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NATO weighs eastward fuel pipeline expansion as alliance focuses on logistics shortfalls
A senior NATO official has called for the alliance’s Cold War-era fuel pipeline network to be extended further east, underlining growing concern over whether NATO can sustain large-scale operations on its eastern flank in a future conflict with Russia. NATO…
WSJ report points to deeper Russia-Iran military cooperation despite formal limits of 2025 pact
A report in The Wall Street Journal has added fresh detail to longstanding concerns over the depth of military and intelligence cooperation between Russia and Iran, alleging that Moscow has been supplying Tehran with satellite imagery, tactical guidance and upgraded…
Swarmer’s Nasdaq debut marks a new stage for Ukrainian defence tech
A Ukrainian-founded defence technology company has completed a conventional initial public offering on Nasdaq, marking a notable moment for the country’s technology sector and for investors’ appetite for battlefield-tested drone software. Austin-headquartered Swarmer began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market…
Macron and Merz to discuss FCAS as pressure grows on Europe’s flagship fighter project
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz are expected to discuss the troubled Future Combat Air System on the margins of the EU summit, as industrial conflict between Dassault and Airbus raises fresh doubts over one of Europe’s…
From Black Sea strikes to ocean operations: Zelenskyy outlines Ukraine’s new drone ambitions
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…
Israel targets upper ranks of Iranian leadership as Ali Larijani reported killed
Israel said on Tuesday that it had killed Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, in what would amount to one of the most consequential targeted strikes of the war so far. Iranian authorities had not confirmed…
UK, Finland and the Netherlands explore joint defence financing and procurement mechanism
The United Kingdom, Finland and the Netherlands say they are exploring a new mechanism by 2027 to finance joint defence investment and procurement, in an effort to increase munitions availability, strengthen industrial capacity and improve military interoperability. The United Kingdom,…
EU weighs stronger Aspides role as Hormuz crisis tests Europe’s maritime reach
Foreign ministers are discussing whether to reinforce the EU’s Aspides naval mission as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz exposes the limits of Europe’s ability to protect key shipping routes. The European Union is once again confronting the gap…
Canada and the Nordics move to deepen defence-industrial cooperation
A joint statement from Canada and the Nordic countries places defence production, procurement, resilience and support for Ukraine at the centre of a wider effort to tighten security cooperation among like-minded states. Canada and the five Nordic countries have agreed…
Europe’s powder keg economy: Poland moves to expand TNT production
In a quiet corner of northern Poland, where the forests of Kujawy meet the industrial outskirts of Bydgoszcz, the dull routines of heavy chemistry are suddenly acquiring geopolitical weight. The Polish explosives manufacturer Nitro-Chem, already the largest producer of TNT…