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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…
Britain’s Quiet Military Footprint in Ukraine
For much of the war in Ukraine, the West’s military assistance has been measured in shipments: convoys of ammunition, artillery pieces, armoured vehicles and drones dispatched across Europe’s eastern frontier. Yet wars are not sustained by deliveries alone. They are…
US and Israeli strikes intensify pressure on Iran as Tehran comes under sustained bombardment
The military campaign against Iran deepened markedly overnight into Friday, with the United States and Israel striking a wider range of military and state targets, including sites in and around Tehran, while Washington said Iranian missile and drone attacks had…
Britain’s Strategic Paralysis — and the Dangerous Illusion of Security
If the unfolding crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean proves anything, it is that Britain’s international standing now rests not on the steel of its armed forces but on the timidity of its political leadership. The spectacle of a government paralysed…
Ukraine claims disabling strike on Kalibr-capable frigate in Novorossiysk
Ukraine has struck the Russian Black Sea Fleet frigate Admiral Essen in the port of Novorossiysk, according to Ukrainian security sources and open-source analysts who reviewed post-strike satellite imagery. The ship is assessed to have sustained damage severe enough to…
Europe moves to secure its ammunition lifeline
Europe’s accelerating rearmament has taken another step forward with a new industrial alliance that aims to address one of the most pressing bottlenecks in the continent’s defence supply chain: the production of artillery propellant. The Prague-based defence conglomerate Czechoslovak Group…
US claims first combat use of Precision Strike Missile in widening Iran campaign
The United States says it has used its new Precision Strike Missile, or PrSM, in combat for the first time during the expanding military campaign against Iran, in what officials describe as one of the most intensive US air and…