Siły zbrojne

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky cooperation to counter Russia's "harmful influence" and offered British support for Ukraine's defense and security.more

Prime Minister Boris Johnson pays tribute to the Polish Air Force Memorial Committee’s new film in response of the film ‘The Polish Air Force in the Battle of Britain - An 80th Anniversary Tribute’.more

Germany is considering introducing feminine forms for military ranks, according to reports, 20 years after women gained the right to join the Bundeswehr.more

Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air has signed a cooperation agreement with the Hungarian Armed Forces on the training of pilots and flight attendants.more

Germany and France want to continue cooperation in the construction of a new European combat aircraft, as well as a reconnaissance drone, said the heads of defense ministries of both countries during a visit to Airbus plants in Manching, Bavaria.more

British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak wants to redirect a significant amount of money spent on foreign aid to increase intelligence spending and improve the country's defense capabilities, The Times reported today.more

The lingering belief that Poland was easily and quickly defeated by Germany in September 1939 is incorrect, but this does not mean that the clash could have ended with a result other than its defeat - assesses the British historian Roger Moorhouse today. He adds that the Germans were often impressed by the Polish defense.more

Six US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers flew yesterday over all 30 NATO allies, training together with Allied aviation, the Alliance announced. Its secretary general emphasized that the event illustrated the US commitment to NATO.more

Britain's tanks could be axed under radical proposals by military chiefs to modernise the armed forces. more

The Government is preparing for power outages, economic chaos and public unrest if a second wave of coronavirus coincides with a disorderly no-deal Brexit, according to leaked emergency plansmore

Britain's Royal Navy and NATO allies have escorted nine Russian navy warships during heightened levels of activity in the waters close to the United Kingdom, the navy said in a statement on Wednesday.more

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday rounded out his four-nation tour of Europe, signing a new defense pact in Poland that will increase the number of U.S. troops stationed in the eastern European country.more

The 99-year-old Duke of Edinburgh will participate in commemorations of the 7th anniversary of VJ Day taking place across the United Kingdom. Service of remembrance and thanksgiving for the war heroes will take place on August 15.more

Spanish soldiers have been sent to build a camp for migrant strawberry pickers after a U.N. official criticised authorities for allowing seasonal farm workers to live in "inhumane" conditions, the government said on Saturday.more

The British army remains on high alert due to the difficulties that may affect the country in the coming months. The media are calculating that Great Britain will have to deal with a number of problems, and the military itself ensures that it is prepared for any eventuality.more

Germany has been breaking the EU's arms export criteria for 30 years; it was delivered to countries that violated human rights and those in wars, including to Yemen and Mexico, according to the Frankfurt Peace Research Institute (PRIF) report published on Monday.more

The Russian embassy in the US and Taliban representatives denied at the weekend - in separate statements - that the Russian special services would offer the Taliban money for attacks on American soldiers. An article on such a proposal was published in the New York Times.more

The makeover of the prime minister’s plane has been revealed, with a new Union flag on the tailfin and ‘United Kingdom’ written in gold on the fuselage.more

The British press, noting the visit of President Andrzej Duda to the USA and his meeting with President Donald Trump, focuses on the issue of the announced transfer of some American soldiers from Germany to Poland.more

President Trump reiterated his plan during a joint press conference with his Polish counterpart, Andrzej Duda, at the White House. Trump is annoyed over Germany's defense spending and its buying energy from Russia.more

Twice as many soldiers as planned, command at the corps level, as well as 30 F-16 aircraft. The presence of US troops will be more visible in Poland, but they will be stationed with special rights - writes Dziennik Dziennik Gazeta Prawna today.more

This is a misleading statement - the name "Fort Trump" has never been considered; President Donald Trump's attention is directed to the Joint Declaration on Defense Cooperation, which is being implemented on an ongoing basis; there will be more US soldiers in Poland - emphasized the US ambassador to Poland Georgette Mosbacher.more

The pilot of a US Air Force fighter jet which crashed into the North Sea has been found dead. The F-15C Eagle, from the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, crashed shortly after 09:30 BST while on a training mission.more

The US F-15C Eagle crashed this morning in the North Sea near the east coast of Great Britain, US air force said. Pilot search in progress.more

Enigma encryption machine reaches by the German army during World War II was auctioned in Vienna for over 117,000 euro.more