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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…
Fedorov Decision Tests Ukraine’s Wartime Defence Command Structure
Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision on whether to retain Mykhailo Fedorov as defence minister will affect procurement reform, military technology programmes and the relationship between Ukraine’s civilian and uniformed leadership. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s pending decision on the future of Defence Minister Mykhailo…
Ukraine’s Domestic AI Compute Plan Turns Data Sovereignty Into a Defence Requirement
Kyiv and Kyivstar plan to develop computing capacity inside Ukraine as military demand becomes a central driver of artificial intelligence. The project shows that sovereign compute, protected data and wartime resilience are becoming defence capabilities in their own right. Ukraine…
To build strategic autonomy, Europe needs to wean itself off foreign technology, By Robert Brull
France’s trial of the AI-powered Arcadia battlefield command system points to a wider European defence challenge: strategic autonomy will depend not only on higher military spending, but on control over the technologies, intellectual property and decision-making systems that underpin modern…
Ukraine Hits Crimea Fuel Network as Chonhar Bridge Strike Points to Wider Logistics Campaign
Ukrainian forces have struck fuel facilities and a key road bridge linking occupied Crimea with occupied southern Ukraine, in what appears to be an expanding effort to disrupt Russian military logistics across the peninsula. Ukraine has reported a new series…
Northrop Grumman Tests AI-Guided Jackal Precision Strike Missile
Northrop Grumman has completed a key flight test of its Jackal next-generation precision strike missile, advancing a programme intended to give US and allied forces a compact strike weapon for use in contested air-defence environments. The American defence company said…
Ukraine’s Defence Start-Ups Show How Battlefield Procurement Is Changing
Ukraine’s defence start-ups are moving from improvisation to organised production, using battlefield feedback, digital procurement tools and private investment to shorten the distance between design, testing and frontline use. Ukrainian and foreign-linked start-ups are developing systems ranging from sea-drone swarms…
Britain and Australia forge AI security alliance amid cyber fears
Britain and Australia have moved to tighten co-operation on artificial intelligence security, as Western governments become increasingly concerned that the race to deploy powerful AI systems is outpacing efforts to contain the risks they create. Under a new agreement announced…