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- Construction of the 4th Chinese aircraft carrier has reportedly started https://meta-defense.fr/en/2024/07/06/4-Chinese-aircraft-carriers-construction/ 68 comments
- Swiss F-35s: Swiss parliamentarians concerned about weaknesses in contract guarantees regarding price https://meta-defense.fr/en/2025/04/05/f-35-swiss-rise-20-swiss-parliament/ 114 comments europe
- L'industrie aéronautique européenne est la cible d'un assaut tous-azimut de Washington https://meta-defense.fr/2025/03/24/us-vs-industrie-aeronautique-europeenne/ 13 comments europe
- The Italian Army will purchase/build 380 KF51 Panther tanks and 1050 KF41 Lynx armoured vehicles, effectively becoming the first armoured force in Western Europe and the country with the strongest armed forces in Europe (French article) https://meta-defense.fr/2025/01/27/380-kf51-1050-kf41-armee-italienne/ 415 comments italy
- The Italian Army will purchase/build 380 KF51 Panther tanks and 1050 KF41 Lynx armoured vehicles, effectively becoming the first armoured force in Western Europe and the country with the strongest armed forces in Europe (French article) https://meta-defense.fr/2025/01/27/380-kf51-1050-kf41-armee-italienne/ 176 comments europe
- The French Navy's next-generation nuclear aircraft carrier will be ordered in 2025 https://meta-defense.fr/en/2024/10/15/nuclear-aircraft-carrier-pang-navy-2024/ 134 comments worldnews
- The French Navy's next-generation nuclear aircraft carrier will be ordered in 2025 https://meta-defense.fr/en/2024/10/15/nuclear-aircraft-carrier-pang-navy-2024/ 15 comments europe
- Peru's Armed Forces about to order 24 Rafale F4.1 from France's Dassault Company https://meta-defense.fr/2024/09/12/24-rafale-perou-possibles-2025/ 52 comments europe
- Indian Su-30MKI could soon be offered for export by New Delhi and Moscow https://meta-defense.fr/en/2024/07/12/su-30mki-export-negotiations-hal-caatsa/ 21 comments geopolitics
- The construction of the 4th Chinese aircraft carrier has reportedly started https://meta-defense.fr/en/2024/07/06/4-Chinese-aircraft-carriers-construction/ 604 comments worldnews
- France wants to turn to the Swedish Saab GlobalEye to replace its Awacs planes https://meta-defense.fr/2024/01/30/saab-globaleye-visite-macron-suede/ 154 comments europe
- Trump or not, the Russian threat is now the problem of European armies https://meta-defense.fr/en/2024/02/13/russian_threat_to_europe_trump_or_not/ 426 comments europe
- European defense: 5 measures to be taken urgently by the European Commission to anticipate Trump https://meta-defense.fr/en/2024/02/12/european_defense_5_emergency_measures/ 3 comments europe
- Donald Trump is preparing the withdrawal of the United States from NATO in 2024, if the Europeans do not give in to his demands https://meta-defense.fr/2023/10/25/donald-trump-retrait-otan-2024/ 7 comments geopolitics
- Donald Trump is preparing the withdrawal of the United States from NATO in 2024, if the Europeans do not give in to his demands https://meta-defense.fr/2023/10/25/donald-trump-retrait-otan-2024/ 3562 comments europe
- Germany invites IBM to work on FCAS artificial intelligence https://meta-defense.fr/2023/09/01/intelligence-artificielle-scaf-ibm/ 56 comments europe
- The Bundeswehr wants to have the best equipped NATO division in Europe in 2025 - Meta-Defense.fr https://meta-defense.fr/en/2023/07/18/la-bundeswehr-veut-avoir-la-division-de-lotan-la-mieux-equipee-en-europe-en-2025/ 38 comments europe
