Yesterday, the Turkish Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee accepted the protocol for Finland’s NATO membership, and on the same day, Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto signed his country’s NATO regulations.
The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Turkish Parliament voted yesterday (March 23) to pass a bill approving Finland’s NATO membership application (NATO).
Anadolu Agency (AA) stated that the commission meeting was attended by officials from the Justice Ministry, Foreign Ministry, Defense Ministry, Interior Ministry, and the National Security Agency.
Author: Michael
Oddly enough, the US military acquired Soviet-era MiG-29 fighters following the dissolution of the USSR. Thanks to the small ex-Soviet republic of Moldova, Washington acquired 21 of these highly capable fourth-generation fighters.
As the Soviet Union collapsed, Moldova had 34 MiG-29 fighters, eight Mi-8 Hip helicopters, and six transport airframes in its military inventory. Plunged into a deep recession, the small country agreed to sell most of its MiG-29 “Fulcrums” fleet to the United States.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Julio Hernandez
At least another U.S. service member was wounded in a new round of battles with Iranian-backed forces in Syria.
There were two simultaneous attacks on U.S. forces in Syria Friday, according to The Associated Press, citing U.S. officials.
The officials said that “based on preliminary information, there was a rocket attack Friday at a Conoco plant, and one U.S. service member was injured but is in stable condition,” according to AP. “At about the same time, several drones were launched at Green Village, where U.S. troops are also based.
Can a huge surface destroyer be considered stealthy, armed with Tomahawk missiles, deck-mounted guns, sensors, antennas, and onboard heat-generating electrical power?
Sure, the tall, vertical masts, hull-mounted sensors, and protruding antennas could never make for a low-observable ship. However, accomplishing these missions is the technical starting point from which engineers set out to build a ship. Stealth warfare is the first of its kind.
Ever since the Turkish Aerospace Industries factory announced the creation of its newest stealth fighter platform, the TF-X, the military world has been on the lookout.
Turkey’s ability to manufacture its own fleet of fifth-generation aircraft has proven strong, having delivered domestically produced Bayraktar TB2 combat drones to Ukraine. Now, the long-awaited presentation of the first prototype of the TF-X is approaching.
Ankara’s ambition to become a dominant arms and equipment manufacturer led to the TF-X creation.
Finnish Air Force
To better cope with threats emanating from Russia, the countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden have created a unified Nordic air defense alliance, pooling the resources of their air forces. They have about 300 fighter jets between them as well as training, transport and surveillance fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters.
Those four nations on Friday announced they signed the first Nordic Air Commanders’ Intent last week during a meeting at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.
Germany, a nation that has witnessed some of the most intense warfare in history, is once again on alert. With the growing threat of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the German armed forces are preparing to modernize to meet any eventuality.
In this climate of tension and danger, Germany has announced plans to purchase more than 100 Australian-made combat vehicles, which could be a crucial move in the country’s defense.
The Acquisition Operation
Tension in Europe is on the rise. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has alerted the countries of the continent.
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans
Despite investing tens of billions of USD into its Armed Forces over the past two decades, Venezuela is curiously left with a military that is significantly weaker than before these investments were made. This spectacular feat is not only the result of highly peculiar procurement decisions, but also due to the fact that the Venezuelan Armed Forces of the late 1990s was in fact among the most powerful in South America.
Amid mounting Chinese criticism of the US role in the South China Sea, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr announced that four new military bases under a defense deal with the US would be spread across the country. , including one in a province overlooking Taiwan.
“There are four additional sites scattered around the Philippines: some in the north, some in Palawan, and some further south,” Marcos told reporters on the sidelines of the anniversary of the founding of the Philippine Army.
The United States has completed the design of what’s described as a “small, pod-mounted tactical air refueling boom” that could end up on future transport aircraft, as well as potentially other platforms like drones.
The concept of a podded refueling boom has been around for a while now, but this seems to be the first sign that the U.S. Air Force is now much more serious about the program. This is especially interesting as the service is starting to weigh options for future tanker capabilities, with a particular eye on tanker survivability in and around more contested airspace.