2023-09-30 19:34:10 Defense Minister Tanner congratulates the young officers Vienna (OTS) – On Saturday, September 30, 2023, 78 professional and 43 militia officers, including 10 women (9/1), were ceremoniously accepted into the force at the Theresian Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt. Lieutenant’s Day took place in the presence of Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen … Read more
2023-09-24 22:20:00 The Vladimir Vize, one of the ice-breaking LNG carriers used to export liquefied natural gas produced by the Yamal LNG plant in northern Russia, is currently on technical shutdown at the Damen Shiprepair shipyard in Brest. The latter has also been used to welcoming this type of ship since the Siberian production unit … Read more
2023-09-19 05:00:32 Vienna (OTS) – On Wednesday, September 20, 2023, a press conference with Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner and Major General Harald Vodosek will take place at the Federal Ministry of Defense. Current topics in national defense, as well as procurement and innovations in the Federal Army are presented. Media representatives are cordially invited to … Read more
2023-09-16 18:58:00 “This week, we made significant progress in implementing defense agreements and other support packages,” Zelensky said in his evening video address this Saturday. At the request of the MR, Defense will re-examine the possibility of delivering Belgian F-16s to Ukraine: “It is a moral duty” “Denmark, thank you for the new defense package, … Read more
2023-09-16 18:54:00 “Denmark, thank you for the new defense package, which is already the twelfth. Equipment, ammunition and missiles for our air defense,” he quoted. “Germany, thank you for the new batch of military aid. Belgium, your participation for pilot training has been approved. Thank you! Norway, your decision to provide additional funds for Ukraine’s … Read more
2023-09-15 23:19:20 Al-Marsad newspaper – SPA: The Ministry of Defense issued the following statement today: // Ministry of Defense statement // In the name of God, the most gracious, the most merciful the service Military Praise be to God, who said in His clear book: “And fulfill the covenant. Indeed, the covenant is accountable.” God … Read more
2023-09-14 18:11:00 “Here we have one of the jewels of our country’s aeronautical industry,” declared the head of the federal government after visiting this company specializing in the production of parts made of composite materials. In 2018, the Belgian government decided to purchase 34 F-35 fighter jets for the air component to replace the aging … Read more
2023-08-28 11:41:00 This context “has rather hardened”, “is getting more complicated” and “runs the risk of a weakening of the West and more particularly of our Europe”, he declared before the French ambassadors gathered in Paris. . “We must be lucid, without being excessively pessimistic”, he noted, citing in particular the “dilution of our population”, … Read more