The first 24 hours that NATO deployed Dutch fighter jets on the eastern flank of the NATO Convention Area are on. These are both F-35s and F-16s, which guard and secure the airspace armed there. The Royal Air Force has 8 aircraft available for this task, but is completely out of hand.
The Norwegian Government has allocated up to NOK 2 billion for humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, and will provide military equipment such as helmets and bulletproof vests to the war-torn country. The Government will also align itself with the sanctions imposed by the EU on Russia and will ensure…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced a massive boost in defence spending on Sunday that he says will bring the nation’s investments above the key 2% commitment of GDP, as the Ukraine conflict forces Berlin to rethink its foreign policy.
“We are experiencing a new era,” Scholz told lawmakers …
The European Union plans to take the unprecedented step of funding weapons purchases for Ukraine, EU officials said on February 27 as the bloc announced a raft of new sanctions in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The EU’s plan to fund weapons purchases will use millions of euros to hel…
The Joint Armament Cooperation Organization (OCCAR), on behalf of the Directorate General for Armaments (DGA) and its German, Spanish and Italian counterparts, has awarded Airbus Defense and Space GmbH a contract for twenty Eurodrone systems, four of which will be operated by the French Air and Spac…
In a major development with regards to the conflict in Ukraine, a top European Union official says that the bloc is now working to facilitate the delivery of fighter jets to the country as it continues to resist a full-on Russian invasion. Additional combat aircraft could be especially valuable fo…