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

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.

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.

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 @gouv.lu @defense.gouv.lu

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.

2 years ago I took over the responsibility as 🇱🇺 Minister of Defense, Minister for Mobility & Public works and Minister for Gender Equality & Diversity. A lot has been achieved. Much work lies ahead. A big 🙏 to my teams! @defense.gouv.lu @mmtp-lu.bsky.social @megaluxembourg.bsky.social

Solidaritéit ass eng Kärvaleur vun eiser Arméi. Um Mäertesdag, Dag vum Schutzpatroun vun de Militär, erënnere mir dru wat dat bedeit: Se ass d’Fundament vun eiser Stäerkt, vum Asaz fir Land a Leit, a vun engem credibele Lëtzebuerger Bäitrag zu den Efforte vun NATO an EU. @yurikobackes.bsky.social

Nous célébrons les 70 ans du Parlement BeNeLux🇧🇪🇳🇱🇱🇺! La Directrice de la Défense du Luxembourg a réaffirmé notre engagement à renforcer notre coopération en matière de défense lors d'une table ronde "Puissance démocratique? Les parlements en partenariat pour la défense" au Sénat de Belgique

The Luxembourg Government Council @gouv.lu has decided to increase the Luxembourg Armed Forces contingent in the NATO Multinational Forward Land Forces Battlegroup in Romania from 30 to a maximum of 40 soldiers next year, to strengthen our deterrence and defence posture. #WeAreNATO

Luxembourg soldiers as part of the Eurocorps will participate in the 2026/27 European Union Battlegroup. Eurocorps again assumes the role of Force Headquarters for the EU Rapid Deployment Capacity. Up to 5000 🇪🇺troops contribute to the EU's rapid reaction posture. 📷 Eurocorps

Wonderful concert last night by our Luxembourg Military Band, with the profits going to LUkraine asbl. Thank you for the beautiful voices of the 🇺🇦 military musicians! 🇱🇺🤝🇺🇦 @gouv.lu @defense.gouv.lu

Journée de commémoration nationale 🇱🇺 Il y a 80 ans, la fin de la 2è Guerre mondiale marquait notre libération du fléau nazi. L’actualité nous rappelle combien il est essentiel de défendre les droits humains, de protéger la démocratie & de lutter contre toutes formes de haine. 📸SIP @defense.gouv.lu

From day one and as long as it takes: our military support to Ukraine is unwavering Today we welcomed Minister of Defence Denys Shmyhal in Luxembourg, to discuss Ukraine’s most urgent needs, the important work of the IT Coalition and possibilities for future cooperation. @yurikobackes.bsky.social

Great honour to welcome Minister of Defense of Ukraine 🇺🇦 Denys Shmyhal to Luxembourg. From day one we remain fully committed to supporting Ukraine for as long as it takes. Europe cannot be safe as long as Ukraine is not free. #StandWithUkraine @defense.gouv.lu

At the NATO #DefMin Meeting, we discussed the reinforcement of our deterrence & defence posture - through increased investments, implementing our capability targets, ramping up our defence industry, enhanced vigilance and securing our skies with new counter-drone measures. @defense.gouv.lu

Luxembourg is stepping up its military support to Ukraine! At NATO headquarters, Minister @yurikobackes.bsky.social announced that 🇱🇺 is contributing €15 million to Ukraine as part of the NATO Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List #PURL initiative. #StandWithUkraine

Minister @yurikobackes.bsky.social at the NATO Defence Ministers’ Meeting to discuss ▫️strengthening deterrence and defence ▫️securing the Eastern flank ▫️hybrid threats ▫️ramping up military support to Ukraine

Great meeting with 🇪🇺 Commissioner for Defence and Space @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu 🤝 Ahead of the Foreign Affairs "Defence" Council tomorrow, we discussed the future Defence Readiness Roadmap, flagship projects and the importance of space for a stronger and more capable EU. @defense.gouv.lu

To date, €1.2 Billion of ICT & cyber support for Ukraine Defence were successfully secured by the IT Coalition. This week the 11th Steering Group meeting of the coalition led by Luxembourg & Estonia took place in Stockholm. Thank you to all the coalition members! #StandWithUkraine

Luxembourg is proud to contribute to NATO’s Forward Land Forces in Romania. Together, we are deterring aggression on NATO’s Eastern flank. The recent violations of our Allied airspace, in Poland, in Estonia and in Romania, underline the seriousness of the threats we are facing.

Minister of Defence of Romania Ionut Mosteanu & @yurikobackes.bsky.social visited the SES Satellites headquarters and LuxGovSat in Betzdorf. Through LuxGovSat, joint-venture of the 🇱🇺 Government & SES, we are already providing secure satellite communications capabilities to NATO, the EU and Allies.