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Ukraine to Open Arms Exports Under New ‘Drone Deals’ Framework
Ukraine is preparing to begin controlled exports of domestically produced weapons, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying Kyiv will offer partner states new “Drone Deals” covering drones, missiles, shells, military software and battlefield-tested defence technologies. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine…
Bucharest Backs Europe’s Defence Ambitions with €8.3bn Boost
Romania has taken a step towards strengthening both its own security and that of Europe as a whole, after lawmakers in Bucharest approved €8.33 billion worth of EU-funded defence contracts. The move, passed with commendable urgency, clears the final political…
Exosens: Night vision, drones and the quiet boom powering Europe’s newest defence darling
By any conventional metric, Exosens remains, for the moment, a relatively modest player in Europe’s sprawling defence ecosystem. Yet its latest results suggest something more significant is unfolding: not merely a good quarter, but a company riding the leading edge…
European defence spending jumps as governments respond to prolonged insecurity
Newly published data show global military expenditure reached $2.887 trillion in 2025, with Europe recording a 14 per cent rise as NATO members, Russia and Ukraine continued to expand defence budgets. Global military expenditure rose again in 2025, with Europe…
The Hypersonic Age: Speed, Uncertainty and the New Arms Race
The past decade has witnessed the quiet but consequential emergence of a new class of weaponry that threatens to redraw the strategic map: the hypersonic missile. Travelling at speeds exceeding Mach 5, often manoeuvrable and capable of evading traditional missile…
France and Greece put EU mutual defence back into operational focus
Emmanuel Macron and Kyriakos Mitsotakis have renewed the Franco-Greek defence partnership in Athens, using the visit to argue that Europe’s mutual assistance clause should be treated as an operational commitment rather than a treaty provision rarely tested in practice. France…
America’s “Golden Dome” Takes Shape in $3.2bn Space Defence Push
The United States has taken a decisive step towards reshaping the future of missile defence, awarding contracts worth up to $3.2 billion to a dozen firms under its ambitious “Golden Dome” programme—a project that aspires to shift warfare’s frontier decisively…
China Targets European Defence Firms With Dual-Use Export Controls
Beijing has placed seven European defence-linked entities on an export control list over alleged Taiwan-related arms sales or cooperation, restricting access to Chinese-origin dual-use goods, technologies and services. China has imposed export controls on seven European entities over alleged involvement…
Rutte uses Türkiye visit to focus attention on Ankara summit and defence industry
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte used his visit to Türkiye on 21 and 22 April to discuss preparations for the alliance summit due to be held in Ankara, while also highlighting the role of Turkish defence industry in wider transatlantic…
Denmark confirms SAMP/T NG purchase in first export deal for European air-defence system
Denmark has moved ahead with the SAMP/T NG air-defence system, giving the Franco-Italian programme its first export success and reinforcing a wider European push to strengthen high-end air and missile defence capacity. Denmark has confirmed its move to acquire the…