With the ceremonial establishment of the permanent combat brigade in Lithuania, the German government under Chancellor ...

Review the day’s key developments in defense and global affairs with SOFREP’s Evening Brief – Friday, May 23, 2025.

The parade was to mark the start of the deployment of Panzerbrigade 45 "Litauen" (PzBrig 45), the German Army's newest armored brigade based in Rudninkai and Rukla, Lithuania. This is the first German ...

Russia and Ukraine exchanged heavy volleys of attack drones overnight, with Ukraine’s Air Force saying it downed 112 of 128 ...

Germany has this week deployed a permanent military brigade beyond its borders for the first time since the end of World War ...

Latvian carrier airBaltic has inaugurated nonstop flights between Vilnius, Lithuania, and Prague, Czech Republic.

Trump’s goal for the continent may be coming true, as allies increase their defense spending. Mr. Brooke has traveled to ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz inaugurated a groundbreaking German brigade in Lithuania that is meant to help protect NATO’s ...

Germany has reinforced its military presence in Lithuania under NATO's banner to counteract Russian threats. Chancellor Merz, ...

Germany and its NATO partners are prepared to defend every inch of the alliance's territory, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said ...

Germany is stationing thousands of troops in Lithuania, the first time it's put soldiers in another country on a long-term ...