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Commission to Extend ‘Drone Wall’ into EU-Wide Defence Network
BRUSSELS — The European Commission plans to expand its proposed “drone wall” on the EU’s eastern flank into a continent-wide scheme, rebranded the European Drone Defence Initiative, according to officials briefed on the draft. The move is set to appear…
NATO weighs rules of engagement after Russian sorties near Alaska and over Estonia
U.S. and Canadian aircraft were scrambled overnight on 24–25 September after radar tracked two Russian Tu-95 bombers accompanied by two Su-35 fighters operating inside the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said the aircraft…
Poland moves to let its forces shoot down Russian drones over Ukraine without NATO sign-off
Poland is advancing legislative changes that would allow its armed forces to intercept Russian drones and missiles over Ukrainian territory without prior approval from NATO or the European Union. The proposal, first drafted by the Ministry of National Defence in…
Estonia open to UK nuclear-capable jets as NATO weighs response to Russian airspace breach
Estonia has signalled it is prepared to host British fighter jets capable of carrying nuclear weapons, as NATO members consider their rules of engagement following the breach of Estonian airspace by Russian aircraft last week. Defence minister Hanno Pevkur said…
Putin’s ‘military-technical’ threat marks a managed escalation ahead of NATO talks on Estonia
Vladimir Putin has shifted from ambiguity to overt threats. On Monday, at an extraordinary meeting of Russia’s Security Council convened on the eve of NATO consultations on an alleged 12-minute Russian incursion into Estonian airspace, the Russian leader warned the…
Europe at the Brink: Are the EU’s 27 Member States Ready for War?
It is the kind of question that used to be whispered in think tanks and war colleges—an abstract exercise for Europe’s policymakers and generals. Now it is being asked aloud in parliaments, defence ministries, and increasingly anxious households from Vilnius…
