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Finland Closes Airspace Near Russia Over Stray-Drone Risk
A temporary air and maritime restriction off Finland’s southern coast shows how drone activity can disrupt a NATO member even before the origin or intent of an aircraft is established.
Pentagon Opens Europe Force Review as Burden Shift Reaches the Bases
The Pentagon’s review moves NATO burden-sharing from speeches and spending targets to the harder question of which American forces, bases and specialist capabilities will remain in Europe.
Stone Cloak Transfer Moves British Support for Ukraine from Supply to Sovereign Production
Britain’s decision to transfer the intellectual property behind Stone Cloak gives Ukraine more than another electronic-warfare device: it creates the basis for domestic manufacture, faster battlefield adaptation and a more reciprocal defence-industrial partnership.
Why Slotless Motor Technology Could Transform the Next Generation of UAVs
By Liam Bowman, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, ETA Green Power
Ukrainian Caspian strikes put Russia–Iran military supply route under pressure
Kyiv says long-range drones hit two sanctioned cargo vessels, a Russian missile boat and an offshore oil platform. Iran has confirmed that one sailor was killed and has warned that the attack will receive a response. Ukraine has extended its…
US–Iran Bombing Pause Reveals the Price of Preserving Military Options
Iran’s conditional halt has created room for diplomacy, but Washington’s diminishing target set and the opportunity cost of scarce interceptors help explain why an operational pause may now be more valuable than another night of strikes.
China Answers US–Japan–Philippines Drills with South China Sea Patrol
A five-day allied exercise has been followed by a Chinese naval and air patrol, linking coastguard confrontations to military signalling and increasing the need for both credible deterrence and reliable crisis control.
Defence Primes Put Record Capital into Start-ups — and Buy an Option on Disruption
Large defence contractors have joined a record $4.1bn of military start-up funding rounds in 2026. The money offers access to faster innovation, but could also reproduce the procurement culture the newcomers were meant to challenge.
Russia’s Reported Plan for 30,000 North Korean Troops Points to a Larger Manpower Exchange
A Ukrainian intelligence claim that Russia is preparing to receive 30,000 additional North Korean personnel raises questions about their likely role, training and cost to Moscow.
Europe’s Cyber Front: How the EU Is Responding to Russia’s FSB 16th Centre
One of the European Union’s least visible security challenges is protecting its digital nervous system from some of the world’s most sophisticated intelligence services. Among the organisations that European security agencies and allied governments have repeatedly identified as a source of…