Tag: Defense
The first F-16 fighter jets reportedly arrived in Ukraine
In Ukraine, in all likelihood, the first F-16 fighter jets arrived somewhere on the territory of the warring country. This is suggested by images circulating since Monday, December 25, showing…
Municipal police strike during Christmas and New Year
To demand better pay conditions, a collective of “angry municipal police officers” and several unions called on the more than 25,000 municipal police officers, employed by town halls, to strike…
an attack repelled by the armed forces in the Sahel region
In Burkina Faso, an attack was repelled by the armed forces in the Sahel this Sunday, December 24. It was the gendarmerie detachment of Gorgadji, in the province of Séno,…
Veteran who camped at the Galgenwaard for two weeks goes home: ‘Finally recognition from Defense’
“It was still fairly quiet in the beginning,” says the former soldier. Until he received news that his father had also died. He went home, buried his father and had…
Difficult to get volunteers for the defense
It costs a lot of people in war.Half a million new soldiers must be called up to defend Ukraine – but it is becoming increasingly difficult to fill the ranks.–…
North Korea vows atomic response if ‘provoked’ by nuclear weapons
Tension is rising on the Korean peninsula after the firing of an intercontinental missile on Monday December 18 by Pyongyang. A launch immediately condemned by Seoul and Washington who raised…
The Defense Committee holds a press conference on the security situation
At 4:00 p.m., the chairman of the defense committee, Hans Wallmark (M), called a press conference. Behind him is the message “Time for action” – and it immediately came into…
North Korea fires ballistic missile capable of ‘reaching the United States’
North Korea carried out a double missile launch earlier this week. The North Korean regime celebrated this weekend the birthday of Kim Jong-il, father of the current leader. On this…
The new defense agreement between Sweden and the USA worries reindeer herders
On December 6, Sweden and the United States signed the new defense agreement in which the United States gets unimpeded access to 17 different Swedish military bases. If the defense…
American paramilitaries being installed in Bangui?
Employees of the American private security company Bancroft are currently in the Central African capital, where they are preparing the establishment of the group with a view to offering training…