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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…
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…
South Korea Charts Nuclear Submarine Course in Strategic Shift
South Korea has taken its clearest step yet towards joining the small group of nations operating nuclear-powered submarines, unveiling a formal roadmap that transforms a decades-long ambition into a central pillar of national defence policy. The announcement marks a significant…
Thales Wins Key Role in Canada’s Next-Generation Naval Fleet
Canada’s decision to equip its future River-class destroyers with the Thales S2087 towed-array sonar system marks more than a routine procurement choice. It is a signal of how Western navies are recalibrating for a world in which undersea competition has…
AUKUS undersea drone project exposes Europe’s gap in autonomous maritime warfare
The United States, the United Kingdom and Australia have announced the first signature project under the second pillar of AUKUS, moving the alliance’s advanced technology agenda from broad ambition towards a delivery timetable. For Europe, the significance lies less in…
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…