PARIS - The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, is pushing member states to increase spending on joint defence purchases within the 27-nation bloc as part of a plan to build a credible military deterrent against Russia by 2030. Up to 150 billion euros (163 billion [...]
diali militari di Trail-O e il 2º Mondiale Militare di Paratletica (CISM) si svolgono a Quito, in Ecuador, dal 18 al 24 agosto 2025; cerimonia inaugurale il 20 agosto alla Escuela Superior Militar “Eloy Alfaro” – Foto Ministero della Difesa Ecuador
WARSAW, Poland - The Polish government has announced plans to increase domestic landmine production following the announcement that the country, along with Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, will withdraw from the Convention on Anti-Personnel Mines, also known as the Ottawa Treaty. Poland's Deputy Defence Minister, Paweł Bejda, stated that the country [...]
MANILA, Philippines - US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to visit the Philippines, the first stop on his first trip to the Indo-Pacific next week, for talks that will include strengthening deterrence against aggression in the disputed South China Sea, a Philippine official said Friday. Hegseth will be in Manila [...]
At the Logistic Support Command in Rome, a ceremony was held to change the leadership of the Italian Army Logistic Command. In the presence of the Chief of Staff of the Italian Army, Army General Carmine Masiello, Army General Mauro D'Ubaldi handed over to Army General Angelo Michele Ristuccia. The [...]
HARSTAD, Norway - A few hundred kilometres from a Russian naval base in the Murmansk Oblast, a formation of military vessels plies the icy waters of the Norwegian Sea. A group of officers, with the Norwegian flag on their uniforms, pass from one moving vessel to another larger, offshore patrol vessel [...].
LA HAYA, Netherlands - European Union leaders concluded a busy week for defence, approving on Thursday a historic plan to unlock a total of 800 billion euros ($866 billion) in European military spending, although some political rifts emerged. The bloc hopes to mark a turning point in the history of [...]
The US Army will not conduct real fire of its medium-range missile system, known as Typhon, during exercises in the Philippines this spring, according to the commander of the service in charge of US Army Pacific operations. "We have no plans to conduct real fire in the Philippines at this time," said [...]
Naples, Palazzo Salerno - This morning, in the historic setting of Palazzo "Salerno" in Naples, the ceremony for the change of leadership of the Operational Forces Command South (COMFOP SUD) took place. In the presence of the Commander of the Land Operations Forces, General of the Army Corps Gaetano Zauner, and the main military and civil authorities of the territory, the [...].
ROME - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has opposed European Union plans to raise 800 billion euros ($870 billion) in defence spending, undermining the bloc's show of strength in the face of Russian aggression and Donald Trump's indifference. The European windfall was proposed by the president of the [...]
