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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.
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France targets 400% surge in loitering munitions under new war-economy plan
A draft French defence plan earmarks €8.5bn for missiles and drones by 2030, targeting +400% loitering munitions and signalling no funding for Eurodrone.
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Ukraine’s “Steel Porcupine” Doctrine: Mass Army, Drones and Long-Strike
Ukraine’s “steel porcupine” plan bets on an 800,000-strong force, mass drone procurement and scalable domestic production as a substitute for uncertain postwar guarantees.