defense
Germany eyes €12B long-range strike arsenal to deter Russia
Berlin is weighing a four-track €12B long-range strike build-up: low-cost cruise missiles, a US Typhon/Tomahawk stopgap, and UK-German hypersonic and cruise systems to deter Russia.
industrial-policy
defense
Dutch MoD shifts to long-term drone co-development to harden supply security
Dutch Defence will pursue long-term partnerships to continuously develop drones and software under an updated APOS plan to reduce foreign dependence.
defense
FCAS collapse becomes election ammo in France
FCAS’s collapse is being leveraged by France’s National Rally to attack Macron’s EU defence integration, raising fresh doubts over Europe’s ability to deliver a unified 6th-gen combat-air system.
defense
FCAS collapse forces Europe into a fighter-jet triage
FCAS’ collapse forces Europe to choose between national sixth-gen efforts, deeper F-35 dependence, or consolidation around GCAP and salvaged FCAS subsystems.
defense
Berlin pulls plug on FCAS fighter, fracturing Europe’s combat air roadmap
Germany has concluded the FCAS joint fighter is no longer viable, exposing Europe’s chronic industrial governance fault lines in high-end airpower.
defense
Ukraine pushes homegrown ballistic defence as PAC-3 shortages bite
With PAC-3 supplies tightening, Ukraine is pushing a domestic ballistic-missile interceptor and pitching a pan-European “Freya” architecture using EU radars and seekers to reduce reliance on U.S. Patriot stocks.
defense
National Rally: Bigger French defence budget, weaker EU role
France’s National Rally backs higher defence spending but would curb EU-led procurement and programmes, reshaping European industrial cooperation and NATO integration planning.
defense
France moves to bypass peacetime rules under new ‘security alert’ status
France is proposing a “national security state of alert” to suspend selected rules for faster mobility and procurement, alongside €8.5bn more for munitions and a France Munitions bulk-buy SPV.
defense
France and Germany set April deadline to salvage FCAS fighter programme
Paris and Berlin launched expert mediation to salvage FCAS, demanding an industry deal by mid-April—raising the stakes for Europe’s future combat air and industrial cohesion.