The first six F-16 from Portugal will arrive in Romania
The first six upgraded F16 aircraft will arrive in Romania over from Portugal on Wednesday, September 28. The aircraft have been upgraded, have new engines and were painted in several shades of gray. The F-16s have had their engines changed and went through a process of modernization, called mid-life upgrade – improvements at the mid-cycle…
Accident au Mali
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…
Norway: Russia using a former NATO submarine base
A former secret underwater base in the Arctic was ceded in 2008 to a businessman who is now leasing the base to Russian ships. Former Norwegian high-ranking officials are protesting this mistake, with the Arctic waters regaining strategic importance in light of the latest tensions between Russia and NATO. In the absence of anticipating the…
European Border and Coast Guard Agency (EBCG)
The new European Border and Coast Guard Agency (EBCG) is established today, October 6, 2016. This successor of the former Frontex (from French: Frontières extérieures for “external borders”) is an agency of the European Union headquartered in Warsaw, Poland, tasked with border control of the European Schengen Area, in coordination with the border and coast…