CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPE NEWS
Defence
Romania to To Expand Navy and Army With Purchases from France and UK
Romania is buying two second-hand British minesweepers and two French submarines as part of its re-equipment programmes. The leaders of...
300,000 Soldiers On Standby in the Baltic
The North Atlantic Alliance is preparing for a "conflict that could happen at any moment," according to Reuters. The goal...
Bulgaria Scraps Ukranian Military Donations as US Leave Sofia Without F-16s
The USA has refused to provide the Bulgarian Air Force (VVS) with F-16 fighters to replace its ageing fleet of...
Poland Flexing its Military Muscle
Poland has received its first shipment of 18 US-made HIMARS rocket launchers as part of a defence upgrade due to...
Hungary Vetoes Ukranian Military Aid Budget
Hungary has used its veto on the European Peace Facility to block a €500m military aid package for Ukraine. The...
Visegrad Nations Broker New Air Defence Co-operation.
Following Slovakia’s donation of their 13 Mig-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, Hungary is stepping up to join the protection of...
Romania Retires its Last Soviet Fighter Planes
On May 15, the Romanian Air Force bid an emotional farewell to its fleet of MiG-21 LanceR fighters, closing a...
Germany will relocate it’s Patriot systems.
Germany will relocate its Patriot air defence systems from Slovakia to Lithuania in July to enhance the security of NATO....
Defence approach in Eastern Europe
The defence strategies of Central Eastern Europe (CEE) are undergoing a significant paradigm shift with the adoption of multi-domain operations...
