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EU’s €100m Lebanon Army Package Places Brussels Inside Hezbollah Disarmament Dispute
The European Union has adopted a €100 million support package for the Lebanese Armed Forces, placing Brussels more directly inside one of the most sensitive security questions in the Middle East: whether the Lebanese state can assert control over weapons…
Ukraine Expands Drone Campaign Against Russian Naval and Logistics Assets Near Crimea
Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces have reported a new series of drone strikes against Russian military assets in and around occupied Crimea, including a patrol vessel near the Kerch Strait, a Pantsir-S1 air defence system, railway assets, navigation infrastructure and energy…
Ukraine’s Fire Point Tests FP-7 Missile as Kyiv Seeks Domestic Ballistic and Air Defence Capability
Ukraine’s defence industry has taken another step towards developing its own ballistic missile and missile defence capability, after Fire Point conducted a controlled flight test of the FP-7.X missile, intended to form the basis of the future Freyja anti-ballistic interceptor…
US Pressure on NATO Exposes Europe’s Air and Naval Capability Gap
The United States has told European NATO allies and Canada to increase the aircraft, drones and naval forces they make available for alliance defence planning, exposing the operational consequences of Washington’s shift towards a smaller conventional footprint in Europe. The…
NATO’s Kyiv Council Sends a Signal, but Ukraine Still Needs Capabilities
The first NATO-Ukraine Council held in Kyiv marks a political step in the relationship between the Alliance and Ukraine, but its practical importance will depend on whether it leads to faster delivery of weapons, ammunition, air defence and industrial support.…
EU Weighs Hormuz Mine-Clearing Role as Maritime Crisis Tests European Naval Capacity
The European Union is considering whether its naval mission in the Red Sea should take a leading role in clearing mines from the Strait of Hormuz, in a move that would shift Brussels closer to direct operational involvement in one…
Russian Missile Corvette Boikiy Reportedly Hit in Ukrainian Drone Attack
Ukraine says its drones struck the Russian missile corvette Boikiy at the Kronstadt naval base near St Petersburg, targeting a Baltic Fleet vessel that has military value and has also been associated with Russia’s efforts to protect sanctioned oil shipping.…
Poland Proposes New Permanent US Military Base Amid Uncertainty Over American Troop Posture
Poland has formally proposed the creation of a new permanent United States military base on its territory, as Warsaw seeks to reinforce the American military presence on NATO’s eastern flank amid uncertainty over future US deployments in Europe. Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz,…
Greece Lodges Protest with Ukraine Over Maritime Drone Found off Lefkada
Greece has issued a formal diplomatic protest to Ukraine after an explosive maritime drone was discovered near the Ionian island of Lefkada, in an incident that has raised concern in Athens over the possible spread of the war at sea…
Russia’s Assault Arithmetic Points to a Growing Manpower Problem
Russia increased the number of assault actions along the Ukrainian front in May, but the additional effort produced little territorial gain. The figures point to a widening imbalance between the resources Moscow is committing and the results it is achieving.…