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North Korean Missile Unit Expands Pyongyang’s Role in Russia’s War
The deployment of North Korean missile personnel to western Russia, accompanied by new ballistic missiles and launchers, would move military cooperation with Moscow beyond weapons supply and battlefield manpower towards direct operational support. A North Korean missile unit has begun…
US Missile Use in Iran War Raises Questions Over Long-Range Stockpiles
Reports that the United States used most of its available long-range battlefield missiles during the Iran war have turned a successful strike campaign into a procurement and readiness question for the Pentagon and its allies. The United States’ reported use…
Kyiv Barrage Shows Russia Can Concentrate Ballistic Fire Faster Than Ukraine Can Replace Interceptors
Russia’s latest attack on Kyiv combined ballistic missiles, high-speed weapons and drones, exposing the gap between Ukraine’s success against unmanned aircraft and its limited ability to stop concentrated missile salvos.
Ukraine Reshuffles Intelligence, Security Council and Washington Representation
Kyiv’s latest personnel moves reorganise foreign intelligence, security co-ordination and representation in Washington at a moment when Ukraine’s military position and diplomatic track are increasingly intertwined. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reorganised three sensitive parts of Ukraine’s wartime state: foreign intelligence,…
Ukraine’s Defence Industry and Its European Future
For much of the war, discussion surrounding Ukraine’s defence sector centred on what the country required from its Western partners. Increasingly, however, the conversation is changing. Rather than simply being a recipient of military assistance, Ukraine is emerging as an…
United States’ Reported Missile Shortages Expose the Hidden Costs of Prolonged Intervention
The reported depletion of long-range precision missiles during the United States’ conflict with Iran should concern far more than military planners. If Reuters’ reporting is accurate, the United States has consumed a substantial portion of some of its most valuable…
Defence Investment Anchors Britain’s Undersea Industrial Base
Britain’s latest investment in Royal Navy torpedo systems is about considerably more than maintaining an inventory of sophisticated underwater weapons. The contract, announced by the Ministry of Defence, illustrates how defence procurement is increasingly being used to reinforce national industrial…
Japan Recasts Rearmament as a Driver of Economic Growth
For much of the post-war era, Japan treated defence as an unavoidable cost of national security. Today, Tokyo is presenting it as something altogether different: a catalyst for economic renewal. Japan’s latest defence white paper marks an important shift in…
A Czech Defence Champion Deepens its German Footprint
A Czech defence group’s German acquisition reflects Europe’s determination to secure the industrial foundations of long-term rearmament. The announcement by Czech defence manufacturer CSG that it will acquire an industrial site in Germany may appear, at first glance, to be…
EU Boarding of Sanctioned Tanker Tests Limits of Maritime Enforcement
The boarding of the sanctioned tanker Toa Payoh shows that Europe can now identify and intercept parts of Russia’s shadow-fleet ecosystem. It also shows how far the EU still is from turning inspection into seizure. The boarding of the EU-sanctioned…