


Britain and Australia have moved to tighten co-operation on artificial intelligence security, as Western governments become increasingly concerned that the race to deploy powerful AI systems is outpacing efforts to contain the risks they create. Under a new agreement announced…

Britain’s increasingly crowded frontier in space is no longer the preserve of science fiction enthusiasts and stargazing academics. It is now a hard-edged theatre of military competition, commercial rivalry and national vulnerability. Against that backdrop, ministers have unveiled what they…

Kyiv authorities said two people were killed and 56 injured in the capital after Russia launched a major overnight attack involving hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles, including, according to Ukraine’s Air Force, an Oreshnik missile. Russia launched one…

A fire at oil infrastructure in Novorossiysk has drawn renewed attention to Ukraine’s campaign against Russian refineries, storage sites and export terminals, with the Black Sea port remaining a key route for Moscow’s crude exports. A fire at oil infrastructure…

The Czech government is considering the partial sale of state-owned explosives manufacturer Explosia, in what could become one of central Europe’s most politically sensitive defence transactions since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine reshaped the continent’s military priorities. Prime Minister Andrej Babiš…

The shrill buzz of a drone is becoming the defining soundtrack of modern warfare. Once viewed as little more than battlefield curiosities, unmanned aerial systems are now among the deadliest and most disruptive weapons in any conflict zone, from Ukraine’s…

An appeal has been launched by the Royal British Legion to recruit new members for its Brussels branch. Globally, the RBL, the UK’s largest armed forces charity, has a 180,000-strong membership and Brussels has just over 100 members. It is…

Donald Trump’s pledge to send 5,000 additional US troops to Poland has reinforced Warsaw’s role on NATO’s eastern flank, but it has also raised new questions about the wider direction of American force posture in Europe. US President Donald Trump…

Moscow is increasing pressure on NATO’s eastern flank through nuclear signalling, drone allegations and exercises with Belarus, but an imminent Russian attack on the Baltic states is not yet supported by the kind of military indicators seen before the full-scale…

$108m support package underlines enduring value of Cold War-era Hawk missile shield against Russia’s evolving aerial assault The United States has approved a new military support package for Ukraine centred on sustaining the venerable Hawk missile defence system, reinforcing Washington’s…