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The Mysterious Case of the Missing Russian Air Force

The Mysterious Case of the Missing Russian Air Force

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…
Confronting Reality, Germany Pledges a Stronger Military

Confronting Reality, Germany Pledges a Stronger Military

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…
German Navy Reinforces Mine Countermeasures in Baltic Sea

German Navy Reinforces Mine Countermeasures in Baltic Sea

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…

Italian Air Force Awards €380M Contract for C-130J Support

Italian Air Force Awards €380M Contract for C-130J Support

ROME — The Aeronautical Armaments and Airworthiness Directorate (DAAA) recently approved a contract for the technical-logistical support of the Italian Air Force’s C-130J Super Hercules airlifter fleet.

The agreement, which lasts five years and is worth a total of 380 million euros, was sign…

Poland to Fast-Track Purchase of MQ-9 Reaper UAVs

Poland to Fast-Track Purchase of MQ-9 Reaper UAVs

Poland will buy the MALE MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles, sources tell Defence24.pl. The purchase is to be made as part of an urgent operational need in connection with the situation in the East.

The purchase of Reapers is to be interventionist and not to be part of the Zefir MALE UAV acqu…


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