Migration crisis : the Australian solution
Australia has hailed its controversial policy of turning back asylum-seeker boats after no vessels reached the country in 600 days. Almost 700 people have been denied admission to the country since Operation Sovereign Borders was launched in September 2013. Under it, asylum seekers trying to reach Australia by boat are turned back to their country…
Airbus bought 50% of Bombardier aircraft section
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus takes control of the CSeries medium-haul aircraft program of Canadian Bombardier. By this operation Airbus puts 50.01% of the flagship program of the family business in Quebec. A “win-win” operation Airbus shares took 4% on the Paris Stock Exchange. The company that built the medium-haul jet was created in 2016…
Russian Volga-Dnepr leaves SALIS
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…
NATO NRF : insuffisante face à la Russie
L’exercice d’alerte “Noble Jump” en Pologne a mis en lumière les défauts de la Force de réaction rapide de l’OTAN (NATO NRF) face à la Russie. La capacité de déploiement de la nouvelle force de réaction rapide de l’Otan, testée du 9 au 19 juin sur le camp d’entraînement de Zagan (ouest de la Pologne),…