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Diehl Talks With Ukraine Point to New Phase in European Missile Production
German missile maker Diehl Defence is in talks with Ukrainian arms manufacturer Fire Point over possible joint production of the Ukrainian Flamingo cruise missile in Germany, in a move that would mark a new stage in Europe’s relationship with Ukraine’s…
The Defence Crisis That Could Define – Or End – Starmer’s Premiership
There are ministerial resignations that bruise governments, and there are resignations that expose something deeper: a collapse of confidence at the heart of administration. The departure this week of Defence Secretary John Healey, swiftly followed by the resignation of Armed Forces…
Ukraine’s Reported $20bn Arms Request Puts Drone War and Air Defence at Centre of Allied Support Debate
Ukraine’s reported plan to seek a further $20bn in military support from its partners places a clear question before Kyiv’s allies: whether they can turn political support into predictable weapons production at the pace required by the war. The figure…
Cyprus Becomes New Front in Wider Contest Between Turkey, France and Regional Powers
Turkey’s warning over the France-Cyprus defence agreement has moved the security of the island into a wider confrontation involving Ankara, Paris, Nicosia, Athens, Israel, Iran and the United States. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Turkey would give a “very clear”…
Crimea’s Growing Isolation Exposes Russia’s Strategic Miscalculation
The latest overnight attacks on Russian-occupied Crimea have again exposed the peninsula’s central military weakness: its dependence on vulnerable supply routes linking it to occupied parts of southern Ukraine and to Russia itself. Strikes around Armyansk, following earlier damage to…
Britain’s Defence Reckoning: Healey’s Resignation Exposes the Gap Between Promise and Policy
John Healey’s resignation as Defence Secretary represents more than another ministerial casualty in an increasingly fragile administration. It is, instead, an indictment of a government that has repeatedly spoken of the gravity of the international security environment while failing to…
EU Defence Deal Targets Procurement Delays as Industry Faces 2030 Readiness Deadline
The European Union has reached a provisional agreement to simplify defence procurement and speed up approval procedures for military-related projects, in a move intended to address one of the most persistent obstacles to Europe’s rearmament: the time it takes to…
America’s Defence Contractors Find New Purpose in a New Era of Strategic Competition
The White House’s decision to convene senior executives from America’s leading defence contractors reflects more than an immediate response to geopolitical turbulence. It signals a renewed determination to rebuild the industrial foundations that have long underpinned the country’s strategic strength…
Taiwan’s mobile missile strategy sharpens focus on asymmetric defence
Taiwan’s latest live-fire exercises on its western coastline offered more than a display of military hardware. They represented the clearest articulation yet of Taipei’s evolving defence doctrine: mobility, survivability and the ability to inflict significant damage on a superior adversary.…
Rheinmetall Turns to Start-up Innovation to Build Europe’s Drone Future
Germany’s rearmament drive has produced no shortage of ambitious announcements over the past three years. Yet a new partnership unveiled this week by defence group Rheinmetall may prove more consequential than its modest profile initially suggests. The Düsseldorf-based manufacturer has…