defense
US interceptor stocks flagged as inadequate for high-intensity China fight
Heritage warns US PAC-3, THAAD, SM-3/6 inventories could be exhausted in days in a China fight, despite plans to ramp production.
air-and-missile-defense
defense
Zaluzhnyi: NATO’s doctrine lags Ukraine’s warfighting reality
Ukraine’s ex-top commander Zaluzhnyi says NATO’s doctrine and adaptation pace lag modern war, pushing Kyiv to consider alternative European-aligned security groupings.
defense
Lockheed pitches PAC-3 “ACE” as cheaper ballistic-missile interceptor
Lockheed’s PAC-3 ACE concept would trade some high-end capability for lower cost and higher volumes, leveraging existing Patriot launchers to bolster SRBM defence amid PAC-3 shortages—an immediate relevance for European Patriot operators and Ukraine support.
defense
Zelenskyy: Russia tasked satellites to support Iran targeting US bases
Zelenskyy claims Russian satellites imaged U.S. Middle East facilities for Iran ahead of strikes, raising EU concerns over space-enabled targeting and sanctions cohesion.
defense
Houthis fire on Israel as Iran hits US base, widening drone-missile fight
Houthi strikes toward Israel and Iran’s drone-ballistic attack on a US-linked base in Saudi Arabia widen the conflict and sharpen Red Sea and Gulf risks for Europe.
defense
Iran war strains Rutte’s Trump-management playbook at NATO
Trump’s Iran war is straining NATO unity, draining European air-defence stocks, and forcing Rutte to manage US pressure without clear alliance legal or political cover.
defense
NATO downs third Iran-linked missile bound for Turkish airspace
NATO says it intercepted a third Iran-linked ballistic missile tracked toward Turkish airspace, sharpening Europe’s focus on IAMD readiness and stockpiles on the southeastern flank.
defense
Dynamic Front drills mass fires: 1,500 targets/day and 1,200 missile kills
Dynamic Front 26 highlights a US-NATO shift toward theatre-scale mass fires and missile defence, plus decoy drones and EW-resilient munitions—capabilities Europe must field at industrial scale to stay operationally relevant.