defense
Latvia’s new coalition bets on drone-war expertise after strikes hit oil sites
Latvia’s incoming coalition is prioritising counter-drone security after stray Ukrainian drones hit oil facilities and toppled the previous government.
military
Analysis of drone deployment, tactical innovation, and defense strategies within armed forces, focusing on European and allied military operations.
defense
Ukraine’s Lima EW bets on “miss” rather than intercept for mass defence
Ukraine is scaling Lima electronic warfare to spoof GNSS and force Russian drones and missiles to miss, trading “kill” for cheaper, city-wide disruption amid interceptor shortages.
defense
Von der Leyen heads to Lithuania amid Baltic drone incursions
Von der Leyen will travel to Lithuania for Baltic talks after drone incursions triggered alerts and NATO air-policing, sharpening EU focus on joint air defence and counter-UAS capability.
defense
EASA/EUROCONTROL advance Electronic Conspicuity to integrate drones in shared airspace
EASA and EUROCONTROL published two Electronic Conspicuity use cases to improve traffic awareness and support safer drone integration in Europe’s shared airspace.
defense
Ukraine’s 1,300-drone weekend raid punctures Moscow’s air-defence aura
Ukraine’s reported 1,300-drone weekend raid reached targets around Moscow, underscoring how massed long-range UAS can strain even dense air-defence networks—an immediate planning signal for European base and infrastructure protection.
defense
EU readies €9B first tranche of €90B Ukraine loan, with €5.9B for drones
Brussels is set to unlock a first >€9B tranche of its €90B Ukraine loan, including a €5.9B EU purchase of drones and €3.2B in budget support, with repayment potentially tied to Russian reparations or frozen assets.
defense
US Army scales up drone warfare drills in Lithuania
Project Flytrap 5.0 in Lithuania shows the US Army scaling troop-to-battalion drone and counter-UAS integration with 20+ systems, jammers and AI tools—an approach Europe is likely to mirror for NATO interoperability.
defense
UK offers British-built USVs for Hormuz shipping mission
The UK offered British-built uncrewed surface vessels to a UK–French-led Hormuz mission to reassure shipping, contingent on a durable ceasefire.
defense
Reaper fires APKWS in air-to-air drone defence demo
USAF has demonstrated an MQ-9A Reaper using low-cost laser-guided APKWS to down aerial targets, aiming to cut the cost of countering one-way attack drones—an approach with clear implications for Europe’s layered air defence and magazine depth.
defense
US money eyes Ukrainian drone talent—ITAR friction constrains scale-up
US capital and Pentagon interest are rising for Ukrainian drone startups, but ITAR-style export controls are slowing co-development and frontline iteration.
defense
Ukrainian drone strike disrupts Russia’s southern air traffic control
A drone strike on the Rostov-on-Don air traffic control centre forced Russia to suspend flights at 13 southern airports, highlighting how UAS can cripple aviation command-and-control.
defense
US Army uses vendor hackathons to force open-system C2 integration
The US Army’s “Right to Integrate” hackathons aim to break vendor lock-in by rapidly connecting dozens of systems via open-architecture C2—an approach likely to influence NATO and European interoperability expectations.