Yearly Archive: 2022

Spain Deploys NASAMS Battery to Latvia

Spain Deploys NASAMS Battery to Latvia

Today, June 26, in response to the need to strengthen the defense capabilities of the Baltic region after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a Spanish-supplied ground-to-air anti-aircraft missile NASAMS battery was deployed at the National Air Force Base in Lielvārde.

“Together with NATO allies in …

China Monitors US Aircraft Flyovers in Taiwan Straits

China Monitors US Aircraft Flyovers in Taiwan Straits

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) monitored the flyover of a US spy aircraft over the Taiwan Straits on Friday, vowing to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity amid large-scale military drills in the region in response to repeated provocations by the “Taiwan independence”…
RBS-70NG Manpads Have Proved Their Worth, Say Czech Military

RBS-70NG Manpads Have Proved Their Worth, Say Czech Military

At the beginning of July, it will be exactly one year since the Strakonice soldiers took over the last part of the delivery of new weapon systems. “The RBS-70NG anti-aircraft missiles have proved to be reliable weapons capable of destroying a wide range of air attack means, including current threats…
Kongsberg to Upgrade Combat System of Norwegian Corvettes

Kongsberg to Upgrade Combat System of Norwegian Corvettes

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has been assigned by Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency to upgrade the combat system on the Royal Norwegian Navy’s Skjold Class, to contribute to the life extension. The contract amount is 267 MNoK.

The Skjold Class is a vital asset for the Navy and in addition to a s…

EDA Launches Public Consultation on EU Maritime Security

EDA Launches Public Consultation on EU Maritime Security

As part of the upcoming revision of the EU’s Maritime Security Strategy (EUMSS, adopted in 2014) and its action plan (2018), the European Commission, together with the European External Action Service and the European Defence Agency, have just launched a public consultation to gather ideas, suggesti…
Croatia to Set Up OSINT Center of Excellence

Croatia to Set Up OSINT Center of Excellence

Today, 21 June 2022, the Government of the Republic of Croatia adopted a decision on the establishment of the Center of Excellence for the collection, processing and analysis of data from open sources (OSINT – Open-Source Intelligence).

The proposal of the Decision was explained at the Government…

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