Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc., one of the world’s leading companies in the field of hydrogen fuel cell technology, has delivered portable fuel cells to the 7th Amphibious Assault Squadron (“Z’MAK”) of the Hellenic Army. Advent’s portable fuel cell device is used quickly and efficiently by military units to power wireless communication devices, surveillance equipment, as […]
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N. Panagiotopoulos: Leaks of classified information will be treated as criminal – according to the provisions
“I have given clear guidelines, so that in the event that such cases are detected (including leaks of classified information to any unauthorized person) they will no longer be dealt with in terms of a disciplinary offense, but a criminal one, as provided by the current Military Penal Code , in order for us all […]
What the Army’s ‘supermarket’ and wholesaler sells and earns
By Giorgos Lampiris A completely profitable business entity, which operates with resources that do not come from the state budget, is the Special Army Units Supply Center (EKEMS), which is active in the sale of products and in serving the needs of the Army and civilian personnel. Through retail, it serves eligible military personnel as […]
Turkey is ‘building’ a war super-machine with drones – and not only that
By Amir Husain Turkish defense spending barely exceeds $20 billion a year, but Ankara’s achievements – for such a low budget – are impressive. Consider that in the past few years, Turkey has suppressed Kurdish insurgency, supported Qatar in its confrontation with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, assembled the forces of the Government […]
UK: Army Twitter and YouTube accounts hacked
The British Army has announced this evening that its Twitter and YouTube accounts were hacked earlier today. The Army’s Twitter account (@BritishArmy) has retweeted a series of posts related to digital intellectual property certificates (NFTs). On YouTube the account was renamed “Ark Invest” and featured several videos about cryptocurrencies. “We are aware of the hacking […]
British army chief: ‘We must be ready to fight’
Britain must have an army capable of fighting in Europe and defeating Russia, the new British army chief said, according to Reuters, quoted by the British inews.com. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a vocal supporter of Ukraine after the Russian invasion in February, ruled out sending British troops to help Kyiv, but warned this weekend […]
Russia: 115 troops fired because they did not take part in the invasion
A Russian military court in Kabardino-Balkaria has upheld the firing of 115 soldiers for refusing to take part in the attack in Ukraine, dismissing their appeal. This case seems to be the first officially confirmed case of Russian soldiers who refused to take part in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began on February 24. […]
Russia: Duma to consider bill allowing more than 40 to enlist in army
In a sign of Russia’s urgency to step up its war effort in Ukraine, the Russian Duma announced today that it would consider a bill that would allow Russians over the age of 40 and foreigners over the age of 30 to enlist in the military. The website of the State Duma, the lower house […]
Germany-Army inspector general: ‘We have too little ammunition’
It will take three years for the improvements in the German army to be “felt” thanks to the 100 billion euro package that the government will give him, according to Bild, the inspector general of the federal army, Eberhard Tsorn. In detail, Chorn said he was “not afraid in itself” of Germany’s possible involvement in […]
Finland is preparing additional training for wartime troops
Additional training will be provided to the 280,000-strong reserve force in Finland’s wartime, as the government looks to strengthen its defenses. In particular, according to Defense Minister Andy Kaikonen, according to Bloomberg, the Russian invasion of Ukraine intensified the need for additional training, given that the planned program was not observed during the pandemic. As […]