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Italy’s Rebuke of Rutte Turns NATO Basing Into a Political Liability
Rome's rejection of Mark Rutte's claim about US aircraft using Italian bases for Iran operations exposes how allied basing can become politically explosive when operations move beyond Europe.
GCAP Expansion Offer Exposes Europe’s Fighter-Jet Realignment
Italy's signal that Canada, Germany and Saudi Arabia could join GCAP shows that Europe's next-generation fighter politics are shifting after Franco-German cooperation faltered.
Gripen: The Fighter Built To Take On Russia Finally Meets Its Intended Adversary
For decades, Sweden’s JAS 39 Gripen occupied an unusual place in the global fighter aircraft market. Admired by aviation specialists for its innovative design philosophy yet overshadowed commercially by larger American and European rivals, the aircraft was frequently described as…
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…
Ukraine’s Taganrog Strike Highlights Russia’s Exposure to Long-Range Drone Warfare
Ukraine’s reported drone strike on Russian military assets near Taganrog has drawn attention not only because of the value of the targets, but because of what the operation may indicate about the changing balance between unmanned systems and Russia’s strategic…
Sweden Expected to Announce Gripen Fighter Transfer to Ukraine
Sweden is preparing to announce the transfer of JAS 39 Gripen fighter aircraft to Ukraine, alongside talks on a possible future sale of newer Gripen E jets, according to Swedish and international reporting. Sweden is expected to move closer to…
Taiwan Scrambles Jets as Chinese Forces Circle Island Again
China intensified military pressure on Taiwan for the second time in less than a week on Monday, dispatching fighter aircraft, drones and naval vessels around the island in what Taipei described as a coordinated “combat readiness patrol”, underlining the increasingly…
Pakistan Accused of Hosting Iranian Military Aircraft Despite Mediator Role in US-Iran Conflict
Pakistan’s role as an intermediary between Tehran and Washington has come under scrutiny after US officials alleged that Islamabad allowed Iranian military aircraft to park on Pakistani airfields during the conflict between Iran and the United States. According to CBS…
Tristan da Cunha: How Britain’s Paratroopers Pulled Off a Modern Miracle
Every so often an operation comes along that reminds the country precisely why the British soldier still commands admiration across the world. The extraordinary parachute mission to Tristan da Cunha — the world’s most remote inhabited island — was one…
