


A proposed US licence to manufacture Patriot interceptors and a European-backed programme built around Ukraine’s Freyja system could strengthen Ukraine’s missile defences. Neither, however, will resolve Kyiv’s immediate shortage of interceptors. Ukraine is pursuing two parallel routes towards greater control…


France’s move to enter exclusive negotiations with MBDA and Safran for a successor to its long-range rocket system signals that Europe’s deep-strike debate is moving from capability papers into procurement decisions.