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Germany and the European Sky Shield Initiative: A July 2023 Update

07/05/2023
By Pierre Tran Paris - Germany has kept the door open to France and Italy joining Berlin’s project for an extended European missile defense system in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a senior German government official said June 30. “The European Sky Shield Initiative is open to all…

Noble Jump 23

07/05/2023
Arrival and departure of an Antonov An-124 Ruslan aeroplane at Decimamonnu Air Base in Sardinia, Italy. Also featured is the take off of a C-17 Globemaster III. The Antonov was delivering German Tiger Attack Helicopters for use during NATO's exercise Noble Jump 23. SARDINIA, ITALY 05.03.2023 Video by OR-3 Koen…

Agile Combat Employment Training

06/30/2023
Operation Hoodoo Sea is a multi-unit training exercise where participant units conduct agile combat training in the coastal southeast of the U.S. to test agile communications innovations, portable aerospace ground equipment, aircraft concealment hangars and survival kits. CAROLINA, PUERTO RICO 05.03.2023 Video by 2nd Lt. Eliezer Soto 156th Wing

An Update on the Future Combat Air System: Paris Air Show 2023 Update

06/22/2023
By Pierre Tran Paris - Belgium has joined as an observer to the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), adding a fourth nation to a partnership which bears French ambitions to boost European defense, amid perception of a leadership competition between France and Germany. “The participation of Belgium as observer will…