In 2023, the Bundeswehr will participate for the first time with the German Army in the Talisman Sabre exercise in Australia. It will take place from 22 July to 4 August 2023 and consists of several sub-exercises. This is already the tenth iteration of the Talisman Sabre exercise. In addition to amphibious landings, ground force…
With the Refreshed Defence Command Paper, the British Army is drawing conclusions from the war in Ukraine. The document is also intended to set the course for the future of the armed forces. The Refreshed Defence Command Paper was preceded by the publication of the Integrated Review Refresh. That document identified Russia as the most…
The recently presented National Security Strategy makes it clear once again: “The high level of interdependence between external and internal security means that Germany’s ability to act externally also increasingly depends on its internal resilience. This resilience is the joint responsibility of the state, the private sector and society…”. However, this linkage between the civilian…
Last week the last class of operational pilots responsible for the deployment of the F-39 Gripen in the 1st Air Defense Group (1st GDA) of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB), concluded the Delta Conversion Training at the Gripen Centre in Sweden. The course, conducted by the Swedish Air Force’s Phoenix Squadron, is divided into two…
The Bundeswehr plans to use the “Tactical Air Control and Communication App” (TACC app) to train fighter control officers. Parts of the learning content will be available on mobile devices.Until now, the teaching of content has been limited to stationary simulators. Training on these devices requires the presence of an instructor. By using the TAAC…
Contents of the latest German military aid package for Ukraine have just been announced at the NATO summit in Vilnius. The packet includes: – 25 Leopard 1 A5 main battle tanks (from industry) – 40 Marder infantry fighting vehicles (from industry) – Five Bergepanzer 2 Armoured Recovery Vehicles (from industry) – Two Patriot launchers (from…
The recently agreed enhanced cooperation between NATO and EU in the field of defence led to further results: Recently, the report of the joint task force on critical infrastructure resilience was presented. This report is accompanied by a Parallel and Coordinated Assessment of the EU Hybrid Fusion Cell and NATO’s Hybrid Analysis Branch on the…
Yesterday, Budget Committee of the German Parliament approved several procurement projects in its last session before summer break. Among them is the succession of the “Luftlande-Wölfe” (air assault vehicle “Wolf”), which are to be replaced by Caracal. Germany and the Netherlands want to procure more than 1,500 vehicles. Caracal airborne vehicle family is the result…
Yesterday, the Budget Committee of the German Parliament approved the procurement of Chinooks as new Heavy Transport Helicopters (STH) for the Bundeswehr. For the $8.5 billion Bundeswehr will not only receive 60 Chinook Block IIs with air-to-air refuelling, but also spare parts, additional systems, maintenance and programme support. “With the selection decision for CH-47F Block…
When the first drones were deployed, US forces had to provide extra personnel for evaluation. The new sensors meant more work, not less. When the new directive “Need to Share” was coined in Afghanistan by the U.S. forces and the Afghanistan Mission Network (AMN) was very quickly made available for this purpose, many nations still…