- The BND, the German intelligence services, believes that Russia can continue the war for a long time https://meta-defense.fr/en/2023/05/30/le-bnd-les-services-de-renseignement-allemand-estime-que-la-russie-peut-poursuivre-la-guerre-encore-longtemps/ 30 comments europe
- Poland wants to exclude defence investments from the public deficit count in the European Union https://meta-defense.fr/en/2023/05/24/la-pologne-veut-exclure-les-investissements-de-defense-du-decompte-du-deficit-publique-au-sein-de-lunion-europeenne/ 6 comments europe
- Can Europe put an end to the war in Ukraine? https://meta-defense.fr/2023/02/07/leurope-peut-elle-mettre-un-terme-a-la-guerre-en-ukraine/ 38 comments europe
- Does the United States want to prevent Ukraine from going on the offensive? https://meta-defense.fr/en/2023/01/24/les-etats-unis-veulent-ils-empecher-lukraine-de-passer-a-loffensive/ 3 comments europe
- How does the new Russian industrial strategy redefine the strategic equation of the conflict in Ukraine? https://meta-defense.fr/2023/01/06/comment-la-nouvelle-strategie-industrielle-russe-redefinit-lequation-strategique-du-conflit-en-ukraine/ 5 comments europe
- Russia running so low on tanks for their invasion that they had to steal some from India, risking a diplomatic incident https://meta-defense.fr/en/2022/10/06/russia-would-have-deployed-indian-t-90s-bhishma-in-ukraine-without-new-delhi-agreement/ 3 comments worldevents
- Russia would have deployed Indian T-90S Bhishma in Ukraine, without agreement from New Delhi https://meta-defense.fr/en/2022/10/06/russia-would-have-deployed-indian-t-90s-bhishma-in-ukraine-without-new-delhi-agreement/ 4 comments india
- Russia reportedly deploys Indian T-90S Bhishma to Ukraine, without New Delhi deal https://meta-defense.fr/en/2022/10/06/russia-would-have-deployed-indian-t-90s-bhishma-in-ukraine-without-new-delhi-agreement/ 589 comments worldnews
- Has Russia stolen Indian T-90 tanks to use in the war with Ukraine? https://meta-defense.fr/en/2022/10/06/la-russie-aurait-deploye-des-t-90s-bhishma-indiens-en-ukraine-sans-accord-de-new-delhi/ 6 comments india
- Russia would have deployed Indian T-90S Bhishma in Ukraine, without agreement from New Delhi https://meta-defense.fr/en/2022/10/06/la-russie-aurait-deploye-des-t-90s-bhishma-indiens-en-ukraine-sans-accord-de-new-delhi/ 24 comments worldnews
- France to deliver CAESAR mobile artillery systems to Ukraine https://www.meta-defense.fr/en/2022/04/22/france-will-deliver-caesar-mobile-artillery-systems-to-ukraine/ 14 comments worldnews
- Do Russian abuses in Ukraine serve a military purpose? https://meta-defense.fr/2022/04/11/les-exactions-russes-en-ukraine-servent-elles-un-objectif-militaire/ 4 comments europe
- With 3 SSBNs at sea, the French deterrent posture is at its highest since 1983 https://meta-defense.fr/2022/03/18/avec-3-snle-a-la-mer-la-posture-de-dissuasion-francaise-au-plus-haut-depuis-1983/ 7 comments europe
- First lessons of the Russo-Ukrainian war https://www.meta-defense.fr/en/2022/02/28/premiers-enseignements-de-la-guerre-russo-ukrainienne/ 11 comments europe
- Swiss F-35: price rise and industrial compensation down https://www.meta-defense.fr/en/2021/11/30/f-35-Swiss-rising-prices-and-falling-industrial-compensation/ 9 comments europe
- Η Γαλλία τοποθετεί 2 μαχητικά Rafale στην Κύπρο https://www.meta-defense.fr/en/2020/08/11/la-france-aurait-deploye-des-rafale-a-chypre/ 6 comments greece
- France has deployed two Rafale fighter jets in Cyprus (unconfirmed) https://www.meta-defense.fr/en/2020/08/11/la-france-aurait-deploye-des-rafale-a-chypre/ 44 comments europe