France orders $1.34 billion early warning aircraft from Sweden’s Saab
France has finalized a major defense procurement deal with Sweden, ordering advanced early-warning aircraft to enhance its aerial…
Russia’s Military Diplomacy in Africa: High Risk, Low Reward, Limited Impact
The South African Institute of International Affairs, a Johannesburg-based foreign policy think tank, has released a special report…
How Did Russia’s War Effort Change in 2025?
By 2025, Russia’s war against Ukraine had hardened into a grinding conflict of attrition, with neither side achieving…
Turkey, Spain ink €2.6 billion deal for 30 training jets
[By CeeGee – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=82545559] Turkey and Spain have signed a €2.6 billion deal…
Europe ramps up security of satellites – POLITICO
For years, satellite infrastructure was treated by policymakers as a technical utility rather than a strategic asset. That…
Europe’s 5 stages of grief – POLITICO
Next, Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed that the U.S. and Russia would negotiate an end to…
UK Armed Forces set to launch ‘Gap Year’ pilot programme in 2026
The Foundation ‘Gap Year’ Scheme is designed to offer transferable skills. Credit: Government of UK. The UK Armed…
What Russia’s Support for Venezuela Signals to Washington
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s expression of “serious concern” over U.S. military activity in the Caribbean seas, delivered…
Russian air barrage on Kyiv prompts Polish jet scramble – POLITICO
Fighter jets were scrambled and ground-based air defense and radar reconnaissance systems were put on readiness as a…
NATO chief Rutte rejects EU defense breakaway from US – POLITICO
Rutte’s remarks were a direct response to recent comments by Manfred Weber, the leader of the European People’s…