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.
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Today, it has been 4 years since Russia launched its fully-fledged war of aggression against Ukraine.
Luxembourg stood with Ukraine from the beginning. Our solidarity with the brave people of Ukraine is ironclad - today, tomorrow, for as long as it takes.
🇱🇺🫡🇺🇦
@yurikobackes.bsky.social
Closed-door high-level roundtable ❝Turning Women, Peace, and Security into Strategy❞
at @munsecconf.bsky.social #MSC2026
Hosted by Minister of Defence @yurikobackes.bsky.social together with Women Political Leaders & hosted at @politico.eu Pub.
NATO Ministers of Defence in Brussels
❝As we approach the Ankara Summit, let us remember that unity and solidarity will remain the true measure of our success. Percentages alone will not defend us, we need new capabilities, forces, and women and men in uniform.❞ @yurikobackes.bsky.social
🇱🇺Defence Minister @yurikobackes.bsky.social at the 🇪🇺 Foreign Affairs Council #FAC Defence.
Keeping up our military support to Ukraine 🇺🇦, bilaterally and at EU level, remains crucial, as we are entering the 5th year of Russia‘s war of aggression.
After their meeting, they visited SES, Luxembourg’s world leader in satellite communications. Luxembourg Defence & SES are closely working together, bringing cutting-edge government and defence SatCom capacities to NATO and Allies.
📸 Letzebuerger Arméi + SIP / Julien Warnand
Minister of Defence @yurikobackes.bsky.social & Gen. Thull welcomed General Alexus Grynkewich, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commander of US European Command, in Luxembourg.
Heading the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe #SHAPE, #SACEUR leads all NATO military operations.
🟢 light for GovSat-2
Parliament voted 57/60 in favour of the law enabling Luxembourg Defence & SES to launch a 2nd communications satellite 🛰️ under our joint venture LuxGovSat.
The state-of-the-art satellite will be built by Thales Alenia Space with 🇱🇺 industry involved.
@yurikobackes.bsky.social
I visited LUXUAV, a Luxembourg headquartered company specialised in the development of cutting-edge Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles. LUXUAV is developing an AI-native UAV ecosystem on different altitudes.
@defense.gouv.lu acquired UAVs from the company for Ukraine’s Armed Forces.
@gouv.lu
Felicitatioun deenen 52 neien Zaldotinnen an Zaldote vun eiser Arméi!
Dir, d’Personal vun der Defense, sidd d’Réckgrat vun all eise Beméiungen. Mir brauche méi Leit, Fraen a Männer, déi sech fir d’Lëtzebuerger Land a seng Defense asetzen. Dir sidd eis Force. 🙏 @defense.gouv.lu @gouv.lu
Ravie de m’échanger avec S.E. Mme María Nieves Blanco Díaz, Ambassadrice du Royaume d’Espagne au 🇱🇺, sur la nouvelle actualité géopolitique inquiétante, l’importance d’investir dans nos capacités de défense au niveau européen et notre collaboration fructueuse en tant qu’Alliés. 🇪🇸🤝🇱🇺 @defense.gouv.lu
Minister @yurikobackes.bsky.social visited ACTinBlack #ACT in Foetz, Luxembourg. Founded in 2013, ACT designs cutting-edge night vision systems for military and law enforcement.
