Ukraine Plans Air Force Overhaul
The Ukrainian military is looking to procure new fighter jets and surface-to-air missiles over the coming years. In the Air Force Vision 2035 document, recently approved by the Military Council …
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Report: Russia to Postpone Victory Day Parade Over COVID-19
The Russian government will postpone its Victory Day parade over concerns about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). RBC, a Russian news outlet, reported on Thursday that the annual Victory Day parade, …
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How Will Germany’s Defense Spending be Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic?
The outbreak of the worldwide novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is placing the global economy in a near-total freeze as governments are forced to undertake shelter-in-place and quarantine orders in order …
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Russian Shipyard Not Yet Considering Delivery Delay Over COVID-19
Admiralty Shipyards, located in St. Petersburg, Russia, says it is not yet considering the postponement of deliveries to the Russian Navy over government quarantine measures. In a statement on Thursday, …
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Spain’s Defense Market and the COVID-19 Crisis
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that has swept the globe has come down particularly hard in Spain. The number of confirmed infections continues to grow day by day, placing the …
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Russian Amphibious Assault Ship Work Behind Schedule
Work on a pair of upgraded amphibious assault ships for the Russian Navy is falling behind schedule. A source in the Russian shipbuilding industry told state-owned media outlet TASS on …
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Zircon to be Test-Fired from Russian Submarine
The Russian military will test-fire a new missile from a submarine. A source told TASS Russian News Agency on March 11, 2020, that the Project 885 Yasen-class submarine Severodvinsk will …
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U.K. Commits Joint Expeditionary Force to NATO Readiness Initiative
At the first NATO Defense Ministers meeting of 2020, Britain’s defense secretary, Ben Wallace, used the occasion to reassure NATO’s European members that the United Kingdom remains a key element …
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Quick Hits: European Defense and Security Environment Week in Review
It’s been a relatively quiet start to 2020 in the European defense and security environment, but the past week has brought some pieces of news and political developments to keep …
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