Archive: News & Articles

The US 2025 National Security Strategy, published on 4 December 2025, will have left all but a few pro-Russian European political and military leaders in little doubt of the disdain with which they are now held by the administration of US President Donald J Trump. If Trump is known for his unconcealed narcissism and lack […]

The Canadian Joint Forces Command (CJFC) was officially established on 25 November 2025 by Minister of National Defence David J McGuinty as a new Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) command designed to strengthen leadership, co-ordination and accountability for joint military capabilities across the CAF. Lieutenant-General Darcy Molstad and Chief Warrant Officer Donovan Crawford have been named […]

A changing of the guard within the Pentagon Press Corps was initiated on 1 December 2025 in a move that any neutral observer will regard as a serious blow to objective defence reporting out of the headquarters of the US Department of Defense (DoD) – or Department of War (DoW), as it is now styled […]

Leaders and experts from the US Department of War (DoW) and other agencies in the US government – including the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Transportation Department and Federal Aviation Administration – have met to plan a three-year effort to deliver counter-small unmanned aircraft system (UAS) capabilities to US warfighters and […]

The British government has secured a major GBP 4 billion (EUR 4.56 billion) maritime deal with Indonesia, asserting that the deal will secure 1,000 jobs in the UK. The deal was announced on 22 November 2025 by UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who called Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto from the G20 Summit in Johannesburg. […]

Following a policy directive by Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz, the director general of the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD), Major General (Res) Amir Baram, has approved the implementation of recommendations from an expert committee established to boost Israeli defence exports, the IMOD announced on 18 November 2025. The Committee for Strengthening and Expanding Defense […]

The undersecretary of war for research and engineering has identified six technology focus areas – applied artificial intelligence (AI), biomanufacturing, contested logistics technology, quantum battlefield information dominance, scaled directed energy and scaled hypersonics – for the US Department of War (DoW) to ensure that US warfighters can prevail in the future battlespace. Quoted in an […]

Finnish defence company Patria and the Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) have renewed their strategic partnership agreement, Patria announced on 10 November 2025. The agreement ensures that military aviation equipment, naval defence systems and command systems used by the FDF remain operational throughout their lifecycle in all security situations. The new strategic partnership agreement was signed […]

Ukraine has received ‘Enhanced Partnership’ status with the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF): a UK-led framework of 10 countries from Northern and Eastern Europe who share a collective desire for security and stability in the High North and Baltic region. The corresponding memorandum was signed by the defence ministers of the JEF member states – the […]

Rheinmetall announced on 3 November 2025 that it is presenting a new strategic concept designed to ensure the operational readiness of armed forces by enabling them to produce their own fuel locally and independently of global fossil fuel supply chains. Known as the Giga PtX project, the initiative, which has been developed in collaboration with […]

The UK government has signed a new defence agreement with Qatar. The agreement was signed on 29 October 2025 by UK Defence Secretary John Healey during a meeting with the Amir of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, during a visit to Doha. The new enhanced Defence Assurance Arrangement deepens the UK’s defence […]

A year on from the United Kingdom and Germany signing their strategic Trinity House Agreement on 23 October 2024, the two countries are further ramping up their co-operation to include joint operations to hunt Russian submarines and deeper co-ordination in the cyber domain. UK Defence Secretary John Healey and German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius marked the […]

While the second prototype of Türkiye’s indigenously developed Kaan fifth-generation fighter is now well under construction, finding powerplants for production Kaan fighters is presenting manufacturer Turkish Aerospace with a problem. The second Kaan prototype was evident in the background of a photograph released by the Turkish Armed Forces Strengthening Foundation (TSKGV) on 26 September 2025. […]

In early August 2025 the United States brokered a peace agreement between long-standing rivals Armenia and Azerbaijan, bringing about a halt to decades of conflict and laying the groundwork for a new infrastructure corridor that could reshape regional connectivity and trade. Its realisation is far from certain, however, with several hurdles yet to be overcome. […]

The launch of a ground operation by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) into Gaza City on 16 September 2025 coincided with a UN commission the same day declaring that Israel “has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip”. Initiation of the ground operation saw IDF armoured units and infantry brigades entering the ruins of […]

The UK’s decision to add an air-based capability as a second national nuclear system is sending a clear deterrent message to any prospective nuclear-armed adversary, according to the Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) Chief of the Air Staff (CAS). Speaking at the DSEI 2025 conference in London on 11 September, Air Chief Marshal Harv Smyth said, […]

The incursion into Polish airspace on 10 September 2025 by well over a dozen Russian drones during an air attack on Ukraine, which led Polish and NATO air assets into the unprecedented action of shooting them down, has significantly ramped up tension in the region. The downing of the drones – in an operation that […]

On 24 August 2025 – Ukrainian Independence Day – the British government announced that it is extending the UK training programme for Ukrainian soldiers under Operation Interflex to at least the end of 2026. Training support and military equipment from the UK “has helped give Ukraine a crucial boost on the frontline, with Russia continuing […]

The Canadian government announced on 24 August 2025 that it will fund a USD 500 million (EUR 431 million) package of US-sourced military equipment and munitions for Ukraine under NATO’s new Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative. The PURL mechanism allows European NATO countries and Canada to regularly fund the delivery of US-sourced weapons and […]

The Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence (MND) published new schematics on 14 August 2025 for a new three-layer defensive line along its border with Russia. “Lithuania is shifting from individual counter-mobility measures to a unified three-echelon defence line – giving greater depth, stronger control and full NATO/EU integration at our frontier,” the MoD stated. According […]

Germany announced on 13 August 2025 that it will fund a USD 500 million (EUR 429 million) package of military equipment and munitions for Ukraine sourced from the United States under NATO’s new Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative. The German announcement follows the Netherlands stating it would fund a USD 500 million PURL package […]