


The award of a £879 million support contract to Boeing marks a quietly significant moment in Britain’s evolving defence posture—one that speaks less to spectacle and more to substance. In an era often dominated by announcements of new platforms and…

For much of the twentieth century the battlefield helicopter symbolised mobility and immediacy. From the jungles of Vietnam to the deserts of Iraq, the image of rotor blades beating the air above advancing troops became inseparable from modern warfare. Yet…

On a windswept airfield in Cornwall this week, Britain’s Royal Navy quietly crossed a threshold that has been years in the making. The maiden flight of Proteus, Britain’s first full-sized autonomous helicopter, was not merely a technical milestone. It was…

Multiple drone sightings were reported over the Kleine-Brogel air base near Peer, Limburg, on the nights of Friday 31st October and Saturday 1st November. Police deployed a helicopter after the second incident, but the devices and their operators were not…

Ukraine’s latest strike on Tuapse points to a sustained campaign against Russian energy infrastructure, while attacks on patrol vessels near occupied Crimea indicate continued efforts to weaken the defences around the Kerch Bridge. Ukraine has signalled that its long-range drone…

Ukrainian forces struck the Orsknefteorgsintez oil refinery in Russia’s Orenburg region overnight into 30 April, extending Kyiv’s campaign against Russian energy infrastructure deep inside Russian territory. Ukrainian forces have struck the Orsknefteorgsintez oil refinery in the Russian city of Orsk,…

Romania has taken a step towards strengthening both its own security and that of Europe as a whole, after lawmakers in Bucharest approved €8.33 billion worth of EU-funded defence contracts. The move, passed with commendable urgency, clears the final political…

Exercise Tamber Shield has begun in western Norway, bringing together Royal Navy helicopters, uncrewed systems, patrol boats and Norwegian naval units for intensive training in fjord and coastal operations. British and Norwegian naval forces have begun a maritime exercise in…

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine is close to fielding new unmanned maritime systems capable of operating not only in the Black Sea but in ocean conditions, marking a further step in Kyiv’s rapid wartime expansion of drone warfare. He…

US President Donald Trump has again declined to rule out the use of American ground forces in Iran, saying such a step would be considered only for what he described as a “very good reason”. His remarks came as the…