long-range-strike - Insights from Across Europe’s Drone Ecosystem

Artist impression of a ground-based missile launcher and cruise missile in flight over a European training range.

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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.

Ukrainian military operators preparing a long-range strike drone while monitoring a digital map feed used for targeting and early warning.

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US–Ukraine intel sharing rebounds, enabling deeper strikes on Russia

POLITICO reports U.S.–Ukraine intelligence sharing has returned to prior highs, boosting Ukrainian deep strikes on Russian energy targets and shaping Europe’s escalation and energy-security calculus.

Illustrative view of an industrial facility at night after a long-range strike, with distant fires and smoke near factory buildings.

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Ukraine’s 1,000 km Flamingo strike targets Russia’s Kometa antenna supply

Ukraine says Flamingo FP-5 missiles struck Russia’s Progress plant in Cheboksary, a reported producer of Kometa anti-jam antennas used on drones and missiles.

A US Tomahawk cruise missile launch depicted alongside a map-style view of Germany and NATO’s eastern flank.

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Pentagon poised to halt Tomahawks for Germany, exposing Europe’s strike gap

POLITICO reports the Pentagon may cancel Tomahawk deployment to Germany over escalation fears and depleted US stocks, intensifying Europe’s push for indigenous long-range strike.

A NATO destroyer at port, illustrating alliance maritime readiness concerns raised by the Iran conflict’s lessons.

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Iran war stress-test exposes NATO’s air defence and cohesion gaps

The Iran war is portrayed as a NATO stress-test: interceptor shortages, fragile air dominance, weak naval readiness and political disunity would all bite in a Russia contingency.