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Unidentified drones reported over Thales Belgium sites as company seeks clearer counter-UAS rules
Thales Belgium has reported a rise in sightings of unidentified drones over sensitive company sites in the Liège region and is urging clearer guidance on when and how private operators may counter unmanned aircraft near critical infrastructure. The reports come…
Germany Moves to Empower Police to Shoot Down Rogue Drones Amid Surge in Airspace Incursions
The German federal government has approved a controversial measure that would allow police forces to shoot down unmanned drones in cases where they pose a clear danger to airspace or public safety. The decision — backed by cabinet agreement on…
Northrop Grumman Develops Longer-Range Anti-Drone Ammunition After Ukraine Feedback
Northrop Grumman is testing new, longer-range cannon rounds designed to counter drones more effectively, following direct requests from Ukrainian forces facing swarms of cheap unmanned aircraft. The US defence group has expanded its research into 50 mm and larger calibre…
Kyiv’s intelligence service says China shares satellite data aiding Russian strikes on Ukraine
At least three Chinese reconnaissance satellites from the Yaogan-33 series passed over western Ukraine during Russia’s large missile-and-drone attack on Sunday, 5th October, according to open-source orbital data reviewed by the Ukrainian defence outlet Militarnyi. The passes coincided with strikes…
Europe’s Rail Bottlenecks Expose a Dangerous Failure
While Europe faces the most dangerous security situation in decades, the European Union institutions remain mired in their own rules, procedures, and member state hesitations. Grand speeches about solidarity and deterrence ring hollow when heavy military convoys can take weeks…
Cybercrime’s New Frontier: Why Access to Data Is Now the Battleground
At a recent Europol conference, law-enforcement officials and policy experts issued a stern warning: the battle against cybercrime is increasingly hinging not on defensive walls, but on access to the data those criminals generate—or hide behind. As digital tools grow…
Ukraine reports overnight strikes on Russian refinery, missile ship and command post
Ukraine’s Armed Forces said they conducted a series of strikes overnight into 4 October, claiming hits on an oil refinery in Leningrad Oblast, a small missile ship in Karelia, military equipment in Kursk Oblast, and a command post of Russia’s…
Migration, Radicalisation, and the Manchester Synagogue Attack: A Wake-Up Call for Europe
On October 2nd, 2025, the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation in Manchester, UK, became the site of a brutal terrorist attack during Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Two Jewish worshippers, Adrian Daulby (53) and Melvin Cravitz (66),…
Britain Scrambles to Secure Strategic Space Assets from Enemy Strikes
In quietly unveiling a new programme to harden its defence of space assets, the United Kingdom is implicitly acknowledging a new frontier of confrontation. The modest £500,000 earmarked to develop sensors capable of countering laser attacks on satellites is, on…
Alona Lebedieva: Delays in implementing reforms could undermine Ukraine’s financial stability
Ukraine is preparing to enter 2026 with a record state budget deficit and a critical dependence on external financial assistance. The draft has been prepared under the same priorities as the current budget — concentrating resources on defence and…