Yearly Archive: 2022

ISTANBUL — Türkiye’s defense spending is projected to post a reel increase in the 2023-2025 period, according to budget documents, and constitute some 2% of the gross domestic product (GDP).

While the documents foresee spending of some 1.74% of the GDP by the end of 2022, this figure is expecte…

Norwegian and British Naval vessels recently conducted an operational patrol in international waters of the southern Barents Sea.

Closely shadowed by Russian Navy vessels, the British frigate HMS Northumberland, the British replenishment vessel RFA Tiderace and the Norwegian frigate HNoMS Thor He…

Two retired U.S. admirals and three former U.S. Navy civilian leaders are playing critical but secretive roles as paid advisers to the government of Australia during its negotiations to acquire top-secret nuclear submarine technology from the United States and Britain.

The Americans are among a g…

The Final Official Acceptance (FOA) ceremony was held on 22 October 2022 at the Muggiano Shipyard in La Spezia, Italy, to mark the successful delivery of the second Multi-purpose Offshore Patrol Vessel (PPA) Francesco Morosini.

The PPA Vessel was named after Francesco Morosini, the 108th Doge of …

MANILA — The Department of National Defense (DND) on Tuesday said a body that will discuss further the formal termination of the contract for the 17 Russian-made Mi-17 heavy-lift helicopters is now in the process of reactivation and reconstitution.

“The Mutual Consultation Board, which will eng…

“It is in Łask that the soldiers of the Polish and American air forces train together on a daily basis, protecting the Polish sky. This is the practical dimension of building interoperability between the Polish and American armed forces. We highly appreciate the presence of American forces, includin…