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€305 Million Compensation? Europe’s Defence Procurement Mess Just Got Costlier
When Norway and NHIndustries (NHI) announced a settlement over the cancelled NH90 submarine-hunting helicopter contract, one might have expected a quiet footnote in defence-industry circles. Instead what we see is a symptomatic collapse of Europe’s ability to execute multi-national defence…
Why a Rosatom-linked foundation helped build a Russian Orthodox church beside a Swedish airport
A newly built Russian Orthodox church on the outskirts of Västerås has become a test case for how European municipalities manage sites located near strategic infrastructure. The Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, inaugurated in 2023,…
Drones reported over Belgium’s Kleine-Brogel air base; police deploy helicopter
Multiple drone sightings were reported over the Kleine-Brogel air base near Peer, Limburg, on the nights of Friday 31st October and Saturday 1st November. Police deployed a helicopter after the second incident, but the devices and their operators were not…
Kyiv sends intelligence special forces to embattled Pokrovsk as pressure mounts
Ukraine has deployed special forces from the Defence Intelligence directorate (HUR) to the embattled city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, in an operation intended to stabilise the front after Russian units pushed into the urban perimeter earlier this month. The…
Pentagon deems Tomahawk transfer to Ukraine feasible; decision rests with Trump
The Pentagon has judged that supplying Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles would not degrade U.S. military readiness, according to reporting attributed to multiple U.S. and European officials. The assessment, delivered to the White House earlier this month, effectively leaves…
Ukraine says it destroyed a Russian ‘Oreshnik’ launcher at Kapustin Yar — Kyiv reveals covert strike
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has said that one of Russia’s three “Oreshnik” intermediate-range ballistic missile systems was destroyed in a covert operation at the Kapustin Yar test range in Russia’s Astrakhan region. The claim was made on 31 October during…
America’s Naval Forces Shift and What It Means for the Atlantic Neighbourhood
When the Pentagon confirmed on 24th October that the carrier strike group led by the Gerald R. Ford would deploy to the waters of the Caribbean under the aegis of the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) it signalled more than another…
From Treaty Collapse to Battlefield: Russia Tests Europe’s Defences With Iskander
Kyiv confirms deployment of 9M729 – Iskander missiles – vindicating Donald Trump’s warnings and rattling Europe’s defences. When Ukraine confirmed this week that Russia had deployed the 9M729 ground-launched cruise missile – Iskander -the very weapon that led Donald Trump…
Polish MiG-29s again intercept Russian reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic
Polish Air Force MiG-29 fighter jets have intercepted a Russian reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea for the second time this week, Poland’s defence minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Thursday, 30 October. Speaking at a press conference in Kartuzy, he…
London’s Defence Pact with Doha Revives British Strategic Leadership
When John Healey, the UK’s Defence Secretary, touched down in Doha this week, he did more than sign another bilateral security accord. He helped signal a recalibration of London’s strategic horizon, one in which the Gulf – not just Europe…