Europe
Lebanon: EU preparing a training mission for the Lebanese army; Kallas: “There cannot be a security vacuum when UNIFIL leaves”
EU High Representative Kaja Kallas announced in Beirut on October 8 that planning for a new EU mission…
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UK: Royal Navy member charged with obtaining protected information to benefit a foreign power
UK counter-terrorism police have charged Teddy Young, 24, a serving member of the Royal Navy, with two offences…
Europe
Netherlands: “Russia is our enemy,” says the defence minister; the Russian embassy threatens a “crushing response”
Dutch Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius said in parliament on October 8 that “Russia is…
Defense Industry
Germany: MEKO A-200 DEU frigate programme grows to eight ships as four more are approved from TKMS
The Bundestag’s Budget Committee approved four more MEKO A-200 DEU frigates from TKMS on October 8, exercising the…
Air Force
Germany: First Luftwaffe F-35A arrives in Arkansas for pilot training
Germany’s first F-35A Lightning II has arrived at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Arkansas, where it will…
Europe
Lithuania: Army to the Kaliningrad border after the incident in Latvia
Lithuanian Interior Minister Martynas Katelynas has asked the defence minister to deploy the armed forces to help border…
Air Force
Analysis: HAMMER munitions on Greek Rafale, the “hammers” that could change the Hellenic Air Force’s French-built strike capability against Turkey
Analysis: Greece’s 24 Rafale lack the AASM HAMMER guided bomb that French, Indian and Egyptian Rafale fleets take…
Europe
Poland: EUR 24 billion for shelters and civil defence to 2031; Patriot batteries to be deployed in Lublin region, next to Ukraine
Poland’s government approved a PLN 102.4 billion (about EUR 24 billion) civil protection programme for 2027-2031. A day…
Europe
Lithuania ready to pay for a permanent US base; Trump: “We will certainly look at it”
Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius said on October 6 that Vilnius is ready to cover the cost of…
Europe
Latvia: Armed men from Belarus threatened Latvian soldiers at the border; masked intruders stole surveillance cameras
Armed escorts of a group of about 20 migrants on the Belarusian side threatened Latvian soldiers this week,…
Europe
Sweden to deploy Patriot to Poland from December to protect NATO’s hub for Ukraine
Sweden will deploy a Patriot air defence unit to Poland from December to protect the NATO hub through…
Europe
France: First submarine launch of the M51.3 ballistic missile, fired by Le Vigilant off Brittany
The French ballistic missile submarine Le Vigilant fired an M51.3 strategic missile without a nuclear warhead off Finistère…