Defence`s Feeds

The controversial construction of China's mega embassy in London (IO, 17/10/25), due to be officially announced today but which was approved by British security agencies before Christmas, met with what our sources close to the intelligence services describe as "useful [...]

The National Shield Forces are not the only paramilitary group serving as boots on the ground for Riyadh in southern Yemen (IO, 13/01/26). In Aden, the faction is now expected to share military control of the south with the Giants [...]

A bipartisan bill introduced in the House of Representatives in Washington on 9 January seeks to boost the staff of [...]

The December 2025 issue of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) veterans' journal, Razvedchik (Intelligence Officer), reveals the service's priorities [...]

An important meeting was held in Beijing last week, addressing the urgent need to boost the country's international outreach. The [...]

According to Intelligence Online sources, it was indeed an effort by France's DGSE foreign intelligence service that helped speed up [...]

The F-16 Fighting Falcon has been an important part of the Royal Danish Air Force since 1980, and will now pass the torch to the F-35A Lightning II. The Royal Danish Air Force’s (RDAF) F-16 Fighting Falcon flew for the last time on Jan. 18, 2026, at Skrydstrup Air Force Station, concluding a 46-year service. […]

Developed by Hughes through the F-111 program, the AWG-9, mated with the AIM-54 Phoenix, made the Grumman F-14 Tomcat the most deadly fleet defense weapon of its time. Produced by Hughes Aircraft Company and originally conceived through the F-111 program, the Air Weapons Group Nine (AWG-9) avionic system found a home in the Grumman F-14 […]

Several leading Western spy chiefs are expected in Davos this week for the World Economic Forum, held in the Swiss [...]

Two MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters conducted their first operational Minuteman III ICBM convoy security mission to and from a launch facility over 100 miles away from Malmstrom AFB. The U.S. Air Force has announced that the MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter is now being employed operationally by the Air Force Global Strike Command for nuclear security […]

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Taiwanese and American analysts, who are closely monitoring China's preparations for an operation against Taipei, agree on one thing: the limits of Beijing's claims to be able to carry out a successful "decapitation" mission like the one executed by US [...]

It will be one of the most closely watched intelligence job appointments of the year. After four years at the [...]

The 6 January visit to Paris by Hakan Fidan, Turkey's foreign minister and former head of its MIT foreign intelligence [...]

France - DRM Chief of Staff leaving for VirginiaThe Chief of Staff of France's Military Intelligence Directorate (DRM) is set [...]

Ukrainian aeronautics specialist Antonov has in recent weeks been operationally deploying celestial navigation modules on its Liutyi long-range strike drones, [...]

The next meeting of the Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE) is scheduled to take place on Monday, 26 January 2026, 15.30 - 18.30 and on Tuesday, 27 January 2026 from 9.00 - 12.00 and 14.30 - 18.30 in Brussels (room ANTALL 6Q2).
Further information about the SEDE meetings can be found here.

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SEDE missions 2025:

• Djibouti - 27-29 October 2025
  
• Greenland - 15-19 September 2025
  
• Norway - 27-30 May 2025
• Moldova and Ukraine - 14-17 April 2025
  
• Bosnia and Herzegovina - 24-27 February 2025
• Israel and Palestine - 5-8 February 2025

SEDE missions 2024:

• United Kingdom - 28-30 October 2024
• Ukraine - 25-26 October 2024

SEDE Committee meetings' calendar 2025
SEDE Committee meetings' calendar 2026
EP calendar 2025
EP calendar 2026
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A nighttime thermal image captured during flight activity involving a B-2 Spirit shows a sharply triangular aircraft that resembles an unexplained platform photographed over Wichita in 2014. Anders Otteson, the man behind the popular Uncanny Expeditions YouTube channel (that we have featured before here at The Aviationist), spotted something particularly intriguing during his latest trip […]

Two F-15Ds of the Oregon Air National Guard have been transferred to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center, where they will join the ones already operated by the agency. NASA has announced on Jan. 15, 2026, that two recently retired U.S. Air Force F-15D Eagle aircraft have found a new home to continue flying. In fact, […]

Poland has decided to transfer its remaining MiG-29s to Ukraine, with talks underway for the delivery of the first batch, in exchange for know-how on drone technology. The Polish government confirmed it plans to transfer the Polish Air Force’s MiG-29 Fulcrums to Ukraine, following talks between the two countries. The development, announced by Deputy Defense […]