Breaking Plates, Building Alliances: Greece’s Military Aid To Ukraine
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans The following list attempts to keep track of military equipment delivered or pledged to Ukraine by Greece during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The entries below...
View ArticleUkraine’s Armsbasket: How Bulgaria Arms Ukraine
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost OliemansBulgaria has emerged as a crucial lifeline for Ukraine, acting as an armsbasket amid the conflict with Russia. The country's defence companies have taken on an...
View ArticlePutting Down The Pen: Reflecting On Oryx’s Journey
By Stijn MitzerEn güzel deniz: henüz gidilmemiş olandır. En güzel çocuk: henüz büyümedi. En güzel günlerimiz: henüz yaşamadıklarımız. Ve sana söylemek istediğim en güzel söz: henüz söylememiş olduğum...
View ArticleArmour In The Alps: Switzerland’s Inventory Of AFVs
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost OliemansIt might come as a surprise to many that Switzerland continues to operate a significant number of armored fighting vehicles (AFVs), even in the aftermath of the Cold...
View ArticleSteppe Sentinels: Kazakhstan’s Fighting Vehicles
By Thomas Nachtrab, Stijn Mitzer and Buschlaid Kazakhstan found itself in a fortunate position when it came to inheriting military equipment from the USSR. The outcome was somewhat akin to a stroke of...
View ArticleModernisation On A Budget: Bulgaria’s Arms Acquisitions
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans Bulgaria finds itself in a challenging economic position as the poorest country within the European Union. This economic struggle has had a notable impact on the...
View ArticleHigh On Defence: Listing Dutch Arms Acquisitions
By Stijn Mitzer and Kemal The 2000s witnessed a widespread decrease in European defence spending, and the Netherlands was certainly not exempt from this trend. Within a span of less than a decade, the...
View ArticleThe Colonel’s Car: Gaddafi’s Bizarre Supercar Design
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans ''Those who don't love me don't deserve to live.''(By Muammar Gaddafi)During a period that spanned four decades the former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi became world...
View ArticleSamarqand Steel: Uzbekistan’s Fighting Vehicles
By Jan Kerdijk, Stijn Mitzer and Buschlaid The Republic of Uzbekistan finds itself surrounded by five landlocked countries that define its borders: Kazakhstan to the north, Kyrgyzstan to the northeast,...
View ArticleAfriqiyah One - How Gaddafi Travelled The World In Luxury (But Not In Style)
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans''I am an international leader, the dean of the Arab rulers, the King of Kings of Africa and the imam of Muslims, and my international status does not allow me to...
View ArticleUday Hussein: The King Of Clubs, Cars And Cruelty
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans Uday, what are you? A businessman or a playboy? I don't know what to make of you. (By Saddam Hussein)There is little doubt that Uday Hussein, the eldest son of Iraqi...
View ArticleKyiv’s K-Support: South Korean Military Aid To Ukraine
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan have all faced constraints that hinder their desire to provide military assistance to Ukraine. In Japan's case, it's primarily due to...
View ArticleDocumenting Equipment Losses During The September 2023 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans This list aims to comprehensively catalogue Armenian and Azerbaijani equipment losses during the 2023 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict. This list only includes destroyed...
View ArticleThese Were Saddam Hussein’s Crazy Mega Yachts
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans''You Americans, you treat the Third World in the way an Iraqi peasant treats his new bride. Three days of honeymoon, and then it's off to the fields.'' (By Saddam...
View ArticleShared Threats, Unequal Efforts: Belgium’s Free-Riding Approach To NATO’s...
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans Belgium is often considered the black sheep of NATO due to its relatively low expenditure on defence. The country's free-riding approach to the security of other NATO...
View ArticleThe Mercedes Touch: Albanian Military Support To Ukraine
By Jakub Janovsky, naalsio26, Aloha,Dan and KemalThe following list attempts to keep track of military equipment delivered or pledged to Ukraine by Albania during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The...
View ArticleA Cuppa For Conquest: UK Military Aid To Ukraine
By Jakub Janovsky, naalsio26, Aloha,Dan, Kemal and Calibre Obscura Since February 2022, the United Kingdom has committed over £4.6 billion in military assistance to Ukraine. [1] The following list...
View ArticleCzeching Off the Shopping List: An Overview Of Czech Army Acquistions
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans The Czech Army is set to undergo a major transformation that will eventually see the replacement of most remaining Cold War-era equipment in favour of modern Western...
View ArticleChef’s Special - Documenting Equipment Losses During The 2023 Wagner Group...
By Jakub Janovsky, naalsio26, Aloha,Dan and KemalThis list only includes captured and destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of...
View ArticleSmall Country, Great Deeds: North Macedonia’s Military Aid To Ukraine
By Jakub Janovsky, naalsio26, Aloha,Dan and Kemal The following list attempts to keep track of military equipment delivered or pledged to Ukraine by North Macedonia during the Russian invasion of...
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