Undersea cable to Penghu severed, Chinese-funded ship suspected - Taipei Times Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

Een Chinees schip met onduidelijke identiteit varend onder Togolese vlag is opgebracht door Taiwan i.v.m. een verdachte kabelbreuk op 15 km (7 nm) uit de kust, dus ruim binnen de Taiwanese territoriale wateren. Er lijkt sprake te zijn van een heterdaad. www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

@ meanwhile_in_ua @ 3h "Here is Europe. We have happily paid three times as much to Ukraine as the USA. We are not asking for anything in return and we are not extorting the Ukrainians while they are fighting for their lives. Because we are not assholes." - Rasmus Jarlov, Chairman of Denmark's Defence Committee.

Never thought I would see a headline like this…

Modernize the NATO treaty into a EDC Treaty. Form a military staff. Standing commands. Buy strategic weapons and means. Drive development and economic sustainment with the EU.

It must make an end on the lasting dicussions on 'europeanisation' solely to empower the European Commission and the fear of any intergovernance to protect national defence industries (yes, France and Germany) or foreign political drive.

The European Security Conundrum can easily be solved given the increasingly unacceptable actions from the Trump administration towards its European partners and Ukraine. The NATO structure shows the way forward, let us copy it on European level under the nomenclature European Defence Community.

Navenant moet de luchtafweer en EW uitgebouwd worden en de luchtcomponent uitgebreid om de nodige luchtsteun te kunnen bieden. Zowel op het thuisfront als expeditionair. De Marine component moet in de eerste plaats de freedom of navigation en infrastructuur gelaagd afschermen in het Noordzeegebied.

Samen vormen ze een cavaleriedivisie, aangevuld met het SOR in full complement. Brigade Bevrijding en de Reserve Brigade Ierland, samen vormen ze de Cavaleriedivisie onder het volgende logo en motto

1st Deep Reconnaissance Strike Brigade Combat Team - Wikipedia

Kort maar krachtig. De landcomponent moet hervormed worden naar analogie van het 1ste deep reconnaissance strike brigade combat team, met een 2e in reserve. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Dee...

The Danish military is not only given numerous new billions to spend, but instructions to be quick and that the head of the military gets to decide what is ordered, without influence from politicians or requiring the usual loooong and slow bureaucratic paths for buying anything.

This deserves to be remembered!

In toppling Assad, Syrians have overcame a challenge that almost everyone by mid-2024 considered impossible - strongly reminding everyone that if you have a strong will and determination, you can beat even "impossible" challenges.

Russia's economic struggles have been & will continue to be closely tied to Russia's battlefield weaknesses. The West must couple economic instruments with increased military aid to Ukraine to enable Ukrainian forces to maintain pressure on the battlefield & exacerbate Russia's economic issues.(1/2)

NEW | Rwandan-backed M23 captured the South Kivu provincial capital, Bukavu, and has continued to advance on several axes in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). 1/9 🧵

Benieuwd hoe lang de NAVO als organisatie nog zal blijven bestaan, nu de grootste partner de fundamenten van de organisatie openlijk in vraag stelt.

Russians complain about receiving humanitarian aid with explosives – FPV drone goggles that explode upon activation. Inside, an explosive device was found, discovered only during use.

Trump keeps lying about the European aid to Ukraine. Claims Europe "is putting up much less money than us." It's the other way around: Europe pays considerably more than the U.S. does. www.ifw-kiel.de/publications...

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Russia's Buryatia region is home to the production of "Courier" combat and logistics UGVs, with regional government support. Exact manufacturing numbers are not known - this video shows 5 ready vehicles built recently. t.me/boris_rozhin...

The threat assessments for 2025 show that sabotage attempts in Norway are likely. Norwegian businesses must seriously implement preventive measures now, NSM emphasizes in this year's risk assessment.
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Finland's first Pohjanmaa-class Corvette is hull-ready - Naval News The Finnish Defence Forces’ Logistics Command announced this week that the first heavy corvette of the Finnish Pohjanmaa-class is hull-ready.

The Finnish Defence Forces’ Logistics Command announced this week that the first heavy corvette of the Finnish Pohjanmaa-class is hull-ready 🇫🇮
Story by @corporalfrisk.bsky.social
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German authorities revealed that hundreds of cars in German were sabotaged by a group of three men who operated for the Russian state. After damaging the cars they left messages pointing at the Green Party.

"België in frontlijn van hybride oorlogsvoering": hoe de nieuwe federale regering op digitale defensie wil inzetten

Meer middelen voor elektronische oorlogsvoering tegen o.a. Rusland enerzijds en onderzoeken hoe politie gezichtsherkenning kan inzetten in opsporen verdachten én mensen met gsm aan 't stuur te betrappen anderzijds: krachtlijnen uit 't regeerakkoord over digitale defensie www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...

Le ministère des Armées a signé avec Airbus un contrat de 24 mois portant sur l'étude du futur avion de patrouille maritime français. Il est amené à remplacer les actuels Atlantique 2 (18 ATL2 au standard 6 et 4 non rénovés en parc).
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⚡️Defense Express: Ukraine has been allowed to strike deep into Russian territory with Western weapons.

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Special prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist has released the ship VEZHEN from her arrest after an investigation has found no indications of sabotage of comms cable Jan 26

VEZHEN is the ship responsible for the damages, but the causes are bad equipment, poor seamanship and weather according to the prosecutor

In plaats v Theo Francken dan?

Straks te gast bij @deafspraak.bsky.social om te spreken over de Europese defensietop vandaag in Brussel. Ook het defensieluik van het federaal regeerakkoord komt aan bod.

Britain to boost cyber warfare capabilities The Ministry of Defence is seeking to boost British cyber warfare capabilities through expanded recruitment and training programmes.

The Ministry of Defence is seeking to boost British cyber warfare capabilities through expanded recruitment and training programmes.
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Largest support package to Ukraine announced The Swedish Government is presenting its largest military support package to Ukraine to date, valued at SEK 13.5 billion. This package will also...

Sweden announced its largest military aid package for Ukraine to date, valued at $1.3 billion. This package aims to strengthen Ukraine’s long-range strike capabilities, including a $96 million investment to support the production of long-range missiles and drones.

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