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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 PBS, among others.

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Posts by Franz-Stefan Gady

November 06, 2019

Japan Launches Second Soryu-Class Attack Sub Fitted With Lithium-Ion Batteries

By Franz-Stefan Gady

The Toryu is the final boat of the Soryu-class of diesel-electric submarines and will be commissioned in 2021.

November 06, 2019

Interview: Dmitry Stefanovich on Russia’s Nuclear Forces and Doctrine

By Franz-Stefan Gady

Will the ongoing modernization the Russian nuclear forces impact global strategic stability?

November 05, 2019

Japan to Receive Additional US Supersonic Ballistic Missile Interceptors

By Franz-Stefan Gady

Japan will take delivery of additional Standard Missile-3 Block IIA interceptors, according to the Pentagon.

November 05, 2019

South Korea’s Navy Receives Third Upgraded Chang Bogo I-Class Diesel Electric Submarine

By Franz-Stefan Gady

A South Korean ship maker delivered a retrofitted Chang Bogo I-class diesel-electric sub to the Navy on November 1.

November 04, 2019

China Kicks Off Construction of Pakistan’s Third, Fourth Type 054A Missile Frigates

By Franz-Stefan Gady

A Chinese shipbuilding company cut steel for the third and fourth Type 054A frigates on order for the Pakistan Navy.

November 04, 2019

Newest Virginia-Class Attack Sub Delivered to US Navy

By Franz-Stefan Gady

The U.S. Navy took delivery of its newest nuclear-powered fast attack sub in late October.

November 02, 2019

History’s First Seaborne Airstrike Took Place in East Asia

By Franz-Stefan Gady

The world’s first naval-launched air raid took place during the siege of Tsingtao in the first year of World War I.

October 31, 2019

China’s First Domestically Built Carrier Preps for Commissioning Ceremony

By Franz-Stefan Gady

The new carrier is reportedly being made ready for commissioning, according to Chinese state media reports.

October 30, 2019

Russia’s First Upgraded Borei-Class Submarine Test Fires Bulava Ballistic Missile

By Franz-Stefan Gady

The missile, fired from the Borei-II-class Knyaz Vladimir, successfully hit its designated target on the Kamchatka peninsula, according to the Russian defense ministry.

October 29, 2019

Russia to Lay Down 2 Project 636.3 Fast Attack Subs This Week

By Franz-Stefan Gady

Two diesel-electric attack submarines will be laid down on November 1 in St. Petersburg, according to the head of the Russian Navy.

October 27, 2019

US Navy Commissions New Littoral Combat Ship USS Indianapolis

By Franz-Stefan Gady

The latest littoral combat ship entered service with the Navy’s active fleet on October 26.

October 27, 2019

2 Russian Strategic Bombers Conduct Night Flight Over Indian Ocean

By Franz-Stefan Gady

The two nuclear-capable aircraft were en route to South Africa as part of an effort to deepen military ties between the Russian and South African air forces.