Natalia Freyton

The Canadian Armed Forces face many challenges in equipment renewal. At the same time, the government and the Department of National Defence continue to push an ever-growing list of aspirational programmes in the hope...

Despite the tumultuous international geopolitical situation, a new defence partnership between Germany and India has emerged. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s recent visit to New Delhi emphasised the will of both nations to develop their...

In mid-May 2024, Georgia Meloni, the current President of the Group of Seven (G7), invited Narendra Modi, who had just been re-elected for his third term as Prime Minister of India, to attend the...

With some 2,000 exhibitors and 63,000 visitors in 2024, Eurosatory reached a new milestone in confirming its status as one of the world's most popular land and air-land defence and security industry event for...

On Friday, January 26, President Emmanuel Macron was the honoured guest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at India’s prestigious annual military parade, marking Indian Republic Day. The state visit emphasised the strengthening of bilateral...

Twenty five years ago, India inked its first strategic partnership with a European nation. A quarter of a century later, the partnership has yielded many advances in technology, trade and strategy. Such partnerships are...

  France landing large military contracts from their Indian partner: It is customary, in France, to associate diplomatic strengthening of ties to the inking of military contracts by French firms. India has been considerably upgrading and...

  Qatar currently finds itself in a precarious geopolitical position, both regionally and internationally. Wedged between regional powers (Iran and Saudi Arabia) vying for hegemony and international influence, the small Gulf state is attempting to overcome...

Indian economic growth applies to sectors across the board, and that is a fact. But careful allocation of R&D efforts, acquisition policies and industrial development must make the best of whatever public monies are...

  The Russian forces were initially reported to have been tasked with the outright decapitation of the Ukrainian State. If that was so, then indeed the objective was not met, and poor preparation and underestimated...

  Regardless of status, nations across Europe are speaking unanimously against the Russian attack on Ukraine. The European block’s unified reaction is striking since the Old Continent is known for its difficulty to find common...

The war itself The Ukrainian conflict is complex, even in its military aspect alone. The dissymmetric confrontation between a sizable but aging army (insofar as most of the equipment deployed in the 'special operation' is...

Who would have guessed? The last major conventional offensive, held in 2003 in Iraq (based on a rough combination of armoured infantry and cavalry, with attack helicopters), had given the strategic priority to melée...