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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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August 04, 2016

Taiwan Sets Up Submarine Development Center

By Franz-Stefan Gady
The center is expected to design Taiwan’s first indigenous diesel-electric submarine by the end of the year.
August 03, 2016

Australia Receives 24th and Final Sub-Killer Helicopter

By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Royal Australian Navy has taken delivery of its final MH-60R Seahawk Romeo maritime helicopter.

August 03, 2016

Next Stop Syria? US Air Force Declares F-35A Combat Ready

By Franz-Stefan Gady
The aircraft recently also completed its first air-to-air kill test.

August 03, 2016

PLAN Naval Drill: China Practices for ‘Cruel and Short’ War in East China Sea

By Franz-Stefan Gady
The military exercise involved about 300 vessels from the PLAN’s East Sea, North Sea, and South Sea Fleets.

August 02, 2016

US Navy to Install Harpoon Anti-Ship Missile on Littoral Combat Ship

By Franz-Stefan Gady
The USS Coronado will be armed with advanced anti-ship missiles, despite mixed results from a recent test.
August 02, 2016

Japan’s Defense White Paper Highlights Growing Threat From China

By Franz-Stefan Gady
Japan’s 2016 Defense White Paper expresses “deep concern” over China’s growing assertiveness in the maritime domain.

July 29, 2016

Confirmed: India Signs $1 Billion Contract for 4 New Sub-Hunter Planes

By Franz-Stefan Gady
India’s Ministry of Defense placed a follow-on order for four more U.S.-made Poseidon 8I Neptune aircraft this week.
July 28, 2016

Explaining America’s Gun Culture to China

By Franz-Stefan Gady
How a Chinese intelligence analyst might explain the United States’ obsession with firearms.

July 27, 2016

Indian Army to Receive 100 New Self-Propelled Howitzer Guns

By Franz-Stefan Gady
A contract is likely to be signed within the next two months.

July 26, 2016

Has China Withdrawn A Long-Range Missile Battery From Woody Island?

By Franz-Stefan Gady
Satellite imagery indicates that a HQ-9 battery was taken off Woody Island on or around July 10.

July 25, 2016

US Navy’s Newest Littoral Combat Ship Completes Acceptance Trials

By Franz-Stefan Gady
The new warship is expected to be commissioned in late October.
July 25, 2016

US B-52 Bomber Drops Precision-Guided Bomb From Internal Weapons Bay for the First Time

By Franz-Stefan Gady
A B-52 bomber successfully released a JDAM precision-guided bomb from its internal bomb bay for the first time in test.

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