Serbia signs deal for 12 French Rafale planes
On Thursday (29), Serbia signed a contract to buy 12 Rafale fighter planes from France’s Dassault Aviation, during a visit by President Emmanuel Macron to Belgrade. According to the agreement,…
Poland and Lockheed Martin Celebrate Debut of Poland’s First F-35A “Husarz”
FORT WORTH, Texas, – Lockheed Martin presented Poland’s first F-35A Lightning II to the Polish government during a rollout ceremony at Lockheed Martin’s F-35 production facility. This event marks a…
German military base sealed off after suspected sabotage
Authorities suspect that the water at the site may have been contaminated on purpose. At another NATO base, also in western Germany, security levels have been raised. (DW) The Cologne-Wahn…
Rheinmetall supplies 14 Leopard 2A4s and a Buffalo armoured recovery vehicle to the Czech armed forces
Rheinmetall has once again been commissioned to supply main battle tanks and armoured recovery vehicles to the Czech Republic as part of a ring swap process commissioned by the German…
A new arms race in Europe?
Germany will once again have American long-range missiles for the first time since the 1990s. Parties on the right and left warn against a Cold War 2.0 climate. (DW) For…
Finland passes controversial law to bar immigrants
The government says the measure aims to combat “migration instrumentalized” by Russia. Critics, however, fear that it will serve in practice to reject asylum seekers. (DW) Finland’s parliament passed a…
Would compulsory military service increase Europe’s security?
After years of apparent security with the end of the Cold War, since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, several European countries are considering reinstating compulsory conscription. The…
NATO cracks down on China for supporting Russia
At the NATO summit in Washington, the alliance’s leaders are expected to put pressure on China to review its support for Russia. (DW) The heads of state meeting at the…
75 years of NATO: The history of the military alliance
Created to curb the expansionism of the USSR and keep the Americans in Europe, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has grown from 12 to 32 members in more than seven…
Mark Rutte officially appointed as new head of NATO
The outgoing Dutch premier will replace Norway’s Jens Stoltenberg as head of the Western military alliance at a particularly delicate time. (DW) NATO announced on Wednesday (26/06) the appointment of…
Ukraine calls for “strong” NATO decision at Washington summit
(Reuters) – Ukraine wants to see a “strong” decision taken at the NATO summit in Washington next month as Kiev tries to advance its strategic goal of joining the military…
Europe moves forward with joint acquisition of Mistral 3 ground-based air defense system
On June 19, France, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia and Hungary signed a strategic cooperation agreement for the joint acquisition of the Mistral 3 ground-based air defense system. Coordinated by the DGA…
What training is like for Ukrainian pilots sent to France to fight the Russians in the war
RFI was allowed to talk to the instructors of 11 Ukrainian pilots at a secret air base in southwest France, where they are being trained. France has provided 40 F-16…
Ukraine: Peace summit reaffirms territorial integrity
The Ukraine Peace Summit reaffirmed the country’s territorial integrity and called for the inclusion of all parties in the peace process, highlighting the need to support Ukraine and criticizing Russia’s…
US and Ukraine sign 10-year security agreement
Pact lays foundations for Ukraine’s eventual membership of NATO. The US pledges to train the Ukrainian military and supply defense equipment. Zelenski says it’s a “historic day” for his country.…
Brazil pulls out of summit in Switzerland for peace in Ukraine
President Lula, who will be in Europe at the start of the event, argues that the conference to discuss peace in Ukraine only makes sense if Russia is invited. (DW)…
Germany must prepare for war by 2029, says minister
Defense minister says country must be ready for worst-case scenario in the face of threat of military conflict in Europe and again defends plan to at least partially reintroduce compulsory…
Belgium commits to delivering 30 F-16s to Ukraine by 2028
On Tuesday, May 28, 2024, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was in Brussels to sign a military cooperation agreement with Belgium. One of the most notable aspects of this agreement is…
Macron again says he won’t rule out sending ground troops to Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron once again defended sending Western ground troops to Ukraine, in an interview published on Thursday (2) by the British magazine The Economist. According to him, this…
Brazilian Army cyber defense takes part in NATO exercise
Brasília (DF) – The Cyber Defense Command (ComDCiber) is participating in the Locked Shields 2024 (LS 24) exercise, from April 22 to 26. The event is organized by the NATO…