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Luxembourg Directorate of Defence Minister: @yurikobackes.bsky.social
Since late 2023, the now 18 member nations of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group IT Capability Coalition – led by Luxembourg & Estonia– are working together to strengthen Ukraine’s ICT and cyber defence capabilities. To date, assistance worth €1.5 billion has been provided.
Luxemburg und Österreich stärken ihre Verteidigungszusammenarbeit: u.a. im Weltraum, Cyber, oder der Ausbildung von Militärpersonal. Anlässlich des Besuchs der Ministerin für Landesverteidigung in Luxemburg unterzeichneten Klaudia Tanner & @yurikobackes.bsky.social eine Absichtserklärung.
Strong supply chains for strong defence: Luxembourg joins the Defence Critical Raw Materials High Visibility Project at the Ankara #NATOsummit Defence Investment Forum. @yurikobackes.bsky.social
At the Ankara #NATOsummit Defence Investment Forum, NATO‘s future Allied Early Warning & Control AEW&C capability was unveiled. 10 Saab GlobalEye will replace the aging AWACS E-3A aircraft. A European solution to secure our airspace. @yurikobackes.bsky.social
At the #NATOsummit Defence Investment Forum, the Multinational MRTT Unit, launched by the Netherlands🇳🇱 & Luxembourg🇱🇺 welcomed Finland🇫🇮 as its newest member. A 10th Multirole Tanker Transport plane will join the fleet marking an important step for European air capabilities. @yurikobackes.bsky.social
Satellite systems ground segments made in 🇱🇺 Defence Minister @yurikobackes.bsky.social and Minister of the Economy @lexdelles.bsky.social visited Hitec Luxembourg. Hitec is a key partner of Luxembourg Defence providing full & limited motion antennas for our space programmes e.g. LUXEOSys & LuxGovSat
❝A stronger Europe & Luxembourg for a stronger NATO❞ NATO Ministers of Defence met in Brussels to prepare the upcoming Summit in Ankara and to discuss burden sharing, the NATO Force Model and delivering on the financial commitments of last year’s summit commitments. @yurikobackes.bsky.social
Out now: 5th edition of the ‘Luxembourg Defence Industrial and Technological Base Catalogue’. 🔗 defence-catalogue.luxinnovation.lu At the Eurosatory 2026, Minister @yurikobackes.bsky.social presented the latest update of the catalogue, featuring 122 Luxembourg companies.
Luxembourg Industry and Research Capabilities for Security & Defence
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Defence Minister @yurikobackes.bsky.social received 🇺🇸 Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker & 🇺🇸 Ambassador to Luxembourg Stacey Feinberg. Ahead of next month’s NATO Summit in Ankara they discussed priorities, defence spending, turning investments into capabilities & the role of the industrial base.
Luxembourg and Lithuania are stepping up defence cooperation in Space 🛰️ With the signature of a Letter of Intent Minister of Defence of Lithuania, Robertas Kaunas, and Minister @yurikobackes.bsky.social confirmed their ambition to elevate the already existing cooperation to a new level.
Luxembourg stands in full solidarity with its Ally Romania after a Russian drone involved in the bombing of Ukraine hit a residential building in Romania, leaving two civilians wounded. We fully condemn Russia’s reckless and irresponsible behaviour.
Investing in our defence – a necessary response in a challenging context Over the next three years, Luxembourg's defence investments will gradually increase by 0.1% of GNI each year from today's 2% to 2.3% by 2029. Today, Minister @yurikobackes.bsky.social presented our plan to Parliament
Luxembourg is back in full force in Romania Today, after a one year transformation period, soldiers of the Luxembourg Armed Forces re-deployed in full force to the NATO Forward Land Forces in Romania. 🇱🇺🇫🇷🇧🇪🇪🇸🇷🇴 #WeAreNATO @yurikobackes.bsky.social
Diplomacy & Defense go hand in hand. Defense creates the foundation for security, diplomacy promotes stability - two pillars, one goal: peace. Today, at the Diplomatic Conference, I outlined the priorities of our defense policy. @gouv.lu @defense.gouv.lu
Minister @yurikobackes.bsky.social, together with Minister of Defence of Latvia Andris Spruds, visited SES & LuxGovSat headquarters in Betzdorf. Through the joint-venture of @gouv.lu & SES, Luxembourg is providing secure satellite communications capabilities to Allies.
