Tag: Defense
Practice against flooding: water board and Defense pack Lekdijk
During the crisis exercise that started yesterday, dozens of soldiers and more than a hundred water board employees are deployed in Nieuwegein, IJsselstein, Lopik, Houten, Wijk bij Duurstede and Utrechtse…
George Floyd, drugs … What the book of the ex-minister of Defense of Trump contains
This is a book that will likely infuriate former US President Donald Trump (2016-2020). In his memoirs entitled A Sacred Oath (“A sacred oath”), which will be published this Tuesday,…
When the Ile de Sein was a quarter of France
Off the coast of Brittany, the Ile de Sein is the most decorated French town during the Second World War. In June 1940, refusing defeat, all men of military age…
the last civilians were able to get out of Azovstal but the siege is not over
On the 73rd day of the Russian invasion in Ukraine this Sunday, May 8, women, children and the elderly were all evacuated from the Azovstal steelworks, the last pocket of…
The new Climate & Defense strategy of the French army
You will also be interested [EN VIDÉO] Global warming: our planet in unknown territory In the preliminary version – which only covers the first nine months of 2021 – of…
New defense aid from the US to Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden announced that they will provide $150 million in new defense aid to Ukraine, which is under Russian attack. In his written statement, US President Biden emphasized…
Facing the Zaporijjia nuclear power plant in Russian hands, Nikopol remains Ukrainian
Fighting continues in Donbass and in southern Ukraine, on the border between the regions of Kherson and Mykolaiv. Between these two conflict zones, Nikopol is spared for the time being.…
Denmark tests SM-2 type air defense missile
The Defense Ministry said in a statement that the trials were an important milestone for the navy, meaning that enemy aircraft could be shot down from long distances. STRENGTHENS AIR…
a year after its start, the state of siege in the East criticized for its mixed record
A year ago today, on May 6, 2021, two provinces in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo were placed under a state of siege. This is to…
Visiting London, Japanese PM seals defense deal
The Japanese Prime Minister visits the United Kingdom, this Thursday, May 5. Fumio Kishida met his British counterpart Boris Johnson. The two men signed a defense agreement described as unprecedented.…