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Cheap Drones, Costly Missiles: America’s New Battlefield Challenge
For much of the past two decades, the United States enjoyed overwhelming dominance in the skies. Precision-guided munitions, stealth aircraft and sophisticated missile systems ensured that any adversary attempting to challenge American forces faced almost certain defeat. That equation has…
Washington Keeps Patriot Option Alive Despite Trump’s Reservations
The United States is quietly pressing ahead with discussions that could eventually allow Ukraine to manufacture elements of one of the world’s most sophisticated air-defence missiles, the Patriot PAC-3 interceptor, even as President Donald Trump has publicly questioned whether such…
Ukraine Targets Suppliers Behind Russia’s Missiles, Drones and Electronic Warfare
New sanctions on 23 companies and 20 individuals identify the materials, components and digital systems that Kyiv says support Russia’s production of ballistic missiles, drones, guided weapons and electronic-warfare equipment. Ukraine has imposed sanctions on 23 companies and 20 associated…
US Missile Use in Iran War Raises Questions Over Long-Range Stockpiles
Reports that the United States used most of its available long-range battlefield missiles during the Iran war have turned a successful strike campaign into a procurement and readiness question for the Pentagon and its allies. The United States’ reported use…
Kyiv Barrage Shows Russia Can Concentrate Ballistic Fire Faster Than Ukraine Can Replace Interceptors
Russia’s latest attack on Kyiv combined ballistic missiles, high-speed weapons and drones, exposing the gap between Ukraine’s success against unmanned aircraft and its limited ability to stop concentrated missile salvos.
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…
Defence Investment Anchors Britain’s Undersea Industrial Base
Britain’s latest investment in Royal Navy torpedo systems is about considerably more than maintaining an inventory of sophisticated underwater weapons. The contract, announced by the Ministry of Defence, illustrates how defence procurement is increasingly being used to reinforce national industrial…
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…
EU-Canada SAFE Agreement Opens Europe’s Rearmament Fund to Canadian Suppliers
Canada’s participation in the EU’s SAFE procurement framework entered into force on 1 August, giving Canadian defence companies access to projects financed through the €150 billion instrument without making Canada a borrower under the scheme. The EU-Canada agreement on participation…