Tag: Defense
The defense exercises with Patriot in Skåne – for the first time
It is hazy and gray on the Rinkaby field when the Air Defense Regiment Lv6 drills its soldiers and conscripts in practicing with the new Patriot air defense system. –…
“Acting between the lines”, by Colonel Peer de Jong
They are called Blackwater, Mozart, or even Wagner. Private military companies, for reasons of need, visibility and cost, are in full expansion. In Act between the lines (Mareuil editions), Colonel…
The defense sidesteps the secrecy of the underwater vehicle issue
Now the Swedish Armed Forces are bypassing the investigative secrecy that a Russian submarine may have violated Swedish territory via the port of Gävle in 2017. – I can only…
Are we in a war economy?
“If you want peace, prepare for war”. This old Roman adage seems more relevant than ever. French President Emmanuel Macron opened Eurosatory, the international defense exhibition, last June (2022), announcing…
India presents its local production of military equipment to its African partners
The Indian government has just concluded a major ten-day military exercise with some 20 African countries, with the aim of strengthening its strategic ties with the continent. But also to…
Ukraine aims to wear down Russian fighters in Bahmut – defense is a ‘military necessity’
Violent clashes between Ukrainian and Russian forces continue in the city of Bahmut. According to the commander of the Ukrainian ground forces, the fighting will continue. Ukraine aims to exhaust…
Poland wants to become one of the leading arms producers in the EU
Hyperactive in sending military equipment to Ukraine, Poland now wants to accelerate its own production and become a leading military power. During the visit of European Commissioner for the Internal…
Israel: the dismissal of the Minister of Defense triggers a political crisis
He calls on the government to “immediately” stop legislative work on a text that divides the country. Israeli President Isaac Herzog solemnly asked the government on Monday March 27 to…
Crowds poured into the streets after the firing of Israel’s defense minister
Israel’s consul general in New York announced that he was leaving his post in protest at the dismissal of the defense minister. Israeli universities, on the other hand, started a…
Netanyahu fires Defense Minister Opposition and people took to the streets
Protests against controversial judicial reform in Israel continue. The public took to the streets again after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, who opposes judicial reform.…