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NATO Military Committee visited IABG and JSEC
Ulm, 5-7th November 2025 – NATO Military Committee (MC) visited NATO’s Joint Support and Enabling Command (JSEC) and high-tech service provider IABG (Industrieanlagen-Betriebsgesellschaft mbH), in Germany, NATO Newsroom reports. The visit, which brought to Ulm NATO military representatives and members…
Dark Eagle: what the U.S. Army’s hypersonic missile means for Europe and Asia
Russia has warned that the United States intends to deploy its Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW), known as “Dark Eagle”, in Europe and the Asia–Pacific, asserting that missiles based in Germany could reach central Russia in six to seven minutes. The…
NATO says allies have overtaken Russia on ammunition output, as Rutte urges long-term industrial surge
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte told the NATO-Industry Forum in Bucharest on 6 November that allied defence industries have increased capacity to the point that the Alliance is no longer behind Russia in ammunition production. “Until recently, Russia was producing more…
German officials suspect AfD used parliamentary tools to seek sensitive data useful to Russia
German federal and state officials have alleged that Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) lawmakers have systematically used parliamentary inquiries to elicit sensitive information on the Bundeswehr and critical infrastructure, amid concerns that such material could be of value to Moscow. The…
Europe’s Achilles’ Heel: How China’s Grip on Rare Earths Undercuts the Continent’s Defence Ambition
Europe’s defence ambition in the 2020s has often been framed as a matter of military hardware, joint procurement and interoperability. But a far subtler—and far more existential—vulnerability now lies in the raw materials that underpin modern weapons: rare earths. The…
Belgium orders military to shoot down unidentified drones over bases
Belgium’s armed forces have been instructed to shoot down any unidentified drones detected over military bases, following three consecutive nights of incursions above sensitive sites including the Kleine-Brogel air base. The order was issued by Chief of Defence Frederik Vansina…
Rheinmetall to build propellant plant in Romania as EU expands defence production
Rheinmetall will build a new ammunition and propellant plant in central Romania under a joint venture with the state-owned Pirochim Victoria, as EU member states move to expand industrial capacity for artillery supplies amid the war in Ukraine. The agreement…
€305 Million Compensation? Europe’s Defence Procurement Mess Just Got Costlier
When Norway and NHIndustries (NHI) announced a settlement over the cancelled NH90 submarine-hunting helicopter contract, one might have expected a quiet footnote in defence-industry circles. Instead what we see is a symptomatic collapse of Europe’s ability to execute multi-national defence…
Why a Rosatom-linked foundation helped build a Russian Orthodox church beside a Swedish airport
A newly built Russian Orthodox church on the outskirts of Västerås has become a test case for how European municipalities manage sites located near strategic infrastructure. The Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, inaugurated in 2023,…
Drones reported over Belgium’s Kleine-Brogel air base; police deploy helicopter
Multiple drone sightings were reported over the Kleine-Brogel air base near Peer, Limburg, on the nights of Friday 31st October and Saturday 1st November. Police deployed a helicopter after the second incident, but the devices and their operators were not…