The Vostok 2018 (or Orient-2018) military exercise, between 11-17 September, will mobilize for four days no less than 300 000 soldiers (virtually all forces of Central and Western Russian military districts of Russia), 36 000 armored vehicles and more than a thousand aircraft (planes, helicopters and drones). The Chinese and Mongolian armed forces will be…
Introduction La question qui se trouve dans le titre de cet analyse „Sécurité ou insécurité” est liée au débat initié dans un cadre plus large parmi les scientifiques et experts de sécurité après l’annexion de la Crimée par la Fédération de Russie en 2014. Cet événement crucial réveille des pays européens de leur „rêve pacifique”.(1)…
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…
The German naval shipbuilding industry is comprised of numerous yards; however, only Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) and Thyssen-Nordseewerke (TNSW) have experience in the construction of submarines. Before its merger with ThyssenKrupp, HDW had already created partnerships with international shipbuilding companies. In 1999, HDW acquired Kockums, the leading Swedish naval shipyard, which pioneered the development of stealth…
