anti-aircraft gun systems. The acquisition forms a… Continue reading "18 Firms Compete For Polish Shilka Replacement"
With the end of the Cold War one general opinion on NATO’s future was that the organisation had lost its purpose. The only threat to the West had collapsed and… Continue reading "Thinking on NATO’s Political Future"
In 2013, the Polish Ministry of Defense began a new project to develop a new remote turret system for the Wolverine/Rosomak armoured personnel carrier (APC). The new remote turret, ZSSW-30,… Continue reading "ZSSW-30 Remote Turret System for Polish IFVs"
In January 2017, the Hungarian Ministry of Defense announced the start of a comprehensive military modernization and rearmament program: “Zrínyi 2026”. Under this program, the entirety Hungarian Defense Forces (HDF)… Continue reading "Modernization and Rearmament – Hungary’s Zrínyi 2026 Program"
Germany’s Federal Office for Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support of the Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) awarded French company Nexter a contract for 20mm cannons earlier this month. Seven P20 assemblies featuring… Continue reading "Nexter P20 20mm Cannon For German Special Forces"
NATO had planned for March 2020 to be a huge test for the entire of the alliance’s defensive capabilities. The concept of rapid deployment of troops on the Eastern Flank… Continue reading "NATO Scales Back Defender Europe 2020 as Russia Continues Exercises"
Since the 1970s the Polish Armed Forces have been using a single Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) model. Throughout all those years new generations of conscripts had the questionable pleasure of… Continue reading "Badger IFV For The Polish Army – a Major Change?"
The US-sponsored Flintlock 2020, the largest special operations forces (SOF) joint exercise held in Africa, sees SOF from more than 30 countries participating. The aim of Flintlock, running to the… Continue reading "African SOF Exercise Flintlock 2020 Kicks Off"
In December 2019, Poland’s Ministry of Defence of Poland announced plans for the creation of the first facility responsible for the education and training for all of Poland’s special forces… Continue reading "New Joint Special Forces Training Centre in Europe"