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Trump signals approval for sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia
President Donald Trump has said the United States will sell advanced F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, signalling a major shift in Washington’s approach to sharing its most sophisticated combat aircraft with the kingdom and opening a fresh debate in…
HMS Prince of Wales: Britain Signals Strategic Shift with Carrier Strike Group’s NATO-First Commitment
In a defining moment for Britain’s military posture, the Royal Navy’s HMS Prince of Wales has achieved full operating capability under NATO command, marking a historic first for a British aircraft carrier. The announcement, made by the Defence Secretary John…
France Set to Arm Ukraine with New Jets in Landmark Defence Pact
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Paris today for what Kyiv describes as a “historic” visit, aimed at sealing a critical defence agreement with France to bolster Ukraine’s air-defence and combat aviation capabilities. The deal — reportedly to be…
China’s Army Purges Raise Questions Over Real Scale of PLA Threat
Washington’s decision under President Donald Trump to frame China as the primary long-term challenger and to promote a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” placed the Indo-Pacific theatre at the centre of US strategy, raising questions about the degree to which Euro-Atlantic…
Japan Is Right to Prepare for Military Action if China Strikes Taiwan
Japan’s growing willingness to contemplate military action in the event of a Chinese assault on Taiwan is not merely a diplomatic signal. It is a long-overdue recognition of strategic reality. For too long, the illusion of distance — political, legal,…
Armed with Signals: How Britain’s Soldiers Are Mastering Jungle-Tech to Secure the Future
In the steamy undergrowth of Belize, a small team of soldiers from 216 (Parachute) Signal Squadron — part of the UK’s 16 Air Assault Brigade — recently undertook a demanding mission. But it wasn’t one of assault or rescue. Instead,…
Germany’s Bold Step Toward Building Europe’s Most Capable Army
Germany has taken a decisive stride toward bolstering its national defence, unveiling a new military service framework designed to rejuvenate the Bundeswehr and place the country firmly on course to develop Europe’s strongest conventional army. After months of careful negotiation…
Nuclear Testing Revisited: Trump, Putin and the Future of Deterrence
Nuclear testing, long regarded as part of the Cold War’s past, has returned to the diplomatic agenda. Recent remarks by President Donald Trump about restarting United States nuclear tests “on an equal basis” with Russia and China, followed by an…
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…
Nordic and Baltic Allies Unite in $500 Million Pledge to Strengthen Ukraine’s Defences
Eight Nordic and Baltic nations have today pledged a US $500 millionjoint package of defence materiel for Ukraine, sourced from the United States under the newly-launched “Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List” (PURL) initiative, announced by NATO on 13th November 2025. The…