Oggi il NATO Defense College celebrerà la Graduation Ceremony per il Senior Course 136 e il cambio di comando tra il comandante uscente, generale di squadra aerea (Canada) Chris Whitecross e il generale di corpo d’armata (Francia), Olivier Rittimann. Ospite d’onore alla cerimonia, il direttore dell’International Military Staff della NATO, il generale Hans-Werner Wiermann.
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Japan’s New Defense White Paper Warns of ‘Aggressive Competitors’
YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — The coronavirus pandemic made the list of primary security concerns for Japan this year, alongside familiar names like China, Russia and North Korea, according to a Ministry of Defense white paper released Tuesday.
The ministry releases a report on its guiding philo…
UK Orders First 3 Protector Drones in £65M Deal
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has signed a £65 million contract to build the UK’s first three Protector aircraft – the first UK operated system capable of strike missions anywhere in the world.
After a successful development phase Protector is set to enter service by mid-2024, meaning that the R…
MPs Blast Decades of UK MoD Failure to “Get A Grip” on Equipment Budget
In a report released today, Wednesday 15 July 2020, the Public Accounts Committee highlights the Ministry of Defence’s continued “lamentable failure” to “get a grip” and deliver on key defence capabilities needed by the UK’s Armed Forces.
Despite PAC and NAO warnings “year after year” the MoD sti…
