The situation at the Polish border with Belarus continues to deteriorate rapidly. On Monday an estimated 5,000 migrants gathered at the border in various locations. The largest group, numbering around… Continue reading "Multiple Breach Attempts at Belarus-Polish Border Prevented"
Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has claimed that he needs the presence of Russian strategic bombers on Belarus’ border with Poland in order to “monitor” the migrant crisis there. The November… Continue reading "Lukashenko: “No Other Option” But To Use Russian Strategic Bombers For Border Patrols"
On November 9, Philippine state media reported that five S-70i Black Hawk helicopters were delivered. The AN-124 carrying the helicopters arrived on November 8 at Clark Air Base. With their… Continue reading "Philippine Air Force Receives Black Hawk Helicopters"
Two Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bombers flew over Belarus on Wednesday, in a signal of support for Minsk as tensions on the Poland-Belarus border continue to grow over a migrant crisis.… Continue reading "Moscow Blames EU For Border Crisis As Backfire Bombers Overfly Belarus"
Poland’s Ministry of Defense claims that a Belarusian soldier attempted to fire a flare gun at Polish soldiers on the border between the two countries on Thursday. While the flare… Continue reading "Warsaw: Belarusian Soldier Attempted To Fire Flare Gun At Polish Troops"
The Polish Minister of Defense, Mariusz Blaszczak, reported in a statement that the talks with the US Department of Defense have concluded and that the Polish Armed Forces will receive… Continue reading "Poland Finds Support in the US House of Representatives For M1 Abrams Purchase"
The Polish Border Guard reported that members of the Polish Armed Forces were fired upon from the other side of the border on the October 7. The shorts were supposedly… Continue reading "Shots Fired On Polish-Belarus Border As Illegal Intrusions Rise To Historically High Levels"
Welcome back to the Weekend Briefing our regular round up of the week’s defense news. This week saw Japan’s Izumo undertake historic F-35B trials, USS Connecticut was involved in an… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (4-8 October)"
After a long and heated parliamentary debate lasting well into Friday night, Polish lawmakers decided to extend the state of emergency on the border with Belarus. As migrant numbers spiked… Continue reading "Frontex Chief Visits Poland as State of Emergency Extended in Border Area"
500 additional Polish soldiers are being dispatched to the Belarusian border as the crisis over what has been described by Polish and EU officials as a “hybrid attack” by Belarus… Continue reading "Poland Dispatches More Troops to Belarusian Border After 4 Migrants Found Dead"