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NATO’s Saab turn is about more than replacing AWACS
NATO’s apparent decision to replace its ageing fleet of AWACS surveillance aircraft with Saab’s GlobalEye is, on the face of it, a procurement story: old planes out, newer planes in. In reality it looks rather more consequential than that. If…
European Commanders Warn Expensive Platforms Will Not Be Enough for the Next War
Senior European officers are calling for mass-produced drones, interceptors, electronic warfare and faster procurement alongside traditional weapons. Their warning is not that tanks, aircraft and ships have become irrelevant, but that Europe cannot build a credible force around small numbers…
Europe Bets on Defence Innovation as Security Pressures Mount
The European Union’s drive to strengthen its security capabilities took another step forward this week as Members of the European Parliament endorsed a new programme designed to accelerate defence innovation across the bloc. The proposed initiative, known as the Programme…
Germany’s F126 Cancellation Exposes the Cost of Europe’s Naval Procurement Problem
Germany’s decision to cancel its F126 frigate programme has turned one of Europe’s most ambitious naval projects into a warning about the limits of defence rearmament when money, industrial capacity and programme control do not move at the same pace.…
GCAP Expansion Offer Exposes Europe’s Fighter-Jet Realignment
Italy's signal that Canada, Germany and Saudi Arabia could join GCAP shows that Europe's next-generation fighter politics are shifting after Franco-German cooperation faltered.
KNDS IPO Turns Franco-German Rearmament Into a Market Test
KNDS's planned Frankfurt-Paris listing would turn Europe's rearmament cycle into a capital-markets test, exposing how far governments are willing to mix private money with state control over strategic defence manufacturers.
Harmattan AI: France’s 5,000-Drone Order Signals a New Era for European Defence Innovation
France’s decision to order 5,000 drones from Harmattan AI, the Dassault Aviation-backed defence technology company, marks more than a procurement milestone. It is a powerful statement about the direction of European security policy, industrial strategy and technological ambition. The agreement,…
Turkey’s First Warship Export to an EU and NATO State Signals a Procurement Shift
Turkey's reported warship export deal with Romania is more than an industrial milestone for Ankara. It points to a wider procurement reality in which European rearmament may draw increasingly on non-EU but NATO-linked defence capacity.
UK Missile Project for Ukraine Cuts Out US Components
Britain’s new long-range missile prototypes for Ukraine point to a wider defence-industrial problem: European weapons are increasingly being designed to avoid reliance on US export controls and political approval. The United Kingdom has unveiled three prototype long-range missiles for Ukraine…