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Ukraine’s St Petersburg strike extends long-range campaign deeper into Russia
Ukraine has claimed a long-range strike on Russia’s St Petersburg Oil Terminal, marking one of the most distant publicly acknowledged Ukrainian attacks on Russian energy infrastructure since the start of the full-scale war. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces had…
Scaled-back BALTOPS drill highlights NATO’s maritime stretch in the Baltic
NATO’s annual Baltic Sea naval exercise will begin this week at roughly half last year’s scale, underlining both the alliance’s continuing focus on the region and the pressure on Western naval resources from commitments elsewhere. The US-led BALTOPS exercise will…
US troop uncertainty in Lithuania exposes eastern-flank dependence on Washington
The future presence of American troops in Lithuania is under review, according to the country’s defence minister, raising questions over the continuity of US deployments on NATO’s eastern flank at a time of wider uncertainty over Washington’s military posture in…
The Mathematics of War: Why Ukraine’s Air Defence Battle Is Becoming an Industrial Equation
Russia’s large-scale overnight attack on Ukraine on 1–2 June illustrated a central feature of modern war: battlefield outcomes are increasingly determined not only by tactics, but by arithmetic. The number of missiles produced, the number of interceptors available, the rate…
Northrop Grumman Tests AI-Guided Jackal Precision Strike Missile
Northrop Grumman has completed a key flight test of its Jackal next-generation precision strike missile, advancing a programme intended to give US and allied forces a compact strike weapon for use in contested air-defence environments. The American defence company said…
Ukraine’s Taganrog Strike Highlights Russia’s Exposure to Long-Range Drone Warfare
Ukraine’s reported drone strike on Russian military assets near Taganrog has drawn attention not only because of the value of the targets, but because of what the operation may indicate about the changing balance between unmanned systems and Russia’s strategic…
South Korea Charts Nuclear Submarine Course in Strategic Shift
South Korea has taken its clearest step yet towards joining the small group of nations operating nuclear-powered submarines, unveiling a formal roadmap that transforms a decades-long ambition into a central pillar of national defence policy. The announcement marks a significant…
France-Israel Defence Show Dispute Turns Eurosatory Into Diplomatic Test
France’s decision to restrict Israel’s official participation at Eurosatory 2026 has turned one of Europe’s largest defence exhibitions into a test of how military trade, diplomacy and political pressure now intersect. Israel’s Defence Ministry said on Monday that France had…
Ukraine’s Defence Start-Ups Show How Battlefield Procurement Is Changing
Ukraine’s defence start-ups are moving from improvisation to organised production, using battlefield feedback, digital procurement tools and private investment to shorten the distance between design, testing and frontline use. Ukrainian and foreign-linked start-ups are developing systems ranging from sea-drone swarms…
US Nuclear Talks Put Europe’s Deterrence Problem Back on NATO Agenda
The United States is discussing whether to expand the deployment of nuclear weapons to additional NATO countries in Europe, in a development that would raise major questions about deterrence, alliance burden-sharing and the security of NATO’s eastern flank. According to…