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“Sunray” prototype: Ukraine’s laser option for cheaper drone interception
Ukraine has tested a low-cost laser air-defence system designed to destroy small drones at close range, according to a report published by The Atlantic on 10 February 2026. In the article, staff writer Simon Shuster describes a field demonstration of…
AI Warfare and Europe’s Strategic Illusion
In a wind-swept conference hall on Spain’s Atlantic coast, diplomats last week assembled to discuss the most consequential military revolution since the atom bomb – AI. Artificial intelligence — faster than missiles, cheaper than tanks and more pervasive than any…
From Treaties to Tensions: How the Nuclear Order Is Unravelling
When Russia’s deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov says Moscow is ready for a world without nuclear limits, he is not threatening apocalypse. He is doing something more unsettling: calmly acknowledging that the era of negotiated restraint between great powers is…
Unidentified drone falls inside Polish electronic warfare base near Suwałki Gap
An unidentified drone fell onto the grounds of a Poland military installation in the town of Przasnysz on 28 January, prompting a Polish Military Police investigation and fresh scrutiny of security at sites tasked with monitoring NATO’s north-eastern flank. The…
Missiles Are Too Expensive, Prototypes Too Slow — Europe Needs Lasers Now
Europe’s defence industry is often accused of being cautious to the point of paralysis. In the race to deploy next-generation laser weapons, that instinct may now prove actively dangerous. The decision by Australia’s Electro Optic Systems (EOS) to pivot decisively…
Starlink terminals on Russian drones raise fears of real-time targeting
Russian forces are increasingly being linked by Ukrainian specialists to the use of Starlink satellite terminals on strike drones, a development that, if sustained, could complicate interception and widen the range of targets that can be engaged under operator control.…
Kharkiv rail strike raises questions over Russia’s civilian targeting and negotiation pressure on Ukraine
A Russian drone strike on a civilian passenger train in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region on 27 January 2026 has sharpened attention on the targeting of civilians as diplomatic contacts continue in parallel. Ukrainian prosecutors said five people were killed when drones…
Project NYX: Inside the Ambitious ‘Wingman’ Programme Steering the Future of Warfare
The UK government has unveiled the next phase of a pioneering defence initiative that could redefine modern combat. Known as Project NYX, the programme seeks to breathe life into a new generation of autonomous helicopter-borne drones designed to operate alongside…
P1-SUN interceptor filmed destroying Shahed in coordinated Ukrainian drone engagement
Video released on 22 January shows a Ukrainian-made interceptor drone striking a Russian Shahed-type loitering munition during an overnight attack, with a second Ukrainian drone filming the engagement from close range. The footage appears to show two interceptors from adjacent…
What Ukraine’s “AI-driven air defence” is, and what it is not
Ukraine is developing an air-defence enhancement that relies on artificial intelligence, but recent coverage has blurred the distinction between a data-and-software foundation and a fully autonomous national missile shield. The latest wave of attention followed a Washington Post opinion column…