“The closest thing to combat flying you’ll find in civilian life.” Fascinating story by my Los Angeles Times colleague Jack Dolan on pilots who dedicate their lives to dangerous aerial firefighting, when they could be piloting luxury jets and making big money: latimes.com/california/sto…

#cybersquatting #typosquatting À faire lire à tous les yakafokons « mais que fait le gouvernement / l'Afnic / la police » next.ink/148539/cybersq…

Here's some photos I took yesterday of the 160th SOAR "Nightwalkers" while they were in town.

The Pentagon will launch military repair hubs in the Indo-Pacific countries of Japan, South Korea, Australia, Singapore and the Philippines, sources told Nikkei Asia, as it envisions a global network of repair hubs for key warfighting platforms. asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Inter…

Requirements for the new system include increased targeting range and non-line-of-sight firing capability, according to the ministry. defensenews.com/global/europe/…

Starlink helps Ukraine direct its frontline troops and target its artillery on the Russian army. But Elon Musk imposes constraints on how it can be used. As concerns mount, a memo we obtained reveals the German government is looking for a replacement. ftm.eu/articles/elon-…

🇫🇷 « Nous devons trouver le bon équilibre à bord de nos bateaux entre armes d’usure, à faible coût, et armes de décision, de supériorité technologique. Nous devons améliorer nos armes d’usure. » Chef d'état-major de la Marine lefigaro.fr/international/…

#Aero Devenu 3e avionneur mondial au niveau civil, Embraer se fait accompagner par Oliver Wyman pour investir le marché US de la défense grâce à son avion-cargo C-390. consultor.fr/articles/aero-…

New Munich Security Conference publication: Nicole Koenig formulates ten to-dos for the next Commission to get off the fence on defence!

L'armée de Terre se transforme ! Connaissez-vous le CAPR 🤔 ? Décryptage du nouveau Commandement des actions dans la profondeur et du renseignement 🎬👇

Drawing lessons from the war in Ukraine, France re-creates an artillery brigade and prepares for training with Estonia 🇪🇪 on Caesar guns.

⚓️🇫🇷 #AUV La Marine nationale va expérimenter le drone sous-marin UlyX de l’Ifremer capable de plonger à 6000 mètres sous la surface de l’océan meretmarine.com/fr/defense/la-…

⚓️🌏In May/June, Marc Julienne and I sailed aboard the #FREMM Bretagne in the South China Sea and the Pacific. 🚨Want to learn more about French naval deployments in the #IndoPacific? Check out our new report ! Key takeaways below👇 ➡️ifri.org/en/publication…

The Ukrainian parliament has appointed Herman Smetanin as the new Minister of Strategic Industries replacing Oleksandr Kamyshin. Smetanin was previously the head of the Ukrainian sate owned Ukrainian Defence Industry jsc (better known as Ukroboronprom). mil.in.ua/uk/news/smetan…

Drones navals : Selon l’amiral Vaujour, la Marine nationale travaille « sur toutes les options avec les industriels » opex360.com/2024/09/05/dro…

Président de la commission de la défense nationale et des forces armées (un détail, sans doute...) et pas un mot sur la LPM et la défense...

Le H225M / Caracal, un modèle d'hélicoptère qu'y a bien roulé sa bosse dans la zone... #TFHydra #4eRHFS #167Pyrénées

Infrared Search And Track Pod Integrated Onto Top Aces' F-16 Advanced Aggressor Fighter The integration of the IRST pods will make the training experience of USAF 5th generation fighters even more realistic. Story: theaviationist.com/2024/09/05/irs…

The Dutch Ministry of Defence will receive additional funding as an answer to the current complex security situation in Europe and beyond. The Royal Netherlands Navy will get two additional ASW frigates and 6 more NH90 NFH helicopters 🇳🇱 navalnews.com/naval-news/202…

+ H225M (Caracal) Commandes éventuelles à venir aux Pays-Bas, Émirats Arabes Unis et Maroc