https://freerepublic.com/tag/drangnochosten/ en-us Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:18:11 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384010/posts The head of Germany's air force has said the country is "ready to fight Russia tonight", and will "protect every inch of Nato" if Moscow were to launch an attack on allied territory. Lt Gen Holger Neumann, the Luftwaffe's commanding officer, delivered among the most blunt statements from a senior German military figure in years during his first interview with a British newspaper. He said devastating air strikes would be unleashed on Russia should it move against any Nato member, and that defensive action would be "32 against X", referencing the power of combined air forces. "Fight tonight means if... MSN https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384010/posts#comment Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:18:11 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4246351/posts Six RAF Eurofighter Typhoons sit on the taxiway, engines roaring on two, as the ground staff hurry about, adding the finishing touches before take-off. In the distance, a cloud of dust rises in the summer haze over the construction site of the second runway, 3.5km (2 miles) long, beside the first. The hot northerly wind buffets the new hangars and the old. Mihai Kogalniceanu (MK) airbase takes its name from the village nearby, itself named after a 19th Century liberal politician. Now, it is the unlikely setting for what is turning into the biggest Nato base in Europe, bigger even... BBC https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4246351/posts#comment Mon, 24 Jun 2024 14:14:29 GMT