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Ukraine’s Fire Point Tests FP-7 Missile as Kyiv Seeks Domestic Ballistic and Air Defence Capability
Ukraine’s defence industry has taken another step towards developing its own ballistic missile and missile defence capability, after Fire Point conducted a controlled flight test of the FP-7.X missile, intended to form the basis of the future Freyja anti-ballistic interceptor…
US Pressure on NATO Exposes Europe’s Air and Naval Capability Gap
The United States has told European NATO allies and Canada to increase the aircraft, drones and naval forces they make available for alliance defence planning, exposing the operational consequences of Washington’s shift towards a smaller conventional footprint in Europe. The…
EU Weighs Hormuz Mine-Clearing Role as Maritime Crisis Tests European Naval Capacity
The European Union is considering whether its naval mission in the Red Sea should take a leading role in clearing mines from the Strait of Hormuz, in a move that would shift Brussels closer to direct operational involvement in one…
Poland Proposes New Permanent US Military Base Amid Uncertainty Over American Troop Posture
Poland has formally proposed the creation of a new permanent United States military base on its territory, as Warsaw seeks to reinforce the American military presence on NATO’s eastern flank amid uncertainty over future US deployments in Europe. Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz,…
Greece Lodges Protest with Ukraine Over Maritime Drone Found off Lefkada
Greece has issued a formal diplomatic protest to Ukraine after an explosive maritime drone was discovered near the Ionian island of Lefkada, in an incident that has raised concern in Athens over the possible spread of the war at sea…
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…
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…
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…
Russia’s Mass Strike on Ukraine Renews Questions Over NATO Border Air Defence
Russia’s latest mass missile and drone attack on Ukraine has again placed NATO’s eastern air-defence posture under scrutiny, after Poland activated military aviation and air-defence systems while Ukrainian cities came under one of the largest combined strikes of recent months.…