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Russian Su-30 crashes in occupied Crimea amid reports of third Russian aircraft loss this week
A Russian Su-30 fighter jet crashed in occupied Crimea on Friday during what Moscow described as a planned training flight, adding to a week in which Russia appears to have lost at least three military aircraft. Russia’s Defence Ministry said…
Kellogg questions NATO and floats new alliance including Ukraine
Retired US Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg has called for a fundamental rethinking of Western defence arrangements, arguing that NATO has failed to respond effectively to recent crises and suggesting that Washington should consider building a new military alliance with a…
Zelenskyy says Ukraine must prepare for possible disruption to US arms supplies
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine must be ready for the possibility that supplies of American weapons could at some stage be reduced, halted or made conditional, even though Kyiv has received no current signal that deliveries under the PURL…
Fairchild Air Force Base: Airmen Recognised for Heroism
In an era when military service is often discussed in abstract terms, the recent recognition of aircrews at Fairchild Air Force Base offers a vivid and uplifting reminder of what courage, professionalism and teamwork look like in practice. At a…
Paris Bomb Plot Foiled as Banks Shift to Remote Work Amid Security Fears
The recent failed bombing attempt in Paris has done more than trigger a short-term security response—it has quietly reopened a deeper, more uncomfortable question about what it means to live and work in a city where the threat of politically…
Sweden Commits $916 Million to Strengthen Air Defence Shield
Sweden is accelerating its military modernisation with a fresh multi-billion-krona investment in air defence, underlining how profoundly Europe’s security landscape has shifted since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Stockholm announced on Thursday that it will procure air defence and anti-drone systems…
Ukraine’s drone campaign keeps pressure on Russian refining sector after Ufa strike
A fresh drone strike on the Bashneft refining complex in Ufa during the night of 2 April has underlined the continued vulnerability of Russia’s fuel infrastructure, despite repeated Russian attempts to present such incidents as limited or successfully contained. Russian…
Russia turns to students and skilled workers to reinforce drone warfare capacity
New recruitment drives across Russia show how the Kremlin is trying to sustain its war in Ukraine without declaring a broader mobilisation, by targeting technically trained students, drone operators and specialist workers with unusually large financial incentives. Russia is offering…
Trump says US is considering NATO exit after clash with European allies
Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he was considering taking the United States out of NATO, escalating a dispute with European allies over support linked to the war with Iran and raising fresh questions over the credibility of the alliance’s…
Hegseth refuses to reaffirm Article 5 as Iran-war dispute exposes NATO fault line
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has declined to restate Washington’s commitment to NATO’s collective-defence clause, linking the question to President Donald Trump as tensions deepen with European allies over the Iran war. US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth declined on Tuesday…