DefenceTalkEurope faces a different and more challenging security environment than it did just a year ago, including an increasingly aggressive Russia and a surge of violent extremism, Air Force Gen. Philip M. Breedlove said here yesterday. Breedlove, commander of U.S. European Command, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe and Allied Command Operations for NATO, told the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/breedlove-russia-violent-extremism-challenge-europe-63291/

DefenceTalkRussia has begun deploying the next generation of Nebo-M anti-missile radar facility systems as part of a responsive measure to a threat stemming from NATO anti-ballistic missile systems in Eastern Europe. “The mobile multi-range programmable Nebo-M complex is capable of performing the tasks of providing information on small-sized aerodynamic and hypersonic targets in a difficult […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-deploying-next-gen-nebo-m-radar-to-counter-nato-threat-63265/

DefenceTalkEurofighter has today released details of a new capability contract valued at EUROS 200 million delivering a suite of new enhancements to the Eurofighter Typhoon. As well as introducing a number of upgrades to the Eurofighter’s mission and maintenance systems, the contract, known as Phase 3 Capability Enhancement, will equip the Eurofighter Typhoon to deploy […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eurofighter-weapon-upgrade-enhancement-contract-63259/

DefenceTalkPro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine said Monday they will only start pulling back weapons from the frontline under a peace deal once there is a “full ceasefire”. “In accordance with the Minsk agreement, the withdrawal of military hardware can only happen under certain conditions and one of them is a full ceasefire,” Eduard Basurin, a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukraine-rebels-say-no-arms-pull-back-until-full-ceasefire-63137/

DefenceTalkLooking east to the bloody conflict gripping Ukraine, NATO-member Poland has kicked off an unprecedented military spending spree worth billions to overhaul its forces as Warsaw believes peace in Europe is no longer a given. The escalation of tensions with Russia over its annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula and subsequent role in the crisis in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/poland-to-spend-billions-on-defence-amid-rumblings-of-war-in-europe-63043/

DefenceTalkUkraine’s military is “unsuited” to the current conflict against pro-Russian separatists and needs more armored vehicles and artillery rockets, a British defence think tank said on Wednesday. Regularizing volunteer battalions that have played a key role in the fighting will also be a “significant challenge”, the International Institute of Strategic Studies said in its 2015 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukraine-military-unsuited-to-current-conflict-study-62933/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Air Force deployed 12 A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft and approximately 300 Airmen as part of a theater security package to the 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve this week. The aircraft and Airmen, from the 355th Fighter Wing, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., and are set to be […]https://www.defencetalk.com/first-air-force-theater-security-package-deploys-to-europe-62912/

DefenceTalkRussia is highly likely to intervene in the Baltic states to test NATO’s collective defense commitment, the former head of the Atlantic alliance was quoted as saying by Britain’s Daily Telegraph on Friday. “This is not about Ukraine. Putin wants to restore Russia to its former position as a great power,” Anders Fogh Rasmussen told […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ex-nato-chief-says-russia-likely-to-act-in-baltics-62773/

DefenceTalkThe Army has seen recent innovations in how it operates — from Pacific Pathways and network experimentation to greater interoperability with European partners. But the pace of innovations needs to pick up if the Army and the joint force are to continue to maintain their edge against enemies who are also increasingly becoming adaptive and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-needs-increased-innovation-to-retain-overmatch-advantage-62646/

DefenceTalkThe US State Department and Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced a plan to allow for the first time NATO members and organizations to share with each other US-acquired military equipment to maximize defense budgets, according to DSCA statement. “NATO Allies are seeking mutual cost sharing both within and outside of NATO to maximize their […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-to-allow-nato-members-to-share-us-weapons-62635/