Tag: Defense
After the revelation of the cold facts: KD criticism of the defense
The revelation of cold facts yesterday about the Armed Forces’ dealings with a questioned private jet company is causing reactions. The Christian Democrats are critical of the lack of a…
Poland and South Korea strengthen ties over fermented cabbage
Daesang, the Korean giant of kimchi, the typical Korean dish made from fermented cabbage and chilli, will open its first European factory in Poland by 2024. A sign of an…
The defense hired companies without security protection agreements
The Swedish defense has hired a Finnish private jet company to transport weapons, ammunition and parts for military systems. It will also evacuate personnel from Sweden’s international operations. In the…
Russian Defense Minister: Russia withdraws its troops from Kherson – Ukraine is suspicious
There has been conflicting information about Russia’s withdrawal. According to Ukraine, it is too early to talk about withdrawal. From the point of view of the war, it would be…
Emmanuel Macron formalizes the end of Operation Barkhane
The French President solemnly spoke this Wednesday, November 9, 2022 from Toulon, in the south of France, to present Paris’ new defense strategy. Emmanuel Macron formalized the end of Operation…
Nuclear deterrence, Barkhane … What to remember from Macron’s speech on defense
The intervention was expected, in the midst of the war in Ukraine and while the future Military Programming Law (LPM) is being prepared which will condition the future of the…
the Assembly wants to prevent the access of the security services to members of armed groups
Since the 2000s, many former rebel leaders and their fighters have been promoted into the army and police in the DRC. Some are even in command of large units and…
exchange of courtesies in Turkey for the visit of the Swedish Prime Minister
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson this Tuesday, November 8 in Ankara, who has therefore booked Turkey on his first trip abroad since his election…
a Congolese Sukhoi-25 plane flew over Rwanda
Relations between the DRC and Rwanda are still tense, despite diplomatic efforts to achieve de-escalation. This Monday, a Congolese fighter plane violated Rwandan airspace, angering Kigali. For its part, Kinshasa…
Thirty years of the COS: the new challenges of the French special forces
Created within the French armies thirty years ago, the Special Operations Command is preparing for new challenges. After having been deployed over the past three decades in the Balkans, Afghanistan…