Defence Matters https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html From Conflict to Connectivity: A Year of Peace Between Azerbaijan and Armenia Home CSG’s €46bn Opportunity Book Shows the Cost of Europe’s Ammunition Drive Explosive Drone at Leipzig/Halle Exposes a Weak Point in NATO Logistics F126 Cancellation Takes €300m From Rheinmetall’s 2026 Sales Outlook Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan Prepare a New Defence Alignment America’s Drone Export Shift Signals a New Era of Allied Military Power Trump’s Belarus overture risks confusing NATO at a fraught moment Chinese and Philippine vessels collide near Scarborough Shoal as Beijing cites ‘control measures’ India sends 65 troops to Russian–Belarusian ‘Zapad-2025’ drills as tariffs row with Washington reshapes regional alignments Estonia summons Russian envoy after MiG-31 incursion; Poland reports low passes over Petrobaltic Baltic platform Govini: The Startup Poised to Challenge Palantir in Defence Analytics Daily 2,000–4,000 attacks: Poland outlines scale of cyber threat MiG-31s over Estonia expose a NATO posture Moscow now expects Latvia: The Front Line of British Army Modernisation Trump Signals Tomahawk Option for Ukraine, Raising Stakes for Peace Talks NATO launches annual ‘Steadfast Noon’ nuclear-deterrence drill Serco and Damen: A Risky Gamble with the Royal Navy Ukrainian intelligence lists 86 Technodinamika enterprises still outside coalition sanctions, including Kh-101 suppliers Report: Russian-made small arms entering Italy via mafia channels and ‘shadow fleet’ Dutch navy escorts Russian submarine in North Sea amid dispute over technical issues Trump says US seeking to regain control of Afghanistan’s Bagram airbase Estonia’s Border Tensions with Russia: A History of Provocations Commission to Extend ‘Drone Wall’ into EU-Wide Defence Network ISW suggests Kremlin approved Bloomberg leak on plans to intensify strikes against Ukraine The Northern Ireland Troubles: A Delicate Balance Between Justice and Protection for Veterans Russia launches 619 drones and missiles at Ukraine; air defences neutralise 583 White House’s $6bn bet on Israel risks deepening divides UK and NATO Allies Intensify Response to Putin’s Aggression in Ukraine and European Incursions US media reject new Pentagon press rules on access and reporting Sweden Stakes Its Air Power on Saab’s Next-Generation Fighter UK Government’s Defence Industrial Strategy: A Strategic Shift in National Security Hegseth urges NATO allies to fund more U.S. arms for Ukraine as Kyiv courts Tomahawk maker U.S. Army’s Strategic Pivot: Prioritising Counterspace Capabilities in 2027 Budget The Cuban Missile Crisis: A Cold War Flashpoint and Its Enduring Lessons British and German soldiers of the Great War laid to rest together near Ypres Has Putin Played Trump Again? Ukraine, Tomahawks, and the Kremlin’s Game Ukraine unveils Toloka underwater drone family with long-range strike capability Putin’s ‘military-technical’ threat marks a managed escalation ahead of NATO talks on Estonia Silent Depths, Growing Threat: Why China-Russia Joint Submarine Patrols Must Wake the West Estonia open to UK nuclear-capable jets as NATO weighs response to Russian airspace breach European Parliament’s Defence Investment Measures: Strategic Necessity or Overreach? Manufacturing of first F-47 next-generation fighter underway; first flight targeted for 2028 Spanish minister’s flight reports GPS interference over Kaliningrad as research pinpoints likely jamming sites Israel Under Attack—and the UN Security Council Looks the Other Way Drones circle 4 more Danish airports as Kremlin accused of targeting NATO airfields Poland moves to let its forces shoot down Russian drones over Ukraine without NATO sign-off Scottish Heroes at Rest at Last: 110 Years After the Battle of Loos NATO weighs rules of engagement after Russian sorties near Alaska and over Estonia Hungarian Gripens intercept five Russian aircraft near Latvian airspace