Schröders Geburtstagsfeier, Steinmeiers 'Kaliberexperten': das alte Russlandparadigma - Partnerschaft mit dem Kreml - wartet nur auf Wiederauferstehung.

Scholz hatte die Gelegenheit, ein neues Paradigma - Sicherheit gegen Russland - zu etablieren, hat aber nichts dafür getan.

I struggle to see how requiring people to participate in defending their homeland is 'undemocratic' - few things feel as thoroughly democratic as a citizen army. No one likes being killed in action, but you can't demand others to run the gauntlet unless you're ready to follow.

Mummel i kön på flera håll tyder på att Försvarsmakten har förlorat muskelminnet för att utbilda i bataljon och öva i brigad, varför uppbyggnaden går för långsamt. Dags att skapa en ny version av VU-60-systemet för att få fart på saker? M Claesson Pål Jonson Karlis Neretnieks

⚡️🇮🇹Italy supplies Storm Shadow for 🇺🇦Ukraine - 🇬🇧British Defense Minister

Italy, along with 🇫🇷France and the United Kingdom, supplies Storm Shadow/SCALP EG cruise missiles to Ukraine.

This was announced by the Minister of Defense of the United Kingdom, Grant Shapps.

In a new low in Danish Defence Politics, two parties - the nationalist Liberal Alliance (as 'conscripts may defend Danish territory only, not NATO Allies') the other Liberal @Danmarksdem (to protect females against state conscription) blocks a defence agreement. Weirdos!

Today, the Såtenäs wing of SwAF trained operating from road strips.

⚡️F-16s will be based in underground bunkers and protected hangars in order to protect them from Russian strikes - Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yevlash

He also added that the planes will be dispersed on different airfields and airstrips, and mock-ups will be used to mislead the

Cuffs off. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Ukraine targeting ATACMS at Russia: 'So it up to them on how and when to use it, and our hopes are that they'll create some pretty good effects.' c-span.org/video/?c511539… via @CSPAN

A Czech investigation has confirmed that the 2014 explosions at weapons depots in the village of Vrbětice were carried out by members of Russian military intelligence (GRU)

The aim was to prevent the delivery of weapons and ammunition to areas where the Russian army was

“It turned out that the Abrams were more vulnerable to Russian [drone] attacks than previously believed.”

Cheap Russian drones overwhelm US-made Abrams tanks, taken out of action intellinews.com/cheap-russian-…

“Brest is a rainy industrial port…that is home to the French navy and its submarine nuclear deterrent. It has also witnessed a remarkable number of weddings in recent years between female Chinese students and the seamen who work at its naval bases” ft.com/content/6c115d…

We're suspending our flights to Tartu from 29 April until May 31. The approach methods currently used at Tartu Airport are based on a GPS signal and GPS interference in the area affects the usability of this method. Read more: company.finnair.com/en/media-centr…

FOI is glad to publish a freshly updated version of Leo Michel's classic text on Nato's decision-making. How come the consensus rule doesn't paralyse the alliance? ⁦William Alberque⁩ ⁦Shashank Joshi⁩ ⁦Minna Ålander 🌻⁩ ⁦François Heisbourg⁩ ⁦ foi.se/en/foi/reports…

”Be inte om lov. Fatta beslut och driv verksamheten framåt.”
- ÖB

Another British over-ambitious military project. Sure, fast ASMs are cool, but this fixation on hypersonics will probably not be a good tradeoff between survivability, warhead, size, and life cycle cost. Why not a supersonic missile instead?

1/7 Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi has issued an update, stating that the situation has deteriorated, providing specific details. The situation is challenging but not dramatic. Update by Joni Askola

The third Chinese aircraft carrier, and first supercarrier equipped with catapults, Fujian, is leaving Shanghai for her first sea trial. Read about the event and the story for the carrier so far, via Naval News.

navalnews.com/naval-news/202…

The Swedish Parliamentary Defence Commission has submitted its 298 pages final report on Russia’s military capabilities and the development of Sweden’s Armed Forces as a full member of NATO.

One key assessment on Russia:

“The Defence Commission notes that military operations

via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2024/04/24/us/…

So, it's time to take a look at the Swedish long-term defence proposal. A short reminder for my non-Swedish followers: all Swedish parties with MPs get together in a committee called #Försvarsberedningen and present proposals for the future of the Swedish Armed Forces. 1/