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Ukraine expands private air-defence network as companies join protection effort
Ukraine says 24 companies have joined a private air-defence initiative designed to protect industrial sites and employees from drone attacks, while keeping civilian teams under the control of the Air Force’s command structure. Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence says 24 companies…
EU and Ukraine Move BraveTech into Testing Phase for Battlefield Technologies
The European Defence Agency will lead the next phase of the EU-Ukraine defence innovation initiative, under a €35 million agreement focused on testing emerging technologies against operational scenarios drawn from the war in Ukraine. The European Defence Agency and the…
US Weighs First Dark Eagle Hypersonic Deployment for Possible Iran Strikes
US Central Command has reportedly asked the Pentagon to deploy the Army’s Dark Eagle hypersonic missile system to the Middle East, a move that would give Washington a longer-range conventional strike option against Iranian ballistic missile launchers positioned deep inside…
EU to release €6bn for Ukrainian-made drones in second quarter
The European Union will release around €6 billion for Ukrainian-made drones in the second quarter of 2026, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said, confirming that the first defence package from a wider €90 billion EU loan will…
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…