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Britain’s Paratroopers Prepare for the Age of Autonomous Warfare
The image of British paratroopers has long been defined by physical endurance, aggressive manoeuvre and the ability to seize ground at speed. Yet on the Canadian prairie this month, members of the Parachute Regiment found themselves fighting a very different…
Exercise Viking Strike: Britain’s digital battlefield begins to take shape
Military revolutions often emerge gradually, revealed through seemingly routine exercises whose true significance only becomes apparent in retrospect. Exercise Viking Strike, conducted in Northumberland’s Otterburn ranges and the forests of Kielder, appears to have been precisely such a moment for…
South Korea’s 500,000 Drone Operators Show Uncrewed Warfare Becoming a Basic Military Skill
Seoul plans to train personnel across every service to operate drones while buying tens of thousands of training and combat systems. The scale points to a structural shift from specialist units towards mass drone literacy. South Korea plans to train…
Operation Interflex: Britain Refocuses Ukraine Training Mission as War Enters New Phase
The United Kingdom is reshaping Operation Interflex, one of its most significant military contributions to Ukraine, shifting a flagship training programme away from mass infantry instruction and towards specialist battlefield skills as Kyiv’s armed forces adapt to the realities of…
Russia’s drone training drive in Crimea raises legal risks over militarisation of children
Reports that Russian occupation authorities are expanding drone-piloting courses for students and teenagers in Crimea point to a broader wartime effort to turn education into a pipeline for military skills. Russian occupation authorities in Crimea are expanding drone-related training for…
Belgian Military Recruitment Surge Reflects Renewed National Confidence
Military recruitment across much of Western Europe is in decline as younger generations appeared increasingly detached from the idea of service, defence budgets languished and armed forces struggled to compete with the private sector for talent. Yet Belgium is now…
Shoulder to Shoulder: Allied Forces Sharpen the Edge of Deterrence in Balikatan 2026
In the humid littorals of the western Pacific, where shifting tides carry both commerce and contest, a quiet but unmistakable message has been delivered. Exercise Balikatan 2026—already the most expansive iteration of the long-running US-Philippine military partnership—has demonstrated not merely…
Integration Without Illusion: Women in Europe’s Combat Roles
The integration of women into combat roles across Europe has proceeded not with a trumpet blast of revolution, but with the steady, sometimes grudging, rhythm of institutional change. What was once unthinkable—women in infantry units, armoured corps, even special forces—has…
Tradition, Loyalty and a Modern Battlefield: The Enduring Bond Between Britain & The Gurkha
On a bitter February morning at Gamecock Barracks in Nuneaton, a group of young men stood immaculately aligned on the parade square, their breath visible in the winter air. For them, the cold was incidental. The real significance lay in…
Britain and France Demonstrate Unshakable Resolve to Defend NATO’s Eastern Flank
In the face of an increasingly uncertain global security landscape, British and French soldiers have offered a clear demonstration of the enduring strength of NATO’s collective defence arrangements. The recent NATO joint training deployment in France, where troops from the…