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UK Missile Project for Ukraine Cuts Out US Components
Britain’s new long-range missile prototypes for Ukraine point to a wider defence-industrial problem: European weapons are increasingly being designed to avoid reliance on US export controls and political approval. The United Kingdom has unveiled three prototype long-range missiles for Ukraine…
Rheinmetall UK Adopts Industrial 3D Printing as Baseline Production Method in Challenger 3 Programme
Finland-based miniFactory’s technology enables production of complex ducting components for one of the United Kingdom’s most important defence modernisation programmes. Rheinmetall UK has confirmed that industrial 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is now the baseline production method for…
To build strategic autonomy, Europe needs to wean itself off foreign technology, By Robert Brull
France’s trial of the AI-powered Arcadia battlefield command system points to a wider European defence challenge: strategic autonomy will depend not only on higher military spending, but on control over the technologies, intellectual property and decision-making systems that underpin modern…
Ukraine-Germany Missile Defence Deal Tests Europe’s Search for Patriot Alternatives
Kyiv’s agreement with Berlin on anti-ballistic capabilities comes as Ukrainian defence manufacturers seek European industrial partners for systems intended to reduce reliance on scarce US-made interceptors. Ukraine and Germany have signed an agreement to develop anti-ballistic capabilities, placing missile defence…
EU Court Backs Italy’s Covid Vaccination Rule for Military Personnel
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that Italy’s compulsory Covid-19 vaccination requirement for military personnel did not breach EU anti-discrimination law, in a judgment clarifying the legal scope of personnel rules for armed forces. The Court…
Prague’s Defence Retreat Risks Confirming Washington’s Worst Suspicions
The Czech Republic’s decision to miss NATO’s defence spending target for yet another year could hardly come at a worse moment for the Atlantic alliance. At a time when Russia’s war against Ukraine continues to reshape Europe’s security landscape and…
Pete Hegseth’s Hard Truth: Europe’s Free Ride on Defence Is Over
Pete Hegseth’s remarks in Brussels this week have unsettled many European policymakers. Yet for those who spent time serving alongside American military personnel during the Cold War, his words sounded less like provocation and more like a statement of reality…
NATO Nuclear Modernisation Raises Deterrence Stakes Before Ankara Summit
NATO’s Nuclear Planning Group has agreed to modernise the alliance’s nuclear capabilities and strengthen planning capacity, moving deterrence policy from reassurance language into practical adaptation as Russia pressure and US burden-sharing demands converge. NATO’s decision to modernise its nuclear capabilities…
Germany’s Red Sea Deployment Turns Hormuz Planning Into Naval Test for Europe
Berlin’s decision to move the minehunter Fulda and supply ship Mosel towards the Red Sea shows that Europe’s proposed Hormuz mission is no longer only a diplomatic concept. It is becoming a test of naval capacity, legal authority and regional…
US “NATO 3.0” Push Turns Europe’s Defence Burden Into a Force-Planning Test
Washington’s call for a tougher “NATO 3.0” is not only a spending demand. It forces European allies to plan for crises in which US aircraft, carriers, tankers and command assets may no longer be available by default. The United States’…