The Estonian government announced on Tuesday that it would be purchasing loitering munitions from Israel Aerospace Industries. In a tweet following the contract signing ceremony, Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur said… Continue reading "Estonia Orders Israel Aerospace Industries’ Loitering Munitions"
Finland officially joined NATO on Tuesday, with the raising of the Finnish national flag at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels marking the arrival of NATO’s 31st member, 74 years to… Continue reading "“New Era” As Finland Officially Joins NATO"
Finland’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was ratified by all 30 current members of the alliance on Thursday, after Turkey’s parliament voted in favor of a bill to… Continue reading "Finland Completes NATO Membership Ratification Process"
Due to the Russia-Ukraine war, Spain will deploy a NASAMS (National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System) air defense system in Estonia next April to strengthen NATO’s eastern flank. The deployment was… Continue reading "Spain To Send NASAMS Air Defense Systems To Estonia"
On Friday, 10 February, Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad announced on his social media account that Germany will provide the Slovak Republic with two MANTIS (Modular, Automatic, and Network Capable… Continue reading "Germany to Supply Slovakia With Two MANTIS Air Defense Systems"
After months of debate and mounting international pressure, Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz has decided to allow the transfer of German manufactured Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine. End user… Continue reading "BREAKING: German Green-lights Transfer of Leopard 2s To Ukraine"
A US diplomatic cable and two officials familiar with the program have confirmed the acceleration in the planned upgrade of the American B61 atomic bombs stockpile in Europe. The statements… Continue reading "US Fast-tracking Upgrade of its Nuclear Arsenal In Europe"
Sweden has lifted the export restrictions on military equipment to Turkey that had been in place since October 2019. The Swedish Inspectorate of Strategic Products (ISP), which is in charge… Continue reading "Sweden Lifts Export Restrictions On Military Equipment To Turkey On The Way To Becoming a NATO Member"
An Albanian court ordered two Russian citizens and an Ukrainian citizen to remain in custody on Wednesday, as authorities continue an espionage investigation into the events that resulted in their… Continue reading "Two Russians, One Ukrainian Face Espionage Charges Over Trespassing At Former Albanian Arms Factory"
Turkey’s abrupt attempts to block Finland and Sweden’s membership of NATO wiped out the jubilation of those who pass off glorified rewriting of Wikipedia articles as analysis, yet its equally… Continue reading "Erdogan’s Last Electoral Card Is Geopolitical"