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Hold, Reinforce or Withdraw? Ukraine’s Dilemma in the Pokrovsk–Myrnohrad Pocket
Pokrovsk has become the latest case study in how rapidly evolving battlefield technology is being constrained by something as old-fashioned as the weather. As dense fog and autumn rain settle over the eastern Ukrainian city, both Russian and Ukrainian forces…
Ukraine’s Drone Wall: Testing AI-Driven Interceptor Swarms in Combat
Ukraine’s battlefields are now the primary proving ground for a new generation of counter-drone technology. The latest step is the planned deployment of an AI-enabled “drone wall” – a defensive system built around swarms of interceptor drones designed to defeat…
Britain Bolsters Belgium’s Defences as Europe’s Airspace Turns Hostile
The British military’s rapid decision to deploy personnel and equipment to Belgium marks a subtle but significant shift in Europe’s response to a growing grey-zone conflict. The move comes after a series of drone incursions over Belgian airspace forced the…
Europe’s Achilles’ Heel: How China’s Grip on Rare Earths Undercuts the Continent’s Defence Ambition
Europe’s defence ambition in the 2020s has often been framed as a matter of military hardware, joint procurement and interoperability. But a far subtler—and far more existential—vulnerability now lies in the raw materials that underpin modern weapons: rare earths. The…
Drones reported over Belgium’s Kleine-Brogel air base; police deploy helicopter
Multiple drone sightings were reported over the Kleine-Brogel air base near Peer, Limburg, on the nights of Friday 31st October and Saturday 1st November. Police deployed a helicopter after the second incident, but the devices and their operators were not…
America’s Naval Forces Shift and What It Means for the Atlantic Neighbourhood
When the Pentagon confirmed on 24th October that the carrier strike group led by the Gerald R. Ford would deploy to the waters of the Caribbean under the aegis of the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) it signalled more than another…
France Strengthens Its Nuclear Deterrent with New Submarine-Launched M51.3 Missile
France has quietly advanced its nuclear deterrent in a way that will reverberate far beyond the Atlantic. On 28th October 2025 the French Ministry of the Armed Forces confirmed the deployment of the third version of its strategic submarine-launched ballistic…
Shield AI’s X-BAT: A Leap in Autonomous Air Combat or a Step Too Far?
In a significant development for unmanned aerial technology, Shield AI has unveiled the X-BAT, a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) autonomous fighter jet designed for expeditionary and maritime operations in contested environments. The company touts the X-BAT as a revolutionary…
‘Russian Secrets’: Western technology used to build Russia’s Arctic seabed surveillance
An international consortium of news organisations has published detailed findings on a covert Russian programme, codenamed “Harmony”, that has installed an undersea surveillance system across the Barents Sea and adjacent Arctic waters to protect Russia’s nuclear submarine fleet. The reporting…
Singapore’s Sci-Fi Warship: Naval Ambitions with a Drone Swarm
When Singapore’s defence minister compared the navy’s new warship to Battlestar Galactica, he wasn’t indulging in hyperbole. He was signalling a paradigm shift, one where the lines between a warship and a floating drone carrier blur. The newly launched Multi-Role Combat…