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Finland seeks EU funding for counter-drone systems on eastern border and in Gulf of Finland
Finland will apply for €35 million in EU funding to procure drone detection and counter-drone systems for its eastern border and the Gulf of Finland, in a move linking national border security more directly to the EU’s wider response to…
Ukrainian strikes test Russian logistics in Krasnodar Krai and the Kerch Strait
Ukraine’s latest strikes on oil-dispatch infrastructure in Krasnodar Krai and on the last Russian rail ferry in the Kerch Strait appear aimed at one objective: to narrow Moscow’s logistical options for sustaining Crimea and the southern front. Neither blow is…
Victory Day under pressure as security fears reach Russia’s most symbolic parade
Reports from Kaliningrad that this year’s Victory Day parade may be cancelled have fuelled wider speculation about security concerns surrounding Russia’s 9 May celebrations. While there is no official confirmation that the main Red Square event will be called off…
Ukrainian manufacturer pitches lower-cost answer to Patriot shortage
A Ukrainian missile producer says it is working with European partners on a new air-defence system intended to provide a cheaper response to one of the most difficult problems in the current war: the cost and scarcity of intercepting ballistic…
Ukraine says it struck Russian Black Sea platform as analysts point to possible first use of Swedish RBS-15
Ukraine’s armed forces said they struck Russian positions on the Syvash drilling platform in the Black Sea during the night of 6 April, in what Kyiv described as a coordinated operation involving the Ukrainian Navy and the Unmanned Systems Forces.…
Sweden Commits $916 Million to Strengthen Air Defence Shield
Sweden is accelerating its military modernisation with a fresh multi-billion-krona investment in air defence, underlining how profoundly Europe’s security landscape has shifted since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Stockholm announced on Thursday that it will procure air defence and anti-drone systems…
MBDA plans 40% output rise as Europe races to rebuild missile stocks
Europe’s largest missile maker says it will raise production by 40% in 2026, with Aster output set to double, as demand from Ukraine, the Middle East and NATO rearmament continues to strain Western stockpiles. MBDA, Europe’s largest missile manufacturer, plans…
Iranian missiles hit Arad and Dimona, injuring more than 160 near Israel’s nuclear research centre
More than 160 people were injured after Iranian ballistic missiles struck the southern Israeli towns of Arad and Dimona on Saturday evening, in one of the most sensitive episodes of the war so far because of the proximity of the…
Strike on KuibyshevAzot highlights vulnerability of Russia’s defence-industrial rear
A fire at the KuibyshevAzot chemical plant in Tolyatti following an overnight drone strike on 11 March has drawn attention not simply because another Russian industrial site was hit, but because of what the target represents inside Russia’s wider defence-supporting…
NATO intercepts second Iranian ballistic missile in Turkish airspace
Turkey said on Monday, 9 March, that NATO air and missile defence systems intercepted a second Iranian ballistic missile after it entered Turkish airspace, in the latest sign that the widening regional conflict is beginning to test the security of…