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Taiwan Plans 16% Defence-Budget Rise as Spending Passes NT$1tn
The proposed 2027 increase would set a new headline level, but its deterrent value will depend on whether Taiwan can turn allocations into delivered missiles, drones, air defence, stocks and resilient infrastructure.
Houthi Claim Gives Saudi–Türkiye–Pakistan Defence Pact Its First Immediate Test
Riyadh has confirmed a fire at the Jazan refinery but not its cause, leaving the new allies to decide how an Article-5-like commitment applies when attribution remains contested.
Russia Retains Syrian Foothold as Tartous and Hmeimim Become Joint Training Centres
Damascus will recover civilian infrastructure while Moscow keeps a restructured military presence, replacing the broad basing model established under Bashar al-Assad with a narrower joint arrangement.
Dreadnought Supplier Goodwin Explores Defence-Business Sale as UK Orders Accelerate
A disposal could attract strategic buyers to a scarce portfolio of naval and weapons-related manufacturing, while placing ownership, security and programme continuity under close British scrutiny.
Ukraine Says Drone Campaign Has Struck 218 Russian-Linked Vessels in Black and Azov Seas
Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces say they have struck another 12 vessels in the Black and Azov seas, extending a month-long campaign against Russian maritime traffic while simultaneously targeting air-defence systems, energy infrastructure and military logistics across occupied Ukrainian territory. Ukraine’s…
Drone Blast Near Bulgarian Gas Corridor Exposes Romania–Bulgaria Detection Gap
A low-flying decoy apparently crossed two NATO airspaces without detection before exploding beside strategic energy infrastructure, presenting a different readiness problem from Romania’s recent successful interceptions.
Leipzig/Halle Drone Incident Raises Alarm Over NATO’s European Supply Routes
A bus driver reportedly knocked down a drone carrying professional explosives inside the airport environment, raising urgent questions about protection at a hub supporting NATO’s strategic airlift.
European ATACMS Production Cannot Quickly Rebuild US Stocks, Rheinmetall Warns
Planned German production may strengthen the transatlantic missile base, but first revenue is expected only in 2028 and replenishing depleted inventories will take considerably longer than two years.
Drone Flights Over Germany’s Patriot Repair Hub Raise Counter-UAS Concerns
German authorities are investigating repeated drone flights over a Bundeswehr facility that maintains Patriot air-defence systems, drawing attention to the vulnerability of military logistics and maintenance infrastructure to relatively inexpensive unmanned aircraft. German security agencies are investigating a series of…
Taiwan’s Han Kuang Drills Test Whether Forces Can Fight After the First Strike
Rapid-turnaround operations, dispersed production and civilian resilience show Taipei concentrating on continuity after communications, air bases and supply chains come under attack.