Europe ponders how to ready industry for war, without being at war
PARIS — It’s a head-scratcher for European governments: getting their defense industries ready to pump out hundreds of…
German Luftwaffe dispatches drone-defense experts to help Belgium
BERLIN — The German military has sent specialists to Belgium to help authorities there combat drones following sightings…
Of fiber-optics and FPVs – 6 questions with a Ukrainian drone trainer
MILAN — The “Typhoon” unit is a special forces unit within Ukraine’s National Guard that focuses exclusively on…
Germany, UK tap GDELS to build new floating bridges for frontline ops
BERLIN — Germany and the United Kingdom will jointly procure a new generation of rapidly deployable floating bridges,…
Italy weighs using EU defense loan on new tanks, eying Hungary team-up
ROME — Italy is considering using a European Union loan deal to pay for new tanks and armored…
Drones could replace large US Army units in Europe, expert suggests
Since 1945, the U.S. Army has been designed to defend Europe. Despite detours into counterinsurgency in Southeast Asia…
Zelenskyy heads north for possible Swedish arms deal
MILAN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Sweden on Wednesday to discuss a “defense export,” according to the…
Ukraine-made drones, navigation software primed for first exports
MILAN — Companies in Ukraine’s government-backed defense technology cluster Brave1 have identified four weapon categories deemed fit for…
NATO sees Russian naval presence wane in the Mediterranean
MILAN — NATO officials have been tracking a decrease in Russia’s naval presence in the Mediterranean, which officials…
Europe moves to unlock Ukraine’s drone insights
MILAN — Western countries scrambling to counter rising aerial threats should move beyond the simple stockpiling of countermeasures…