Analysis Defense and Security Industry

Slovakian Defense Minister says military spending at 2 percent should be base but not target 

18 Mar, 2022 - 10:18 | Analysis Defense and Security Industry

C. Todd Lopez reports on U.S. Department of Defense’s website that, among NATO partners, an expenditure of 2% of the gross domestic product may no lo…

NATO Defense ministers urge changes to Alliance collective defense

17 Mar, 2022 - 15:52 | Analysis Defense and Security Industry

As reported by Jim Garamone on NATO’s website, Russia's unprovoked attack on Ukraine has changed the security environment, and the North Atlantic All…

Estonia claims need for permanent air defenses

11 Mar, 2022 - 16:01 | Analysis Defense and Security Industry

According to Helen Wright in ERR.ee, an understanding that NATO's eastern flank needs to be strengthened is gaining support among NATO allies, the Es…

Russian President Putin clearing deployment of Syrian mercenaries in Ukraine

11 Mar, 2022 - 15:09 | Analysis Defense and Security Industry

The Kremlin on Friday, March 11, said it is in favor of the deployment of Syrian fighters in Ukraine, a response, according to Moscow, to the deliver…

Ukrainian resistance and logistics nightmares plague Russian invaders

2 Mar, 2022 - 9:47 | Analysis Defense and Security Industry

On March 1, 2022, Jim Garamone published on U.S. DoD's website that Russian troops invading Ukraine have made some progress in the southern part of t…

US Secretary of Defense Austin orders 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team to Europe 

28 Feb, 2022 - 11:49 | Analysis Defense and Security Industry

Jim Garamone, DOD News, reports that U.S. President Joe Biden has directed that 7,000 U.S. service members be deployed to Germany to enhance deterren…

Russian Strategic Forces reportedly on high alert as fighting in Ukraine intensifies

28 Feb, 2022 - 10:33 | Analysis Defense and Security Industry

On Sunday, February 27, David Vergun published on the U.S Department of Defense’s website that U.S. officials don't doubt reports that Russian P…

US President Biden shifts US troops in Europe to defend frontline NATO States 

23 Feb, 2022 - 9:09 | Analysis Defense and Security Industry

In a statement issued by the U.S. Department of Defense on February 23, Jim Garamone writes that President Joe Biden ordered U.S. troops already base…

Russia tests strategic deterrence at ground, air and naval exercises

22 Feb, 2022 - 10:57 | Analysis Defense and Security Industry

Russia test-fired ballistic and cruise missiles at a strategic deterrence exercise on February 19. Supreme Commander-in-Chief President Vladimir Puti…

German army Fennec reconnaissance vehicle in the Sahel

21 Feb, 2022 - 16:52 | Analysis Defense and Security Industry

Agile and small, Fennec is made for the steppes of Mali, Gerrit Hohmann and Georg Schiller report in the Bundeswehr website. The first goal assigned…

British troops and equipment on the way to bolster NATO in Estonia

21 Feb, 2022 - 15:45 | Analysis Defense and Security Industry

The British Army on its website reports that a convoy of British troops and armoured vehicles of the Royal Welsh Battlegroup are heading to Estonia a…

Germany willing to drasically increase military spending to resist Russia

21 Feb, 2022 - 14:12 | Analysis Defense and Security Industry

According to Johannes Stern in World Socialist Web Site, Germany is playing an ever-greater role in NATO’s aggressive buildup against Russia, increas…

New Iskander missile brigade to be created in Russian Eastern military district

17 Feb, 2022 - 12:32 | Analysis Defense and Security Industry

The Russian Defense Ministry (MoD) plans to create a new brigade to deploy Iskander-M missile systems within the Eastern military district. These cru…

European Defence Agency questions about future military scenarios as evolution or revolution

16 Feb, 2022 - 9:57 | Analysis Defense and Security Industry

Throughout 2021, the European Defence Agency (EDA) held a Technology Foresight Exercise the results of which will help identify and define the main c…

