French President Emmanuel Macron emphasized the importance of European independence on Monday by calling on France’s EU allies to look at a more home-grown air defense strategy in order to avoid becoming over-reliant on defense systems purchased outside of Europe. “When we talk about air defense, we would be wrong to rush into [increasing] capacity,”…
Macron Urges EU to Avoid US Reliance and Develop Own Air Defense System
With Infrastructure in Tatters, Ukraine Looks to Allies for Air Defense Weapons
December 28, 2022
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Ongoing Russian strikes have taken their toll on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, causing rolling power outages and crippling transport in several parts of the country. “Naturally, shortages persist,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a Dec. 26 video address. “Blackouts are continuing.” He went on to assert that roughly 9 million people throughout Ukraine currently lack…
US to Replenish Slovakia With Patriot Air-Defense System After It Donates S-300 to Ukraine
The United States will provide Slovakia with one Patriot air defense system after it transferred its S-300 air defense system to Ukraine. “I want to thank the Slovakian government for providing an S-300 air defense system to Ukraine,” President Joe Biden said on Friday in a statement. “To enable this transfer and ensure the continued…
Slovakia Starts Deploying Patriot Air Defense System: Minister
March 20, 2022
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PRAGUE—The Patriot air defense system has started arriving in Slovakia from NATO partner countries and the deployment will continue in the coming days, Slovakia’s defense minister said on Sunday. The system will be operated by German and Dutch troops and will initially be deployed at the Sliac airport in central Slovakia to help reinforce the…
Taiwan Deploys Advanced F-16V Fighter Jets Amid China Threat
CHIAYI, Taiwan—Taiwan has deployed the most advanced version of the F-16 fighter jet in its air force, as the self-ruled island steps up its defense capabilities in the face of continuing threats from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which claims it as part of its territory. Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen commissioned into service 64 upgraded…
Taiwan Reports Largest Ever Incursion by Chinese Air Force
TAIPEI—Twenty Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan’s air defence identification zone on Friday, in the largest incursion yet reported by the island’s defence ministry and marking a dramatic escalation of tension across the Taiwan Strait. The island’s defence ministry said the air force deployed missiles to “monitor” the incursion into the southwestern part of its air…
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