US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III travels to the Indo-Pacific region. It is Austin’s ninth trip to the region. On his trip, the Secretary of Defense will make stops in India, South Korea and Indonesia. In India, Austin will meet his counterpart Rajnath Singh. The aim of the meeting is to strengthen defense…
Members of the Dutch 11th Luchtmobiwlen Brigade practiced transnational airmobile operations with helicopters at the Air Mobility Training and Exercise Center in Celle. The exercise lasted two weeks. Around 50 soldiers from an airmobile anti-tank platoon took part in the exercise. Light transport vehicles and the NH-90 multi-purpose helicopter were also used. During the 14-day…
The German government has commissioned Rheinmetall to supply the Ukraine with around 100,000 rounds of 120mm mortar ammunition. This is part of the 400 million euro support package for the Ukrainian armed forces. Rheinmetall is to receive a low three-digit million euro sum for the delivery. Delivery is to begin shortly and take place within…
The restructuring initiated in 2012 by the then Federal Minister of Defense Thomas de Maiziére under the name “Realignment of the Bundeswehr” also included the Federal Ministry of Defense itself. These changes affecting the ministry essentially included the outsourcing of the command staffs of the military organizational areas (army, air force, navy, armed forces base…
One combat troop battalion each from Augustdorf and Oberviechtach become part of the Lithuanian combat unit. This decision was made by Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) at the suggestion of the Inspector General of the of the Bundeswehr, General Carsten Breuer. However,there will be no site closures. The 203 Armored Battalion from Augustdorf in North…
The National Security Agency is pooling its expertise in the development and integration of artificial intelligence capabilities. The AI Security Center is expected to become the focal point for the development of artificial intelligence (AI) best practices, assessment methodologies and risk mitigation. The new entity will consolidate the National Security Agency’s various security-related activities in…
The servicemen and women of the Royal Engineers Corps taught Ukrainian soldiers Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD). They learned how to defuse and remove mines, ammunition and other explosive devices. Mines, ammunition and other explosive devices pose the greatest danger to civilians in Ukraine. They are also the most significant inhibitor of the Ukrainian offensive. British…
The German government commissions Rheinmetall to supply the SurveilSpire reconnaissance system to Ukraine. The system is used for reconnaissance and countering enemy drones. The contract value for the system is in the double-digit million euro range. SurveilSpire was developed by the Estonian company DefSecIntel. The result of the collaboration is a reconnaissance system that features…
Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) and his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant agree to cooperate closely on the introduction of the Arrow 3 air defense system into the Bundeswehr. The system is intended to close capability gaps in German air defense. In Berlin, both ministers signed a Joint Declaration on military cooperation. Arrow 3 is an…
Thales is equipping the Polish MIiecznik frigates with the Tactios combat management system, sonars, infrared sensors and radars. Delivery of the first ship is expected in 2029. Thales is cooperating with the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) to implement the project. The MIECZNIK-class multi-purpose frigates are designed, among other things, to secure sea lines of communication…