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‘This Is No Time for Complacency’: Mark Rutte’s Stark NATO Message to Europe
NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, made a compelling case on Tuesday at the European Parliament for deepened cooperation between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union. Addressing the Renew Europe Global Europe Forum Mr Rutte emphasised that the…
Indra Group and EDGE to Establish a New Defence Manufacturing Entity in Spain for European Defence Programmes
EDGE, one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, and Indra Group, a world leader in information technology, aerospace, defence and mobility systems, have taken a decisive step toward the establishment of a new defence manufacturing company in Spain focused on…
Czech Defence Group CSG’s Amsterdam IPO: A Giant Leap for Europe’s Military Industrial Base
Czech Defence Group CSG’s Amsterdam IPO: A Giant Leap for Europe’s Military Industrial Base Czechoslovak Group (CSG), the Czech Republic’s fastest-growing defence manufacturer, has announced plans for an initial public offering (IPO) on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange — a…
Russia has fired 13,300 missiles and 142,300 drones at Ukraine, Kyiv says
Russia has launched more than 13,300 missiles and more than 142,300 strike drones at Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion, according to Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukraine’s commander-in-chief. The figures were released on Tuesday, 13 January 2026, after Syrskyi…
Ukraine says domestically made missiles hit Russian drone plant in Taganrog
Ukraine’s General Staff and Security Service (SBU) said Ukrainian forces struck a Russian defence-industrial facility in the port city of Taganrog overnight, reporting explosions and a fire at the Atlant Aero plant, which Kyiv says is involved in producing attack…
Former US Navy Sailor Jinchao Wei Sentenced to Over 16 Years for Spying for China
A former US Navy sailor was sentenced this week to more than 16 years in prison for trading sensitive military information to an operative of the Chinese intelligence apparatus. The case, adjudicated in federal court in San Diego, underscores both…
Russian air defences in Venezuela ‘offline’ during US raid to seize Maduro, report says
Russian-supplied air defence systems deployed by Venezuela were not connected to radar networks, and some equipment was kept in storage, when US forces struck military targets around Caracas in early January. The Times said part of Venezuela’s Buk-M2 surface-to-air missile…
Ukraine prepares foreign-investment screening for defence sector amid Fire Point deal reports
Ukraine is drafting legislation to screen foreign investment in strategic sectors, including the defence-industrial complex, as the government seeks to attract capital for weapons production while increasing oversight of who takes stakes in sensitive assets. Hanna Hvozdyar, a deputy minister…
Beneath the rubble of war, British Army medics fight a different kind of battle
War has always demanded courage, but few roles require quite the same combination of skill, calm and self-sacrifice as that of the military medic. While soldiers are trained to close with and defeat the enemy, Army medical personnel are trained…
Europe’s gunpowder bottleneck: how cotton supply chains became a defence issue
Europe’s drive to expand artillery production has exposed a constraint that sits well upstream of the factory floor: access to nitrocellulose, the key chemical used in modern propellants. Nitrocellulose is produced by nitrating cellulose, and in the defence sector it…