“Ukraine needs to see the light at the end of the tunnel, it needs to feel motivated that one day it will be welcomed into our [NATO] family,” said Czech Republic President Petr Pavel.
By Tim MartinModernizing military simulation with open systems architecture
Best-of-breed common models and architecture enable virtual training and testing with the same data in a cyber-resilient posture.
While far from the official last step for Sweden’s NATO membership, the transmission of Sweden’s Accession Protocol to the Turkish Grand National Assembly all but removes any doubt that the northern European nation will become the alliance’s 32nd member.
By Tim Martin and Aaron Mehta
Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he will bring his demands for European Union membership to this week’s NATO summit.
By Aaron Mehta
“I am confident that we’ll find a united way to address the specific issue on [Ukraine] membership, but I will not go into the details of exact language now because that is something we will announce [at the Summit],” said Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General.
By Tim Martin
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said she opposes sending cluster munitions to Ukraine, while NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg asserted that the alliance as a whole will not weigh in.
By Ashley Roque and Tim Martin
Jens Stoltenberg, NATO secretary general, said after a meeting today that “unsolved issues” remain, all but ending the prospect of NATO expanding to 32 members at the alliance’s Heads of State Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, next week.
By Tim Martin
What’s new in naval radars and missiles: Defending the Pacific
Defending U.S. naval forces in the Pacific, Red Sea, and elsewhere require a range of systems from close-in weapons to anti-ballistic missiles.
It is the third time the former Norwegian prime minister has had his mandate extended since taking on the secretary general position in 2014.
By Tim Martin
Naval surveillance to EW: European Union approves nearly $1 billion to fund over 40 defense projects
Air, naval and space-based early warning projects are among the most high-profile efforts to receive funding.
By Tim Martin
Separately, the US cleared a potential $15 billion sale to Poland for Patriot air defense systems and related equipment.
By Tim Martin
“We should treat many of these lessons with caution; one wonders what shape we would be in if, in the first few days after the Russian invasion, we had sold off our armor to invest in [Turkish made Bayraktar] TB2 or one-way attack drones,” said Gen. Patrick Sanders, British Army Chief of the General Staff.
By Tim Martin
“We and our allies are asking [questions] about what situations may evolve as a direct repercussion of this very public attack on Putin’s authority by one of his protegees and closest allies,” said James Cleverly, UK Foreign Secretary.
By Tim Martin
An initial technology development phase has been slated for 2025 to 2029, ahead of full engine development from 2030 onward, a company official told Breaking Defense.
By Tim Martin
Gaincarlo Mezzanatto, CEO of the Eurofighter Typhoon consortium, talked about potential sales to Spain and, after a recent meeting, Poland, among others.
By Tim Martin
Among other pressing matters, NATO needs to start talking now about updating its maritime strategy, writes James Foggo, dean of the Center for Maritime Strategy.
By James Foggo