The Turkish Ministry of National Defence has announced that the country is to develop a new anti-submarine torpedo. The weapon will be in the standard NATO 324mm-diameter lightweight class and… Continue reading "Turkey Initiates Development of New Lightweight Anti-Submarine Torpedo"
In the face of a pandemic-induced recession, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a plan to increase the defense budget by around 57%. Around two-thirds of parliament members voted in… Continue reading "Greek Military to get Rafale Jets and a Much Larger Budget"
On 12 December, Greek authorities arrested two men that they subsequently accused of spying on Greek military facilities and personnel for Turkey. The men – the secretary/translator of the Turkish… Continue reading "Turkish Espionage and Assassination Accusations Ramp Up Tensions With Europe"
The Hellenic Navy minehunter HS Kallisto was cut in two in a collision with a container ship today. The collision occurred off the coast of Piraeus, in the Saronic Gulf.… Continue reading "Greek Minehunter Cut In Two In Collision With Cargo Ship"
The United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) has accused Russia of transferring several combat aircraft to Libya to support Wagner Group, a Russian private military contractor (PMC) company, which is operating… Continue reading "US Accuses Russia of Deploying Combat Aircraft to Aid Libyan Warlord Following Setbacks"
The Canadian government announced May 1 that five members of the crew of a Royal Canadian Air Force CH-148 Cyclone that crashed in the Mediterannean Sea on the evening of… Continue reading "Crew Lost In Crash Of Canadian Cyclone Helicopter"
On 18th March North Macedonia became the 30th member of NATO. The membership of North Macedonia is significant progress in terms of NATO’s enlargement in the Balkans, which may help… Continue reading "North Macedonia Becomes 30th Member of NATO"
The United States State Department has approved the sale of four Textron AT-6 Wolverine light attack aircraft to Tunisia. The announcement made on the 26th February pertains to the turboprop planes,… Continue reading "US Approves Textron Wolverine Sale to Tunisia"
Yesterday, during a training flight over the Adriatic Sea, a Croatian OH-58D struck the water with 1 pilot confirmed dead and the other missing. This is the first loss of… Continue reading "Croatian OH-58D Kiowa Crashes with Crew Lost"
The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has announced the beginning of deployment of Turkish troops to Libya. This follows the parliamentary approval on 2 January of a resolution to… Continue reading "Turkish Troops Deploy to Libya"