Yearly Archive: 2022

Latvia Parliament Votes to Hike Defense Spending to 2.5% of GDP

Latvia Parliament Votes to Hike Defense Spending to 2.5% of GDP

Today, on April 21, the Saeima supported the draft law “Amendments to the Law on the Financing of National Defense” developed by the Ministry of Defense, which envisages a gradual increase of funding for national defense to 2.5% of the projected gross domestic product over the next three years.

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US Air Force Purchases Third BACN Comms Relay Aircraft

US Air Force Purchases Third BACN Comms Relay Aircraft

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. — Hanscom personnel recently completed the purchase of a new aircraft in support of the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node, or BACN, program.

BACN program management office personnel made the purchase of the Green Global 6000 through an execution of the $464.8 million c…

Denmark Deploys Battalion Combat Group to Latvia

Denmark Deploys Battalion Combat Group to Latvia

This weekend, all vehicles and equipment from the Danish battalion battle group that is going to Latvia next week will gather in Køge. This means increased military traffic on country and motorways through Denmark.

Hundreds of vehicles and military equipment are on their way from barracks and ser…

Czech Republic Hopes to Deepen Military Ties with US

Czech Republic Hopes to Deepen Military Ties with US

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosted an enhanced honor cordon today, welcoming Czech Defense Minister Jana Cernochova to the Pentagon.

Cernochova has confirmed the Czech Republic’s intention to sign the Defense Cooperation Agreement with the United States.

“We believe that the [a…

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