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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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May 30, 2018

US Navy Commissions New Littoral Combat Ship

By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Navy commissioned its latest littoral combat ship on May 26.
May 30, 2018

India, Russia Conclude Negotiations for S-400 Missile Air Defense Systems

By Franz-Stefan Gady
India and Russia are likely going to announce the deal before an Indo-Russian bilateral summit scheduled for October, according to a source.

May 30, 2018

2 Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles Test Fired From B-1B Successfully Hit Moving Ship

By Franz-Stefan Gady
U.S. defense firm Lockheed Martin successfully hit a moving ship with two long-range anti-ship missiles during a recent test.

May 30, 2018

US Navy Carrier Strike Group Departs for Patrol in Western Pacific Ocean

By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Navy’s forward deployed carrier USS Ronald Reagan departed Japan for a regularly scheduled patrol in the western Pacific on May 29.

May 30, 2018

Latest US Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine Completes Initial Sea Trials

By Franz-Stefan Gady
The future USS Indiana completed alpha trials ahead of its planned handover to the US Navy.
May 29, 2018

Russia to Deliver 10 Su-35 Fighter Jets to China in 2018

By Franz-Stefan Gady
The last batch of a total order of 24 Russian-made Su-35s is expected to be delivered to China this year.

May 25, 2018

F. Scott Fitzgerald and the US-North Korea Summit Cancellation

By Franz-Stefan Gady
The nixing of the U.S.-North Korea summit is one symptom of a larger malaise ailing U.S. foreign policy.
May 25, 2018

Taiwan Reaches Preliminary Deal to Upgrade 2 Diesel-Electric Subs

By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Taiwanese government and Dutch firm RH Marine reached a deal to upgrade two diesel-electric submarines.

May 24, 2018

India Test Fires Second BrahMos Supersonic Missile in 24 Hours

By Franz-Stefan Gady
The second BrahMos test launch in 24 hours reportedly tested new indigenous components of the missile.

May 24, 2018

India’s Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Faces Further Delays

By Franz-Stefan Gady
Serial production of the Tejas is encountering additional delays as the Indian Air Force is requesting the incorporation of new and upgraded systems.

May 23, 2018

Russia's Borei-Class Test Fires 4 Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles

By Franz-Stefan Gady
This marks the first time that a Borei-class boomer launched four Bulava ballistic missiles in rapid sucession.
May 23, 2018

US Reinforces East Asia Ballistic Missile Defense

By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Navy has deployed another upgraded guided-missile destroyer capable of ballistic missile defense to Japan.

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