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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.

Follow him on Twitter.

Posts by Franz-Stefan Gady
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April 30, 2019

Has Japan’s Crashed F-35A Stealth Fighter Been Found?

By Franz-Stefan Gady
A U.S. general says the wreckage has been found; other U.S. military spokespeople deny that.
April 30, 2019

US Navy Christens Third Zumwalt-Class Guided Missile Destroyer

By Franz-Stefan Gady
The future USS Lyndon B. Johnson was christened on April 27 at a shipyard in the northeastern United States.

April 29, 2019

Report: India to Test Fire Air-Launched BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile This Week

By Franz-Stefan Gady
The BrahMos missile is likely to be test launched from an Indian Air Force Su-30MKI aircraft this week.

April 29, 2019

China, Russia Kick Off Bilateral Naval Exercise ‘Joint Sea’

By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy and Russian Navy began a six-day naval drill in Qingdao, China on April 29.

April 25, 2019

Japan Sub-Hunting Planes Conduct Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise in India

By Franz-Stefan Gady
India and Japan conducted an anti-submarine warfare exercise off the western coast of India on April 24.
April 25, 2019

US Offers Japan Access to F-35 Code for New Stealth Fighter

By Franz-Stefan Gady
Lockheed Martin is reportedly offering Tokyo top secret software as part of its pitch to develop Japan’s next-generation stealth fighter.

April 25, 2019

China’s Navy Showcases New Type 055 Guided Missile Destroyer in Naval Parade

By Franz-Stefan Gady
A naval parade to honor the 70th anniversary of the creation of the Chinese Navy included the service’s latest destroyer class.
April 24, 2019

Senior US Navy Official on Japan’s Missing F-35A: ‘We Have a Pretty Good Idea Where it Is’

By Franz-Stefan Gady
US and Japanese search efforts are reportedly closing in on the wreckage of a crashed Japanese F-35A fighter jet.

April 24, 2019

Russia Lays Down 2 Project 22350 Admiral Gorshkov-Class Stealth Frigates

By Franz-Stefan Gady
The two new warships were officially laid down at the Sevmash shipyard in northern Russia on April 23.

April 24, 2019

Pakistan’s Navy Test Fires Indigenous Anti-Ship/Land-Attack Cruise Missile

By Franz-Stefan Gady
The test launch from a Pakistan Navy fast attack craft reportedly took place in the Arabian Sea on April 23.

April 24, 2019

Russia Launches Project 09852 Special Purpose Submarine

By Franz-Stefan Gady
The first nuclear-powered submarine reportedly capable of carrying the Poseidon underwater drone was launched on April 23.
April 23, 2019

Game of Thrones and the Significance of ‘Last Stands’ in US and British Imperial Military History

By Franz-Stefan Gady
The upcoming fight for Winterfell in the HBO series Game of Thrones speaks to the mother of all mythologies in Western imperialist military history.

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