War & Defense
The war in Ukraine, NATO, European defense and security coverage.
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UAE’s EDGE Group launches European arm out of Paris
EDGE Europe will have two sites: a head office in Chaillot in central Paris focusing on government interactions and investments, a…
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UK defense secretary resigns in protest of government spending plan
In his resignation letter to Starmer, Healey said he had now seen the defense funding plan, and it “falls well short of what is re…
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German, Spanish FCAS companies rally to preserve breakthrough fighter tech
With existing FCAS contracts ending this year, the companies want the government to keep spending money on a sixth-generation warp…
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MBDA showcases hybrid high-energy laser, interceptor counter-drone system
The European missile house says that the hybrid platform, which could enter service with Germany before the end of the decade, has…
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British defense secretary, Armed Forces minister resign over defense funding
John Healey said lack of sufficient funding in the forthcoming Defence Investment Plan could endanger UK security.
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PHOTOS: The sights of Berlin Air Show 2026 on Day 2
A selection of photos from the second day of Germany’s largest aerospace expo.
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Ukraine war briefing: Flamingo missiles hit more far-flung Russian targets
Military factory in Cheboksary lies 900km from frontline; Zelenskyy inaugurates ‘Day of the Unmanned Systems Forces’. What we know…
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CCA showdown and FCAS fallout, as Berlin Air Show gets underway
Catch what’s new on the first day of the sprawling defense expo outside the German capital.
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‘They got very lucky,’ Trump says of downed Apache helicopter’s crew
After a U.S. Army Apache helicopter was downed by an Iranian drone, President Donald Trump said the rescued aviators “got very luc…
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US Navy stands up naval support activity in Western Australia
As part of the AUKUS security pact, NSA Stirling will provide support for personnel assigned to Submarine Rotational Force-West.
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US Army astronaut tapped for NASA’s Artemis III mission
The U.S. Army is launching into space again by way of Col. Frank Rubio, who will be part of the 2027 Artemis III mission, NASA ann…
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LeoLab’s new, mobile space-watch radar to participate in Valiant Shield exercise
The new Scout-S radar will remain operational after Valiant Shield ends July 1, and already is contributing data to LeoLab’s…
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Qatari-donated Air Force One now sports red, white and blue paint job
The interim Air Force One VC-25B Bridge aircraft is undergoing its final modifications ahead of a summer rollout.
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Germany welcome in GCAP, but new Leonardo boss warns about timing
CEO Lorenzo Mariani said that the advantages of a new partner were extra cash and know-how.
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Letter from Kyiv: The messed-up day-to-day of living under Putin’s cruel air war
People have absorbed violence and terror into their lives. Somehow, they keep going – quietly rescuing, evacuating, replacing, men…
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What in the World
The Kremlin government says the outages have been introduced to “ensure security”
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German air show opens under shadow of Iran war, fighter project collapse
Airbus, which represented Germany and Spain in FCAS, is increasingly looking to Sweden’s Saab as a preferred partner, according to…
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The US usually sells weapons to Taiwan – with drones, expect the reverse
Taiwan's biggest appeal is the lack of China in the manufacturing supply chain, one analyst said.
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Car bomb kills senior Russian military official near Moscow
Video appears to show Col Damir Davydov’s BMW bursting into flames and bystanders pulling him from wreckage A senior Russian milit…
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A drone alert blasted on my phone – we had to take shelter. This is the new reality on Nato’s eastern flank | Linas Kojala
In Lithuania, and throughout the Baltic, we have lived for years with Russian hostility – but the tech now means that London, Berl…
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Only one in 10 Europeans now see US as an ally, survey suggests
Exclusive: poll across 15 countries finds ‘deep mistrust’, with majority doubting US would come to their aid in an attack European…
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Tears and catharsis as Kyiv premieres opera about Ukrainian children abducted by Russia
First lady and affected families in audience for highly charged performance of excerpts of Mothers of Kherson It was hard to imagi…
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‘Grandpa in a bunker’: is Putin losing control? - podcast
Russian affairs reporter Pjotr Sauer on Vladimir Putin’s increasing isolation – and seeming paranoia – as ordinary Russians become…
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Ukraine war briefing: Moscow car bomb kills Russian ammunition chief – reports
Second car bomb was discovered and blown up by authorities; more panic buying of fuel in Russia as Ukrainian attacks bite. What we…