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Zaluzhnyi says Black Sea control is central to Ukraine’s survival and Europe’s security
Ukraine’s former commander-in-chief used the Black Sea Security Forum in Odesa to argue that maritime control is not a regional issue, but a strategic condition for Ukraine’s economy, European security and the future balance of power around Russia. Valerii Zaluzhnyi…
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…
Britain’s New Space Shield Tracks Threats Above the Earth
Britain’s increasingly crowded frontier in space is no longer the preserve of science fiction enthusiasts and stargazing academics. It is now a hard-edged theatre of military competition, commercial rivalry and national vulnerability. Against that backdrop, ministers have unveiled what they…
Royal British Legion Brussels: “Come and join our ranks”
An appeal has been launched by the Royal British Legion to recruit new members for its Brussels branch. Globally, the RBL, the UK’s largest armed forces charity, has a 180,000-strong membership and Brussels has just over 100 members. It is…
Quantum Technology and the Future of Warfare
For decades, quantum technology occupied a strange corner of scientific discussion: endlessly promising, chronically theoretical and largely detached from the practical demands of statecraft. That era is ending. Quietly but decisively, quantum systems are moving from the laboratory into the…
EU Weighs Wider Naval Role as Strait of Hormuz Risk Rises
The EU’s foreign policy chief has said Operation ASPIDES could be extended towards the Strait of Hormuz through a change to its operational plan, as Europe assesses the risk to trade and energy routes in the Gulf. The European Union…
Britain’s £1bn Artillery Scramble Exposes Decades of Decline
For years British politicians comforted themselves with the illusion that major land warfare belonged to the past. Terrorism, cyber threats and fashionable theories about “light footprint” operations became the buzzwords of Whitehall. Heavy armour was dismissed as outdated. Artillery was…
Greece Says Sea Drone Found off Lefkada Was Ukrainian-Made
Athens says an explosives-laden unmanned surface vessel recovered near Lefkada was of Ukrainian origin, raising concern over the possible extension of Black Sea naval drone operations into the Mediterranean. Greek authorities have said they are “certain” that an explosives-laden sea…
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…