Today, on this @UN 🇺🇳 International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace 🕊️ let’s reinvigorate the spirit of cooperation and dialogue to tackle global challenges. Luxembourg 🇱🇺 remains firmly committed to multilateralism. @gouv.lu @defense.gouv.lu
Meeting of the #PESCO Military Mobility Project representatives in Luxembourg. Military Mobility is not merely a logistical matter, allowing for unhindered movement of military personnel and assets within EU borders via road, rail, air or sea.
After one year, the Luxembourg Armed Forces’ mission in Kosovo was successfully accomplished. Our Armed Forces, as part of the NATO Kosovo Force #KFOR, led a Benelux drone detachment. Today, the last Luxembourgish soldiers returned home from Kosovo. @yurikobackes.bsky.social
In the fifth year of Putin’s full scale war of agression, Luxembourg and more than 50 allies convened virutally in support of Ukraine and a just and lasting peace. Important 34th meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group #UDCG led by 🇩🇪🇬🇧. Luxembourg will not back down. @yurikobackes.bsky.social
Éischten Owend vum “𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐲 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔“. Et war mir wichteg fir déi jonk Leit wëllkomm ze heeschen & e bëssen Zäit mat hinnen ze verbréngen. Ech wënschen hinnen eng flott & interessant Woch! #SpringArmyBootcamp @gouv.lu @defense.gouv.lu @letzebuergerarmei.bsky.social
Le Luxembourg présente sa première Stratégie Industrie de défense. Objectifs: développer la base industrielle & technologique de défense 🇱🇺 #BITDL, innovation, intégrer la BITDL dans les chaînes de valeur UE et OTAN, et définir les intérêts essentiels de sécurité. @yurikobackes.bsky.social
✍️Signature de deux Déclarations d'intention concernant: 🏭la coopération économique, industrielle et technologique en matière de défense et de sécurité 🛰️la coopération en matière de services et de capacités de communications par satellite pour la défense 🇧🇪🤝🇱🇺 @yurikobackes.bsky.social
Un partenariat renforcé 🇫🇷🤝🇱🇺 Visite de travail au Luxembourg de Catherine Vautrin, ministre des Armées et des Anciens combattants et signature ✍️ d’une déclaration d’intention sur le renforcement de la coopération industrielle. @yurikobackes.bsky.social
Minister of Defence @yurikobackes.bsky.social visited the NATO Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Force #NISRF and met with force commander Brigadier General John B. Creel. Luxembourg Defence is providing satellite communications for the RQ-4D Phoenix and the Allied ISR Forces.
At the Sigonella Air Base in Sicily, Minister @yurikobackes.bsky.social visited the aerial assets for maritime surveillance that Luxembourg Defence is contributing to EUNAVFOR MED IRINI. An essential contribution for the EU Operation to fulfil its tasks.
In Rome, at the EUNAVFOR MED IRINI Mission Headquarters, Minister @yurikobackes.bsky.social met with Operation Commander Rear Admiral Casapieri. Since 2020, IRINI implements the United Nations arms embargo on Libya & enhances EU maritime situational awareness in the Mediterranean.
Repatriation operations by Belgium & Luxembourg continue. Our binational A400M Unit is currently in the Middle East to bring 134 people, from Luxembourg, Belgium, France and the Netherlands, back to safety from Dubai to Hurghada, & from there with a charter flight to Brussels.
Yesterday evening, a repatriation flight from the Luxembourg Defence with a military aircraft #MRTT successfully landed in Luxembourg w/136 passengers: 🇱🇺 20, 🇧🇪 18, 🇫🇷 48, 🇩🇪 3, 🇳🇱 2 & other nationalities. A mission of exemplary European cooperation & solidarity. @defense.gouv.lu @mmtp-lu.bsky.social
Besser Konditioune fir eis Militär - eng Unerkennung vun hirer essentieller Tâche Mat mat 59 vu 60 Stëmme huet d'Chamber haut d'Gesetz zur Erhéijung vum Gehalt vun eisen Zaldotinnen an Zaldote gestëmmt. A mat Unanimitéit gouf d'RICO Gesetz ugeholl. @yurikobackes.bsky.social
