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Ukrainian drone strike on Moscow refinery extends pressure on Russia’s fuel infrastructure
A reported drone strike on Gazprom Neft’s Moscow refinery points to Ukraine’s continued effort to put pressure on Russia’s domestic fuel system, not only its front-line logistics. A Ukrainian drone attack damaged the Moscow oil refinery on Tuesday, according to…
Franco-British Hormuz Mission Tests Europe’s Ability to Secure Shipping After Iran Deal
France and Britain are pushing a multinational maritime mission for the Strait of Hormuz, but the practical test will be whether Iran accepts any foreign security presence and whether insurers judge the waterway safe enough for normal traffic to resume.…
UK Defence Spending Row Deepens as Drone and Procurement Questions Test NATO Credibility
Britain’s defence spending row has moved beyond headline budget numbers, after Al Carns’ criticism of MoD waste exposed a deeper fight over drones, procurement priorities and NATO credibility. The UK’s defence spending row has deepened into a wider argument over…
Europe’s Defence Future and the Rise of Wingman Aircraft
Europe’s rearmament drive is increasingly being defined not by traditional images of tanks and troop deployments, but by a quieter revolution taking place in the skies above the continent. At the recent Berlin Air Show, the spotlight fell on a…
Ukraine’s Mid-Range Drones Show How Cheap Strike Systems Are Taking Over Scarce Missile Missions
Ukraine’s expanding fleet of mid-range strike drones is changing the economics of deep fires, taking on some missions that scarce missiles and rocket artillery cannot sustain at scale. Ukraine’s newest mid-range attack drones are beginning to fill a battlefield role…
SBU Says Russian Geran-2 Drone Hit Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
Ukraine’s Security Service says debris found at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra confirms that the historic monastery complex was struck by a Russian Geran-2 attack drone, contradicting Moscow’s claim that the damage was caused by a Ukrainian air-defence missile. Ukraine’s Security Service…
Israel sees surge in European demand for air defence systems amid Russia threat
Israel’s defence industry is preparing for a fresh wave of European orders for advanced air and missile defence systems, as governments across the continent accelerate military procurement in response to heightened concerns over Russia’s long-term strategic intentions. Speaking at a…
France Picks MBDA and Safran as Europe’s Deep-Strike Gap Moves Into Procurement
France’s move to enter exclusive negotiations with MBDA and Safran for a successor to its long-range rocket system signals that Europe’s deep-strike debate is moving from capability papers into procurement decisions.
Russia’s Mass Strike Tests Ukraine’s Air Defences as Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Burns
Russia’s latest overnight missile and drone attack on Ukraine has underlined two parallel realities of the war: Moscow can still mount large-scale combined strikes against Ukrainian cities, but the military effect of such attacks remains constrained by Ukraine’s air defences…
Renault and Thales Forge New Military Partnership Amid Rearmament Drive
Renault’s decision to partner with French defence technology group Thales on the development of a new military vehicle marks another sign of how Europe’s industrial landscape is being reshaped by security concerns once considered peripheral to mainstream manufacturing. The project,…