Defence`s Feeds

The Negev Summit, which took place on 28 March at the highly symbolic location of Sde Boker, the last home of Israel's founder David Ben Gourion, marked a new step in the Abraham Accords regional reconciliation process. Meanwhile, behind the

The French threat intelligence firm Sekoia was on a mission at the GISEC cybersecurity exhibition in Dubai on 21-23 March.

Bulgaria had until 26 March to issue a delivery verification certificate on upgrades made to several AS532 Cougar helicopters by

Before a 15 March decree formalised the creation of several ministerial - and one inter-ministerial - databases for a new

Chinese officials have had a flurry of meetings with tech giants Tencent, Alibaba and ByteDance to discuss China's internet governance (IO,

On 26 and 27 March, a multitude of international political and economic figures met in the halls of the Sheraton

Despite the rapprochement between Baku and Yerevan launched in mid-December, just under a year after a ceasefire was declared in

Recent weeks have seen an unusual notion gain traction in Belarus. Boosted by photos of the Russian flag flying on buildings in Minsk alongside the national flag, the idea is increasingly being promoted that the country should be declared "occupied"

As France steps up its intelligence programmes, Safran has launched a commercial offensive for its Euroflir 410 optronic pod. The

According to our sources, the UAE's national security adviser Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan is pursing his shakeup of the

Egypt - Abbas Kamel oversees new tribal group fighting against Islamic State in Sinai Egypt's general intelligence service, the Mukhabarat

After having ordered the French chief of defence staff (CEMA), Thierry Burkhard, to request the head of the French military

As Vicky Ford, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), noted in Westminster on 29

In a ruling that went in favour of mining and oil industry consultant Axel Krueger and paves the way for

The Su-35S crashed near Izium, Ukraine. It looks like it was configured for SEAD (Suppression Enemy Air Defenses) mission. Images of the wreckage of an aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) have started to [...]

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A European Parliament delegation, which travelled to the Republic of Moldova against the backdrop of a worsening security situation in Europe, finalised its visit on Saturday.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Security and Defence

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Using ballistic rocket-launching tactic didn’t save this Russian gunship helicopter. Just yesterday, we commented a video posted by the Russian MOD that proved that the Ka-52 Alligator helicopters are still lobbing unguided rockets at targets [...]

The post [Updated] Video Emerges Of Russian Mi-28 Shot Down By MANPADS After Lobbing Rockets Over Eastern Ukraine appeared first on The Aviationist.

An impressive raid was carried out by the Ukrainian Mi-24 Hind attack helicopters on an oil facility in Belgorod, Russia. According to reports surfacing early on Apr. 1, 2022, at least two Ukrainian Mi-24 gunship [...]

The post Ukrainian Mi-24 Gunships Slipped Across The Border With Russia To Carry Out Attack On A Fuel Depot appeared first on The Aviationist.

Major General Stefano Cont has been appointed EDA Capability, Armament and Planning (CAP) Director as of 1 April 2022. He previously held the position of Italian Defence Cooperation Attaché in Washington where his primary duties were to promote bilateral military relations and enhance cooperation in research and development of defence programmes. 

“I am honoured to join the European Defence Agency at a crucial moment for European defence in general, and for the Agency in particular. At a time when defence expenditure is expected to increase significantly throughout Europe because of the war in Ukraine and heightened global security threats, European cooperation and collaborative capability development will be key to make sure the money is spent well and efficiently. EDA will have a central role to play in making this cooperation possible, and I look forward to contributing to this important work as the Agency’s Capability, Armament and Planning Director, together with its highly qualified and experienced staff”, Stefano Cont stated when he took up his new post.

As Capability, Armament & Planning Director, Stefano Cont will lead a key directorate that has a crucial function in EDA’s overall mission because it prepares the programmes of tomorrow by maximising synergies between capabilities, armaments and research & technology. The Agency’s main capability programmes are all under the responsibility of this directorate - from military mobility and air-to-air refueling (AAR) to satellite communications and cyber defence. Mr Cont’s directorate also leads the Agency’s work on the EU’s Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD – for which the second report will be presented by the Agency in November) and plays a central role in the upcoming review of Member States’ Capability Development Plan (CDP). Both tools are central for steering and guiding collaborative and coherent capability development in Europe.

Mr Cont holds degrees in Aeronautical Sciences and Political and Military Sciences from Federico II University in Naples, and Midwestern State University (USA). He also has Masters in International and Military’s Strategic Studies (Rome), Public Management (MSU-USA) and National Security Strategy (National Defense University-USA) and a doctor title in International and Diplomatic Sciences from the University of Trieste.

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According to our sources, Ankara sent a delegation of diplomatic and industrial representatives to last month's GISEC exhibition in Dubai