#defence of Europe

[awesome-casuallyfamouscollector]

The Type 404 Elbe-class replenishment ship  Werra (A514), Baltic Sea, 2024. Source: lsm.lv

On Friday, October 25, ships of the NATO Standing Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1) will visit the Port of Riga, the National Armed Forces (NBS) said.

The command of SNMCMG1 has been entrusted to Germany and its Commander is Lieutenant Commander Beata Król. The group currently includes ships from Belgium, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Latvia, and Germany.

P.S. The good news is that all the warships come from European countries! Europeans must prioritize the protection of the Europe!!!

Make Europeans dangerous again!!!

[mapsontheweb]

Member countries of the Central European Defence Cooperation

[howamidrivinginlimbo]

Marschiertor, Aachen, Germany

It was the southern city gate and part of the outer city walls. Marschiertor, built in the 13th century, offered resistance against many sieges throughout the centuries and only in 1943 it was damaged.

[pharawee]

Just did the calendar for my July BL watchlist and... I'm not going to survive this, am I?

[ln4wins]

Lando Norris learning that the UK did not become its own continent due to Brexit

[justacynicalromantic]

Destruction of Russia's Toropets ammo depot by Ukraine reduces likelihood of hypothetical Russian invasion of Baltic States and Poland.

The facility is situated at the northwestern edge of the Moscow Military District. The depot covers an area of approximately 8 km² and is about 100 km from the Belarusian border and roughly 200 km from Latvia.

In a sense, the depot resembles the infamous Cobasna ammo depot in Moldova's occupied Transnistria, which served under the USSR as a primary storage facility for the southern Soviet armies, aimed at sustaining the Soviet invasion of southern Europe.

[misspermitted]

Having a non-practicing catholic family is hilarious because how do I explain to my friends that:

1. No, I don’t believe in god. Yes that is a framed picture of the Virgin Mary, specifically Our Lady of Częstochowa, at my front door.

2. Yes I bought my mum a rosary for stress relief. No she isn’t a practicing catholic.

3. Yes we both believe the bible is bullshit. Yes we also have twelve bibles in our house.

4. Yes I do ask the framed picture of Mary for advice. Once again no, I do not believe in god.

5. No my mother doesn’t believe in heaven and hell. Yes I know she just mentioned eternal damnation because she ate a donut.

6. No I haven’t ever stepped foot in a church. Yes my mother and I have a weekly 3 hour rant about what the current pope is doing.

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Air defence system promised by Canada one year ago still not delivered to Kyiv

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that delivering air defence systems to the battlefield is the top priority during the new year. However, Canada’s promise to donate $406 million for the missile defence system had not yet been fulfilled, according to the Canadian CTV channel.

Ottawa announced plans to donate the surface-to-air missile defence system, known as NASAMS, on January 10, 2023. However, almost a year later, one of the two companies involved in the deal stated that it did not have a contract to donate the system.

Under the plan, Canada was to pay the US government the full cost of the system, while the US was to ship it to Ukraine.

The US Department of Defence has signed a $1.2 billion contract with Raytheon to deliver NASAMS systems destined for Ukraine in November 2022. The public notice for this contract states that the expected completion date is November 2025.

Read more HERE

[elpuppies]

im kinda on the fence about israel playing in the nations league because yes they shouldn't be there, if russia is banned they should be too, but at the same time i really want to see them get destroyed by france

[palaugranetes]

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Big weekend ahead! It's Crunch time!! 🙏🏻🤞🏻🍀

Have a fabulous weekend my lovelies!!✨🩵🩷✨

[awesome-casuallyfamouscollector]

Lithuania Will Get An Ammunition Factory!?

Everyone’s talking about defence and geopolitics these days. One thing I’ve seen a few Lithuanians discuss in the comments section of my videos is the need for the country to develop its own defence industries. Not only will it allow the country to keep more of its military spending inside the country, but it will no doubt also help to ensure Lithuanian and allied forces are well-stocked to deter Russian aggression.

P.S. Since the West, especially the United States, failed miserably by not being able to supply ammunition and modern weapons to the Ukrainian army according to battlefield demands, the countries of the Baltic region and Eastern Europe as a whole should think about more active development of their modern indigenous military industry...

[nerdie-faerie]

Every time I'm free and wanna see if my old flatmates are also free to hangout that one fucker is always in Europe again

[strangelandofbritain]

Worth reading...

...some home truths after Trump takes power in the USA, and neither Britain nor the EU can call on the USA to help against Putin's Russia.

[waterforcarefoundation]

Pakistan’s Path Forward: Restoring the Founders’ Vision Through the Role of the Army

A I Khalil 4th Sept.2024 Pakistan has long been identified as an Islamic state, shaped by historical events often perceived as controversial. However, this Islamic identity was not at the heart of its formation. The partition of India was driven by the deteriorating relations between Hindus and Muslims in a united India. This growing rift […]Pakistan’s Path Forward: Restoring the Founders’ Vision…

[defencecapital]

Cheap thrills, costly spills: The real price of Made-in-China

By N. C. Bipindra China dreams of turning the People’s Liberation Army, or PLA, into a “world-class” military by the end of 2049. Two out of every ten and seven of the top twenty-five of the world’s largest defense companies are from China. But does high volume necessarily mean a better and more potent armed force? Military weapons are an important tool for projecting a country’s influence…

[davidaugust]

Reuters had a headline this week that read, “NATO finds gaping holes in Europe's defenses” for an article talking about the alliance’s plans to make the continent more secure from Russian threats. Will someone please tell Janice in HR that’s why I was searching online for “European gaping holes.”