Ferdinand Wegener is Co-Founder of EPIS and Head of External Affairs. As former Head of Delegations, he represented EPIS at the Munich Security Conference, Warsaw Security Forum, Airbus Defense Summit and Black Sea Security Forum. His research covers security policy and defense technology, especially military aviation. He studied European and International Law at the University of Cologne and works as Consultant for Digital & Defense at Trilligent in Brussels.
The interview discussed, among other topics, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the Green Party’s position on delivering weapons to Ukraine, EU enlargement, Georgia’s turn toward autocracy, Russian disinformation, and the importance of a strong and collective European response
Main Question: Can new US stealth aircraft like the F-47 and B-21 stop China’s rise as a dominant air power in the Pacific? Argument: The US is facing a shrinking and aging air fleet while China modernizes rapidly, but advanced technologies in the F-47 and B-21 could shift the balance. Conclusi…
The joint mission achieved overwhelming success, demonstrating effective operational capabilities. The Tu-95, Russia’s most numerous strategic bomber, played a crucial role in the mission. The operation highlighted the importance and effectiveness of international military collaboration.
China is building a new type of landing ship, unarmed but the opposite of harmless. Constructing these ships seems to have only one explanation: concrete Chinese plans for an invasion of Taiwan. Or are these ships just part of a faint to divert resources into the defense of an attack that never c…
With the grey silhouette of the new Chinese J-36 stealth fighter appearing in the sky, analysts wonder if the West has fallen behind in the race for the 6th Gen of fighter aviation. But with CCP military projects shrouded in secrecy and propaganda, what do we know so far? The J-36 seems to be mor…
