Even as Russian President Vladimir Putin called German Chancellor Olaf Scholtz to discuss a possible settlement to the Ukraine stalemate, Dutch Armed Forces Commander General Onno Eichelsheim said that there is a serious possibility that he (Putin) will attack a NATO country if he wins the war in Ukraine. Speaking in Bunnik, Eichelsheim described Putin as the "biggest threat at the moment," emphasizing that a Russian victory could trigger large-scale deployments of Dutch soldiers to NATOs eastern flank
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has reported that since October 2023, Israel has forcibly displaced approximately 1.9 million Palestinians—over 90% of Gazas population—in a large-scale, intentional campaign that HRW claims amounts to war crimes and crimes against humanity
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Teledyne FLIR Defense has won a five-year contract worth $168.3 million from the U
The French Navy finalized an agreement with Exail and Thales for the acquisition of eight new-generation autonomous underwater drones, or AUV NGs, to bolster its anti-mine warfare system. The contract, signed in the presence of Jean-Louis Thériot, Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Armed Forces and Veterans, includes an option for eight additional units
The South Korean (ROK) Navy yesterday tested the takeoff of the General Atomics "Mojave" drone from the ROKS Dokdo, exploring the potential to convert the amphibious assault ship into a drone carrier. This was the second takeoff of the Mojave from a flight deck, after a test on the British aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales last year, and the first instance of launching a fixed-wing drone from a large vessel, as the ROK Navy had previously only operated VTOL UAVs
The Netherlands government has allocated an additional
Rheinmetall and the Finnish SAR satellite company ICEYE have expanded their collaboration to provide Ukraine with advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite imagery. The agreement, signed in September 2024, comes at a crucial time as Ukraine continues to face intense military pressures and seeks enhanced intelligence tools to support its armed forces
China has increased its military flights into Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) by 300%, according to the U.S
The Aviation Industry Corp of China (AVIC) has confirmed the existence of the twin-seat variant of its J-20 stealth fighter jet, the J-20S whose scale model is displayed at the Airshow China 2024 scheduled to commence tomorrow in Zhuhai. This is the first time that AVIC has officially confirmed the existence of the J-20S, the world's first and only model of a two-seater stealth combat aircraft