PARIS — Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, expressed her great satisfaction after the success on March 23, 2022 of the qualification firing of the upgraded Air-Sol Moyenne Portée Amélioré (improved medium-range air-to-ground missile, ASMPA), without its military payload.

She sent her…

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said he expects leaders will approve plans to strengthen the alliance’s posture in all domains of warfare and to continue their unwavering support for the people of Ukraine.

Stoltenberg previewed the summit meeting of NATO allies — which will include Presid…

ATHENS — The Greek side will receive today, March 24, the delegation of the French Ministry of Defense for the signing of the agreement for the Belh@rra (FDI) frigates and Rafale fighter aircraft on the deck of the battleship “Averof” in Marina Floisvou.

The contracts are for the acquisition of…

BERN — At least 24 of the Switzerland’s 36 F-35A fighter jets will be assembled in Cameri, Italy. In the case of 4 other aircraft, clarifications are underway as to whether their final assembly can instead take place in Switzerland, and count as an offset project. The first eight aircraft will be …

The Russian military’s poor performance in Ukraine comes as no surprise to the former CIA officer who ran the agency’s covert operation against the Red Army in Afghanistan four decades ago.

Russia’s best were plagued by bad maintenance, poor chains of command, low morale, alcoholism and desertion…

Russian forces invading Ukraine are suffering low morale that could affect the outcome of the battle there, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said. 

Reports out of Ukraine indicate a breakdown in some units stemming from logistics and sustainment issues, he said during a Pentagon news confer…