Defence`s Feeds

A Hungarian parliament committee has postponed a vote on Sweden's bid to join the NATO military alliance, guaranteeing that the Nordic nation will not join the US-led bloc before or during its summit in July.

The Bolivian government has signed lithium agreements with Russian state nuclear firm Rosatom and China's Citic Guoan Group as the South American country looks to develop its untapped resources of the battery metal.

The presence of U.S. military forces and equipment in the Philippines would put the country in danger, former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said.

Against a backdrop of a profound security crisis, a renewed commitment to restoring peace and security in the OSCE region and fostering meaningful multi-lateral exchange was the goal of the 2023 Security Review Conference. The 2023 Chairpersonship of North Macedonia held the event on 28 and 29 June under the title 'Restoring peace and security, engaging in dialogue and rebuilding trust - For the

Speaking at the European Council meeting in Brussels on Thursday, President Gitanas Nausėda outlined the progress of preparations for the NATO Summit in Vilnius, highlighting the need to increase focus on the EU-NATO eastern flank, to reinforce NATO's forward presence capabilities, to strengthen air and missile defense, and to approve defense plans. The meeting was also attended by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

Representatives from all the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) participant nations and partners came together at Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, this week for a Security Forum on Critical Undersea Infrastructure.

On June 29 in Strasbourg, the head of the Ministry of Defense took part in the ceremony of the assumption of command of the Eurocorps by Lieutenant General Jaroslaw Gromadzinski. It was the first time in history that a Pole took command of this multinational structure.

Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen has authorised the Defence Forces to order 17 Finnish Jurmo-class landing craft with spare parts. The mobility of coastal troops will be maintained and developed until the end of the 2030s by the new Jurmos.

The Sierra Leone people demonstrated their strong commitment to democracy in the general elections that took place on Saturday 24 June in a largely peaceful and calm atmosphere in a highly polarised political environment.

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In response to an invitation by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Zimbabwe, the European Union has decided to deploy an EU Election Observation Mission (EOM) to the Harmonised elections of 23 August 2023.

The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Czech Republic of F-35 Aircraft, Munitions, and related equipment for an estimated value of up to $5.62 billion. Actual dollar value will be lower depending on final requirements, budget authority, and signed sales agreement(s), if and when concluded. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required

The EU and NATO share a common interest in preventing disruptions to critical infrastructure that provides essential services to citizens and supports our economies. Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine has brought new risks, physical and cyber-attacks, often combined as a hybrid threat.

NATO Secretary General is taking part in the European Council on Thursday (29 June 2023), at the invitation of European Council President Charles Michel.

Israeli Mossad agents claimed they conducted an operation inside Iran to capture the suspected leader directing an alleged Iranian plot to attack Israelis in Cyprus.

Students from two Iranian universities have issued statements of protest following the brutal treatment of a student demonstrator by a security officer at Tehran's Allameh University.

Akbar Tabari, a senior official in Iran's judiciary, has been released from prison after serving less than three years of a 58-year sentence for serious financial fraud.

Iran has amassed an array of thousands of domestically-developed ballistic and cruise missiles in recent decades, sticking to the principle of asymmetrical warfare to try to deter potential aggression. Earlier this month, the country unveiled its first-ever hypersonic missile - the Fattah.

America's point man on Iran has been placed on leave as his security clearance is being reviewed allegedly over his handling of classified materials.

Police in Albania have entered a camp accommodating members of the terrorist Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) west of the capital Tirana, more than a week after the force stormed the same place over indications of cyber-attacks being orchestrated there against foreign institutions.