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The Cyprus Warning: Turkey’s military signalling may be probing Britain’s weakened posture in the region.
When reports emerged that Turkey had deployed additional General Dynamics F‑16 Fighting Falcon aircraft to the territory it occupies in Northern Cyprus, the development might at first glance appear routine: another incremental military adjustment in one of Europe’s most frozen…
Steel in the Rotor Wash: Two Decades of the Modern Battlefield Helicopter
For much of the twentieth century the battlefield helicopter symbolised mobility and immediacy. From the jungles of Vietnam to the deserts of Iraq, the image of rotor blades beating the air above advancing troops became inseparable from modern warfare. Yet…
A Tale of Two Navies: France sends a Flotilla to Hormuz while Britain struggles to deploy a single warship.
When the government of France announced that it would dispatch a naval task force to safeguard shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, the move carried a familiar echo of Gaullist strategic instinct: protect trade routes, demonstrate resolve, and signal that…
NATO intercepts second Iranian ballistic missile in Turkish airspace
Turkey said on Monday, 9 March, that NATO air and missile defence systems intercepted a second Iranian ballistic missile after it entered Turkish airspace, in the latest sign that the widening regional conflict is beginning to test the security of…
Ukraine deploys drone specialists to assist protection of US bases in Jordan
Ukraine has sent interceptor drones and a team of drone specialists to Jordan to help protect American military bases, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The move points to a new dimension in Kyiv’s wartime diplomacy, as Ukraine seeks to apply…
The End of Europe’s Peace Dividend
For much of the post-Cold War era, Europe indulged the belief that war had become a distant memory. Defence budgets shrank, arsenals aged, and the continent grew comfortable under the long shadow of American protection. That illusion is now dissolving…
The Long and Lonely Shadow of Forgotten Conflicts
In the public imagination, the word “veteran” tends to conjure images of recent campaigns: dusty patrols in Afghanistan, convoys edging through Iraqi cities, or the grim televised briefings that accompanied those conflicts. Yet across Europe, Britain and the United States…
NORAD at the Edge of the Sky: From Cold War Sentinel to Modern Shield
High above the forests of Colorado, buried beneath the granite of Cheyenne Mountain, lies one of the most enduring symbols of the Cold War: the North American Aerospace Defense Command, better known as NORAD. Conceived in an era when the…
Trump leaves ground option open as strikes on Iranian fuel sites deepen conflict
US President Donald Trump has again declined to rule out the use of American ground forces in Iran, saying such a step would be considered only for what he described as a “very good reason”. His remarks came as the…
Hegseth shrugs off reports of Russian intelligence aid to Iran as Trump refuses comment
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has sought to minimise the political impact of reports that Russia is supplying Iran with intelligence that could help it target American forces in the Middle East, insisting that President Donald Trump is fully aware…