Ulchi Freedom Shield Cut From 11 Days to Five After Trump Order
The US–South Korean command-post exercise will end on 21 August instead of 27 August, with its second phase cancelled and some field activity reduced. The Pentagon says essential readiness objectives will still be met.
EDITORIALS
Lavrov Rules Out Front-Line Ceasefire as Moscow Signals Continued Escalation
Russia has rejected both a halt to fighting along the existing front…
European Arms-Plant Explosions Put Defence-Industrial Security in Focus
Explosions at ammunition facilities in Italy and Bulgaria within four days, alongside…
Drone Flights Over Germany’s Patriot Repair Hub Raise Counter-UAS Concerns
German authorities are investigating repeated drone flights over a Bundeswehr facility that…
Lithuanian warning exposes NATO’s drone attribution gap on Baltic flank
Lithuanian intelligence believes Russia may use captured or reconstructed Ukrainian unmanned aircraft…
EDITORIALS
INDUSTRY & PROCUREMENT
FORCES
A New Command in Scotland Signals the Army’s Wider Role in National Resilience
Brigadier Dave Calder takes charge of 51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters…
USS Abraham Lincoln’s Portless Deployment Raises Force-Sustainment Questions
A visit by the head of US Central Command to USS Abraham Lincoln has placed renewed attention on the human and maintenance costs of keeping an aircraft carrier at sea for more than 200 days without a port call.
A flying blood bank for the modern battlefield
The most consequential military technologies are not always those designed to destroy…
TKMS Doubles Growth Forecast as Naval Rearmament Lifts Demand
The German shipbuilder now expects annual sales to rise 10–12 per cent, but a higher revenue forecast should not be confused with an equivalent increase in production capacity.
Russia’s Threat to Seize European Ships Raises the Sanctions Stakes
Moscow’s warning raises the stakes in the EU’s campaign against Russia’s sanctions-evasion…
Russia Shifts Missile Production Towards Ballistic Weapons as Rassvet Network Expands
Ukrainian intelligence says Russia is exceeding missile-production targets, producing 65 Iskander-M ballistic…
The sound of military tradition still has it’s place in Britain’s modern Army
There is no military tradition as instantly recognisable as the sound of…
F126 Cancellation Takes €300m From Rheinmetall’s 2026 Sales Outlook
Rheinmetall’s revised forecast provides the first clear corporate measure of Germany’s failed frigate procurement, even as the group’s land and ammunition businesses continue to expand.
North Korean Missile Unit Expands Pyongyang’s Role in Russia’s War
The deployment of North Korean missile personnel to western Russia, accompanied by…
Estonia Investigates Possible Russia-Linked Arson at Milrem Robotics Site
Investigators have identified suspects after a fire at a building housing the unmanned-systems company. Estonia’s prime minister says a Russian link is one possibility, but attribution has not been established.
US Army Picks Hanwha for Mobile Artillery Programme Worth Up to $262.9m
The Army will buy six Hanwha prototype systems under an initial $100.3 million action, with an option for 12 more. The agreement funds experimentation—not a programme-of-record decision or an immediate replacement of the M777.
Helsing Turns to Rakuten as Japan Tests HX-2 Strike Drone
Japan’s Ground Self-Defence Force is testing the German company’s HX-2 until the end of September, but no purchase has been announced and the agreement with Rakuten remains an effort to secure a future sale.
