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Ukraine’s Defence Industry and Its European Future
For much of the war, discussion surrounding Ukraine’s defence sector centred on what the country required from its Western partners. Increasingly, however, the conversation is changing. Rather than simply being a recipient of military assistance, Ukraine is emerging as an…
Japan Recasts Rearmament as a Driver of Economic Growth
For much of the post-war era, Japan treated defence as an unavoidable cost of national security. Today, Tokyo is presenting it as something altogether different: a catalyst for economic renewal. Japan’s latest defence white paper marks an important shift in…
A Czech Defence Champion Deepens its German Footprint
A Czech defence group’s German acquisition reflects Europe’s determination to secure the industrial foundations of long-term rearmament. The announcement by Czech defence manufacturer CSG that it will acquire an industrial site in Germany may appear, at first glance, to be…
Hensoldt Backlog Tests Europe’s Defence Production Capacity
Hensoldt’s record order book shows demand for European defence electronics is rising quickly, but the harder question is whether orders can become delivered capability at wartime speed. Hensoldt’s record order backlog has become a useful measure of Europe’s rearmament challenge:…
Rheinmetall’s €80bn Backlog Shows Rearmament Outrunning Cash Conversion
Record revenue and orders show the force of European defence demand, while negative operating cash flow exposes the strain of turning budgets into deliveries.
Bordeaux Wildfires Threaten France’s Rafale and Missile Industrial Cluster
Fires west of Bordeaux have reached a region containing Rafale assembly, strategic-missile propulsion, rocket-motor plants and military test sites, exposing the geographical concentration of French defence production.
Kyiv Drone-Expo Organiser Remanded as Strike Inquiry Turns to Event Security
A Kyiv court has detained Armada association head Vasyl Honcharuk after a Russian missile strike on a publicly promoted defence gathering killed 11 people, shifting scrutiny towards wartime event security.
Stone Cloak Transfer Moves British Support for Ukraine from Supply to Sovereign Production
Britain’s decision to transfer the intellectual property behind Stone Cloak gives Ukraine more than another electronic-warfare device: it creates the basis for domestic manufacture, faster battlefield adaptation and a more reciprocal defence-industrial partnership.
Why Slotless Motor Technology Could Transform the Next Generation of UAVs
By Liam Bowman, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, ETA Green Power
China’s Rheinmetall Restrictions Expose a Defence Supply-Chain Vulnerability
Beijing’s export controls against 14 European organisations show how commercial dependencies can be converted into operational pressure on defence production. The decision to restrict exports of dual-use items to Rheinmetall and 13 other European organisations has moved the EU-China sanctions dispute…