Italian army to possibly join European MGCS Main Ground Combat System programme

14 Feb, 2022 - 10:34 | Analysis Defense and Security Industry

As explained by CEPA, greater European independence on defense and security — at least from France and at least in theory. In practice, this means ge…

Analysis: Ukraine details Russian military forces deployment at Ukrainian borders

11 Feb, 2022 - 18:10 | Analysis Defense and Security Industry

According to a document issued by Vasyl Korotkyi, of Ukrinform, Ukrainian and American experts, as well as the Main Intelligence Directorate of the U…

Commandos and attack helicopter of Operation Barkhane destroy armed terrorist group in northern Burkina Faso

11 Feb, 2022 - 15:04 | Analysis Defense and Security Industry

The French Ministry of Defense announced on February 11 that, on the night of February 7 to 8, 2022, in Burkina Faso, about 50 kilometers northwest o…

UK to possibly send jet fighters and warships to protect eastern Europe

8 Feb, 2022 - 14:32 | Analysis Defense and Security Industry

Joe Duggan reports in inews.co.uk that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering deploying Royal Navy warships and RAF fighter jets to prot…

Russia moves 30,000 troops and military equipment to Belarus

3 Feb, 2022 - 16:42 | Analysis Defense and Security Industry

Daily Sabah, grounding its info from various sources, reports that NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg expressed concern Thursday (February 3) th…

US to deploy 3,000 additional troops to Romania, Poland and Germany

3 Feb, 2022 - 9:55 | Analysis Defense and Security Industry

The United States will move approximately 3,000 service members to Romania, Poland and Germany in response to Russia's continuing build-up of forces…

Polish Leopard 2 tank commander reflects on Allied Spirit 22 experience

2 Feb, 2022 - 17:01 | Analysis Defense and Security Industry

Training in the cold, bitter Bavarian winter is something Polish Army officer 1st Lt. Jakub Szulczyk relishes – there’s nowhere else he’d rather be…

British armed forces to deploy in European countries facing Russia

1 Feb, 2022 - 11:03 | Analysis Defense and Security Industry

In a press release, the UK government writes that Prime Minister Boris Johnson considers the biggest possible offer to NATO and prepares to stand up…

British Army deploys Sky Sabre air defense system on Falklands

1 Feb, 2022 - 9:57 | Analysis Defense and Security Industry

The British Army is deploying its Sky Sabre air defense system on the disputed Falkland Islands (Malvinas, in Argentinian designation), a deployment…

Slovak Defense to evaluate wheeled competitors for IFV fleet

31 Jan, 2022 - 15:25 | Analysis Defense and Security Industry

The Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic have achieved a unique opportunity to obtain modern Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV) in two procurement progr…

China could offer DF-17 hypersonic missile to Pakistan following purchase of S-400 by India

23 Jan, 2022 - 14:10 | Analysis Defense and Security Industry

According to information published on the Indian newspaper website "The Week" on January 23, 2022, a military expert told Defense News, that China co…

France takes the lead of NATO VJTF highest readiness force

6 Jan, 2022 - 10:40 | Analysis Defense and Security Industry

On January 1, 2022, France took the lead of NATO’s highest-readiness military force for a period of one year. The formation, formally known as NATO’s…

Indonesian defense to modernize its arsenal

6 Jan, 2022 - 9:40 | Analysis Defense and Security Industry

According to the Jakarta Post, Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto held a string of meetings with chiefs of staff from the Indonesian Milita…

Nigerian Defense budget 2022 increased for additional equipment and capabilities

5 Jan, 2022 - 16:53 | Analysis Defense and Security Industry

According to Murtala Abdullahi in HumanAngleMedia, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari recently signed the national budget for the fiscal year 2022…

Finland underlines sovereign freedom of joining NATO

5 Jan, 2022 - 11:57 | Analysis Defense and Security Industry

As Laurent Lagneau writes in Zone Militaire (opex360), when Russia says it wants the end of NATO's enlargement at its borders, Russia is aiming first…

Japan to boost missile defense againt North Korean threats

5 Jan, 2022 - 10:39 | Analysis Defense and Security Industry

According to Bryan Betts of the MDAA (Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance), the cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has approved a record…