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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…
Iran crisis drives US military build-up as casualty claims and internet blackout fuel uncertainty
The United States has moved additional naval and air assets towards the Middle East as the White House weighs its options over Iran, where the authorities face a widening domestic challenge and mounting international scrutiny over the handling of nationwide…
Xi ally Zhang Youxia faces investigation as PLA purge reaches the top
China’s Defence Ministry has said it is investigating General Zhang Youxia, one of the People’s Liberation Army’s most senior officers and a vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission, for “serious violations of discipline and law”. General Liu Zhenli, the chief…
French Navy detains sanctioned tanker from Russia in Mediterranean
France’s Navy has intercepted an oil tanker sailing from Russia in the western Mediterranean, with President Emmanuel Macron saying the vessel was subject to international sanctions and suspected of using a false flag. In a message posted on X on…
Trump cools tariff threat after NATO talks on Greenland, but terms remain unclear
Donald Trump has stepped back from a threat to impose new tariffs on several European countries after meeting NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the World Economic Forum in Davos, in what the US president described as a “framework” for…
Trump’s Greenland pressure tests NATO unity as Alaska troops put on standby
NATO allies are confronting an unusual mix of external coercion and internal strain after President Donald Trump renewed his push to bring Greenland under United States control, while the Pentagon placed a sizeable Alaska-based force on standby for possible domestic…
Ukraine’s ground combat drone holds frontline position for 45 days, unit says
A Ukrainian unmanned ground vehicle armed with a 12.7mm machine gun held a frontline position for 45 days, in what Ukrainian commanders describe as an illustration of how rapidly battlefield robotics is being integrated into combat operations. The system, known…
France leads small Nato mission to Nuuk amid US claims on Greenland
A small European Nato deployment has begun arriving in Greenland as Denmark and its allies move to underline their role in Arctic security amid renewed US pressure to take control of the territory. France confirmed that a 15-strong contingent had…
Turkmenistan rescues 14 from Iranian cargo ship linked to arms shipments bound for Russia
Turkmenistan’s coast guard has rescued 14 crew members from an Iranian dry cargo ship after it sent an SOS from the Caspian Sea, an incident that has drawn attention because the vessel operated on a maritime corridor repeatedly identified in…
Ukraine says domestically made missiles hit Russian drone plant in Taganrog
Ukraine’s General Staff and Security Service (SBU) said Ukrainian forces struck a Russian defence-industrial facility in the port city of Taganrog overnight, reporting explosions and a fire at the Atlant Aero plant, which Kyiv says is involved in producing attack…