The UK then joined France and Italy in the Horizon-class class of air-defence destroyers frigate program; however, differing national requirements, workshare arguments and delays led to the UK withdrawing on 26 April 1999 and starting its own national project Type 45 destroyer. The class is primarily designed for anti-aircraft and anti-missile warfare and is built…
European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker called for a common EU defence headquarters in September after the Brexit vote, resurrecting an idea that had circulated in the EU for years. Today, the European Union has approved plans for a military headquarters to coordinate overseas security operation, foreign and defence ministers of the 28 member states (Britain…
13 morts. Il s’agit du bilan humain le plus lourd pour les opérations extérieures de l’Armée française depuis 36 ans. Le 23 octobre 1983, 58 soldats français avaient été tués lors de l’attentat du Drakkar à Beyrouth (Liban). L’accident de lundi dépasse le bilan de l’embuscade d’Uzbin en Afghanistan, le 18 août 2008, où dix…
HMS Prince of Wales, second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier for the Royal Navy will be formally commissioned on December, 10 2019.
From January 1, 2019, the Russian Volga will cease providing AN-124 capacity for EU and NATO states under NATO’s heavy military air transport program SALIS (Strategic Airlift Interim Solution), which includes 17 European member states and Canada. The loss is sensitive: Under Salis, Antonov and Volga have each had an AN-124 permanently stationed at Leipzig-Halle…
