Category: Notizie Estero

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio –– In one of the largest modernization efforts in U.S. Air Force history, 608 F-16s – comprised of Blocks 40 and 50 – will undergo up to 22 modifications designed to improve lethality and ensure the fourth-generation fighter remains effective in meeting current and futu…

The Russian invasion of Ukraine began as expected in the early hours of 24 February: a large salvo of cruise and ballistic missiles destroyed the main ground-based early warning radars throughout Ukraine. The result was to effectively blind the Ukrainian Air Force (UkrAF), and in some cases also h…

WASHINGTON — In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg today announced activation of the alliance’s defense plans, which means also that it can deploy the NATO Defense Force. The U.S. Defense Department now stands ready to provide capabilities to hel…

WASHINGTON — As Russia escalates its invasion of Ukraine, the United States is sending a delegation of former defense officials to Taiwan while keeping communication channels open with Russia’s ally, China.

U.S. officials say China’s decision to back Russia amid its military campaign in Ukrai…

On the afternoon of February 28, minehunters “Sulzbach-Rosenberg” and “Homburg”, minesweeper “Siegburg” and tender “Elbe” set sail from Kiel. Their mission is to train and strengthen NATO’s northern flank.

In the morning, the minehunters “Datteln” and “Fulda” had already left their home port of…

Jarred awake from its 30-year slumber by events in Ukraine, Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced in a special session of the Bundestag on February 27 that a massive shift in defense policy approach will now be undertaken. After years of neglect, low serviceability rates for key equipment and…