In a significant move aimed at bolstering its defence capabilities, the Norwegian centre-left government has unveiled plans for what it terms as “a historic increase” in military spending. The announcement, made on Friday, outlines a staggering investment of £45bn (52 billion euros)
A former Air National Guardsman facing child pornography charges defected and joined the Russian army in its war against Ukraine, the Rhode Island attorney general’s office alleges. Wilmer Puello-Mota, 28, a former security forces technical sergeant with the Massachusetts Air National Guard,
State security services in Moldova’s Russia-backed breakaway region of Transnistria said Friday that a drone attacked a military unit close to the border with Ukraine, causing minor damage to a radar station but no casualties. The incident occurred in the region of
Colombia suffered a series of attacks Thursday night and Friday morning, marking the first major assault against its military since a mafia group born from the now-defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) announced it was scaling up operations earlier this week.
Denmark’s Armed Forces have been plagued by a series of scandals amid efforts to bolster defenses in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Gen. Flemming Lentfer was dismissed for failing to inform the defense minister about an incident on the ship HDMS
Germany’s defense minister, Boris Pistorius, has announced a plan to overhaul military command to improve the country’s war capabilities. Pistorius voiced the necessity for the German military to become “war-capable” in light of potential Russian threats. Chancellor Olaf Scholz initiated a significant
King Charles has made an urgent demand after three British military heroes were killed while delivering humanitarian aid in war-torn Gaza. The 75-year-old monarch, who has taken a step back from royal duties after being diagnosed with cancer, has asked that he
Russia said on Wednesday it had seen a significant jump in the number of men signing contracts to join the military since last month’s deadly attack on a concert hall near Moscow where gunman killed at least 144 people. Russia has repeatedly
A military expert has warned the UK is ill prepared to fight Russia (Image: Getty) A former British Lieutenant-Colonel has issued a chilling warning that the UK has never been militarily weaker and more vulnerable to an attack by Russia. He warned
NATO is debating a plan to provide more predictable military support to Ukraine in coming years as better armed Russian troops assert control on the battlefield, the organization’s top civilian official said Wednesday. “We strongly believe that support to Ukraine should be