The Egyptian Ministry of Defense announced the signing of a contract with France to purchase 30 Rafale fighter jets. With this, the claim that was first brought forward by the… Continue reading "Egypt Purchases 30 Dassault Rafale Fighter Jets from France"
Elbit Systems announced 18 March, that it had been awarded a contract for the establishment and operation of the International Flight Training Center of the Hellenic Air Force, as part… Continue reading "Elbit Systems Awarded $1.65 Billion Contract To Operate Greek International Flight Training Center"
On 30 March, the House of Commons Library released the 2021 “Defence Command Paper” as a compliment to the recent Integrated Review. Among other things, the paper presents a plan… Continue reading "UK Reveals New Medium Helicopter Program"
On 27 March, two months after a military junta seized power in Myanmar, an annual military parade went forward as planned. The Burmese soldiers marching through the streets of Naypitaw… Continue reading "Eight Foreign Countries Send Representatives to Myanmar’s Military Parade"
Just as India and China began withdrawing troops from the Landakh region on the contested border, American troops have arrived for exercises in India. Exercise Yudh Abhyas began last week… Continue reading "US-India Yudh Abhyas Exercise Now Underway, US-Turkey Black Sea Drill Concluded"
Recent years have seen an erosion in the US-Turkish relationship. Aside from Erdogan’s undemocratic policies and conflict over Middle East policy, the S-400 System dispute ranks among the most divisive.… Continue reading "Turkey Hopes to Resolve the S-400-System Dispute with the USA with Compromise"
The Turkish Ministry of National Defence has announced that the country is to develop a new anti-submarine torpedo. The weapon will be in the standard NATO 324mm-diameter lightweight class and… Continue reading "Turkey Initiates Development of New Lightweight Anti-Submarine Torpedo"
In the face of a pandemic-induced recession, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a plan to increase the defense budget by around 57%. Around two-thirds of parliament members voted in… Continue reading "Greek Military to get Rafale Jets and a Much Larger Budget"
On 12 December, Greek authorities arrested two men that they subsequently accused of spying on Greek military facilities and personnel for Turkey. The men – the secretary/translator of the Turkish… Continue reading "Turkish Espionage and Assassination Accusations Ramp Up Tensions With Europe"
The Hellenic Navy minehunter HS Kallisto was cut in two in a collision with a container ship today. The collision occurred off the coast of Piraeus, in the Saronic Gulf.… Continue reading "Greek Minehunter Cut In Two In Collision With Cargo Ship"