Luxembourg Defence has purchased night vision devices from ACT and supplied them to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
#recap2025
2025 am Réckbléck 👀
✅Nei Missiounen & Recrutementspak fir d‘Arméi
✅Decisioun d‘Defenseinvestitiounen op 2% ze erhéijen
✅NATO Sommet an nei Ziler, ë.a Loftverdeedegung a Rakéitenofwier
✅Support fir d‘Ukrain
✅Stäerkung vun der 🇪🇺 Defense Bereetschaft
✅Launch vum LUXEOSys 🛰️
@yurikobackes.bsky.social
What an honor for me to be chosen as 'European Woman of Influence' for Luxembourg. Thank you to the Robert Schuman Foundation! 🇱🇺🇪🇺
#WomenOfInfluence #WomenInLeadership
@gouv.lu @megaluxembourg.bsky.social @defense.gouv.lu @mmtp-lu.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu
🎄✨ Déi traditionell Veillée de Noël vun der Arméi war nees en schéinen & solenellen Moment fir zesummen ze kommen, fir en Réckbléck op d’Joer 2025 ze maachen & allen Memberen vun eiser Arméi MERCI ze soen fir hiren Asaz & hiert Engagement fir eist 🇱🇺Land. @gouv.lu @defense.gouv.lu
E Mesurë-Pak fir de Recrutement an d‘Attraktivitéit vun der Arméi.
D‘Arméi brauch méi Fraen a Männer! De Mesurë-Pak, deen @gouv.lu gestëmmt huet, gesäit signifikant Verbesserunge vir.
Eng éischt wichteg Etapp: méi Gehalt fir Zaldotinnen an Zaldoten.
👉 gouvernement.lu/fr/actualite...
Signature d’un partenariat industriel entre KNDS France, la Défense luxembourgeoise & le ministère de l’Economie dans le cadre de l’acquisition de véhicules Griffon et Jaguar pour l’Armée luxembourgeoise.
Ce partenariat est un pas supplémentaire vers une Europe de la défense plus unie et plus forte.
“Luxembourg welcomes the ongoing efforts to end the war in Ukraine. The goal must be a just and lasting peace. Looking ahead, in 2026, Luxembourg will commit at least €100 million in military support to Ukraine.”
@yurikobackes.bsky.social at the 32nd Ukraine Defence Contact Group #UDCG
Minister @yurikobackes.bsky.social at the Battle of the Bulge Commemoration at Schumanns Eck National Liberation Memorial Memorial, Luxembourg.
Réception « OMP - Opérations de Maintien de la Paix » au Château de Berg hier soir. Hommage aux membres de l’Armée ayant participé à des missions internationales, en présence leurs familles.
📸 © Maison du Grand-Duc / Kary Barthelmey
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Et war mir eng Freed un der Inauguratioun vun der Expo “Ons Arméi um Härebierg” deelzehuelen. D’Militärgeschicht vun de leschten 8 Joerzéngten ass d’Geschicht vun enger Lëtzebuerger Arméi am Wandel, hin zu enger Institutioun, déi fest an eiser Gesellschaft verankert ass.
@gouv.lu @defense.gouv.lu
Minister @yurikobackes.bsky.social presented the 2026 Defence Budget draft to Parliament Defence Committee: €1.286 Billion
A significant investment that will strengthen our Armed Forces and defence capabilities & allow to contribute our fair share to NATO’s deterrence and defence posture.
Happy to represent the Luxembourg Governement at the LuxDefence launch event.
In unity, there is strength. LuxDefence will enable our defence industry to speak with a single voice, and assure that it will be heard. On a national and international level.
@defense.gouv.lu @gouv.lu
🇩🇪🤝🇱🇺Es war mir eine Freude Bundesverteidigungsminister Pistorius in Berlin zu treffen um über den anhaltenden russischen Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine, die Stärkung Europas in der NATO, die Bedeutung des Weltraumsektors für die Verteidigung & bilaterale Zusammenarbeit zu sprechen. @defense.gouv.lu
Happy to meet with Irene Fellin, NATO Special Representative, at the Berlin Security Conference to discuss the relevance of meaningful & equal participation of women in security & defence to achieve sustainable peace. We must push back against the pushback.
@defense.gouv.lu @gouv.lu
At the Berlin Security Conference, Minister @yurikobackes.bsky.social met with her Swedish colleague Pal Jonson.
They discussed military support to Ukraine, the importance of coordination among the UDCG capability coalitions, current NATO dossiers and the Women, Peace & Security agenda.
