Sourced : Euronews By Cristian Gherasim For the first time in decades, the Black Sea will once again be patrolled by a Romanian navy submarine. The announcement was one of the first acts of Mihai Fifor, the incoming Minister of Defence and was the most noteworthy of a series of measures designed at modernising the… Continue reading AFTER 22 YEARS, ROMANIA’S NAVY IS AIMING TO PROCURE A NEW SUBMARINE
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GERMANY IS QUIETLY BUILDING A EUROPEAN ARMY UNDER ITS COMMAND
Sourced : Foreign Affairs By Elisabeth Braw Every few years, the idea of an EU army finds its way back into the news, causing a kerfuffle. The concept is both fantasy and bogeyman: For every federalist in Brussels who thinks a common defense force is what Europe needs to boost its standing in the world,… Continue reading GERMANY IS QUIETLY BUILDING A EUROPEAN ARMY UNDER ITS COMMAND
RAF TYPHOONS TO DEPLOY TO ROMANIA TO PROVIDE AIR POLICING IN THE BLACK SEA REGION
Sourced : Aviationist By David Cenciotti On Mar. 27, the UK MoD (Ministry of Defence) has announced that four Typhoon combat planes, belonging to the 3 (Fighter) Squadron will fly from RAF Coningsby to Mihail Kogalniceanu Airbase in southeast Romania, to support NATO’s Southern Air Policing mission from May to September 2017. During QRA tasks… Continue reading RAF TYPHOONS TO DEPLOY TO ROMANIA TO PROVIDE AIR POLICING IN THE BLACK SEA REGION
U.S ARMY EUROPE TO INCREASE PRESENCE ACROSS EASTERN EUROPE
Sourced : U.S Army As U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced in Brussels last week, U.S. Army Europe is preparing for an increased presence across the European theater to contribute to and strengthen the alliance’s deterrence and defense. Yesterday, the U.S. Department of the Army announced the first rotational units to deploy in support… Continue reading U.S ARMY EUROPE TO INCREASE PRESENCE ACROSS EASTERN EUROPE
US MOVES NUCLEAR WEAPONS FROM TURKEY TO ROMANIA
Sourced : Euractiv.com Two independent sources told EurActiv.com that the US has started transferring nuclear weapons stationed in Turkey to Romania, against the background of worsening relations between Washington and Ankara . According to one of the sources, the transfer has been very challenging in technical and political terms. “It’s not easy to move 20+… Continue reading US MOVES NUCLEAR WEAPONS FROM TURKEY TO ROMANIA
CAN ALLIES COUNTER THE RUSSIAN BLACK SEA FLEET ? NATO MULLS A PLAN
Sourced The Wall Street Journal By Julian E. Barnes Romania has a newly operational missile defense site, but it wants more. Romanian officials said they are pressing the alliance not to forget about its southeastern border as it goes about reinforcing the northeastern one. Alliance officials have said in recent days that Poland and the… Continue reading CAN ALLIES COUNTER THE RUSSIAN BLACK SEA FLEET ? NATO MULLS A PLAN
DEFENCE MINISTER SAYS POLISH ARMY WILL BE 50 PERCENT LARGER
Sourced : Radio Poland Speaking to journalists in the city of Bydgoszcz, north central Poland, where he opened a new building for a NATO Force Integration Unit (NFIU), the minister forecast that the number of Polish soldiers will reach about 150,000. “The Polish army will be bigger, we envisage a fundamental increase in the army,… Continue reading DEFENCE MINISTER SAYS POLISH ARMY WILL BE 50 PERCENT LARGER