defense
Dan Driscoll resigned as U.S. Army secretary amid reported clashes over AI-, drone- and counter-UAS-focused transformation and the removal of aligned generals—raising questions for Europe about continuity in US modernisation priorities and Army Europe leadership.
defense
Russia is tightening reserve tracking, e-summons enforcement and Rosgvardiya readiness—signals of higher force-generation pressure with direct implications for Europe’s long-war planning.
defense
Dutch Defence will pursue long-term partnerships to continuously develop drones and software under an updated APOS plan to reduce foreign dependence.
defense
NATO says Ukraine has forced a shift to rapid experimentation, commercial standards adoption, and multi-domain unmanned “system-of-systems” interoperability.
defense
DefenseOne argues reopening Hormuz hinges on mine countermeasures and a coalition built through existing CMF frameworks, with clear implications for European naval readiness and niche enabler capabilities.
unmanned-systems
Quantum Systems scales 15000 STRILA drone interceptors for Ukraine setting a new European standard for c-UAS industrialization.
defense
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.