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Franz-Stefan Gady

Franz-Stefan Gady

Franz-Stefan Gady is a Research Fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) focused on future conflict and the future of war. Follow him on Twitter.

Franz-Stefan Gady is a Fellow with the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London and a columnist for The Diplomat. He is the author of a number of monographs and book chapters on Asian and European security issues.

Franz-Stefan was a Senior Editor with The Diplomat. He has also reported from a wide range of countries and conflict zones including Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan. His writing and photos have appeared in The International New York Times, BBC News, Foreign Affairs Magazine, Foreign Policy, The Christian Science Monitor, and Slate among other publications.

His analysis has been featured in The Financial Times and The Wallstreet Journal, and on Al Jazeera and PBSamong others.

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Posts by Franz-Stefan Gady
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September 30, 2016

India’s Newest Fighter Jet Completes Maiden Flight

By Franz-Stefan Gady
The third series production Tejas Light Combat Aircraft took to the skies for the first time this week.
September 29, 2016

Japan Air Defense Force Rolls Out 1st F-35A Stealth Fighter Jet

By Franz-Stefan Gady
Japan is slated to acquire a total of 42 F-35A Lightning II combat aircraft in the coming years.

September 28, 2016

Russia to Field Hypersonic Weapons by 2020

By Franz-Stefan Gady
Russia’s defense industry is working on a weapon that would be capable of hitting targets at hypersonic speed.

September 28, 2016

Confirmed: 2nd Ballistic Missile Sub Joins Russia’s Pacific Fleet

By Franz-Stefan Gady
Another one of Russia’s deadliest nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines has arrived in the Pacific.

September 27, 2016

Australia’s Most Powerful Warship Completes Sea Trials

By Franz-Stefan Gady
Australia’s first air warfare destroyer successfully completed sea trials this month.
September 23, 2016

A2/AD Threat: Russian Army Adds 2nd S-400 Regiment in 2016

By Franz-Stefan Gady
By the end of the year, the Russian military will field a total of 16 S-400 air defense system regiments.

September 23, 2016

US Clears $1.9 Billion Sale of KC-46A Tanker Aircraft to Japan

By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. State Department approved the sale on September 21.
September 22, 2016

US Navy’s New Stealth Destroyer Suffers Engineering Casualty

By Franz-Stefan Gady
The repairs on the new warship could take up to two weeks, according to the U.S. Navy.

September 22, 2016

US Strategic Bomber Makes Closest Flight Ever to North Korea

By Franz-Stefan Gady
For the first time in 20 years, a B-1B Lancer heavy strategic bomber landed on the Korean peninsula.

September 19, 2016

Groundhog Day: 5th US Navy Littoral Combat Ship Out of Action in a Year

By Franz-Stefan Gady
Another week and another Littoral Combat Ship suffers an engineering casualty.

September 19, 2016

Déjà Vu: Pakistan and Nigeria to Sign JF-17 Fighter Jet Deal in November

By Franz-Stefan Gady
Pakistan and Nigeria purportedly already inked a memorandum of understanding covering the sale.
September 18, 2016

Making Modern South Asia: India's Role in World War II

By Franz-Stefan Gady
Franz-Stefan Gady speaks with the author of India's War: World War II and the Making of Modern South Asia.

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