Drones
Italy tests MBDA weapons for the Astore Levante, the Leonardo-Baykar drone built on the TB3
Italy's air force chief says MBDA weapons are being tested on the Astore Levante, the Leonardo-Baykar armed drone…
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Europe
News from the European Union, NATO and European capitals on security, defense and politics.
Europe
Grynkewich in Warsaw: “If we are attacked, we are ready to fight tonight”; Poland took a third of SAFE and wants Patriot lines in Europe
“If we are attacked, we are ready to fight tonight, but we are not complacent,” NATO’s Supreme Allied…
Europe
Tusk: “Nobody and nothing will relieve Russia of full responsibility for the war”; Poland and Norway sign a strategic partnership
“Nobody and nothing will relieve Russia of full responsibility for the war in Ukraine,” Polish Prime Minister Donald…
Europe
Iran: Greece among 29 countries condemning Tehran’s attacks; London links Iran to the RAF Fairford plot
Foreign ministers of 29 countries, Greece among them, signed a joint statement on October 12 condemning Iran’s use…
Air Force
Airbus U740 Valkyrie uncrewed combat aircraft makes its first flight in Europe
Airbus has completed the first flight in Europe of the U740 Valkyrie, an uncrewed combat aircraft based on…
Europe
Hellenic Navy chief tours Italian minehunter in Venice as Dendias asks Rome for two
Vice Admiral Dimitrios Kataras visited the Italian minehunter ITS Chioggia on the sidelines of the Trans-Regional Seapower Symposium…
Europe
Poland: Suspect arrested over plot to assassinate Tusk and Defence Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Sunday, October 11, that a man accused of planning an assassination attack…
Europe
Kremlin calls Zelensky “hysterical”; Medvedev says ballistic missiles and Gerans, not Trump’s words, bring victory
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Volodymyr Zelensky is in a state of “hysteria”, while Dmitry Medvedev answered Donald…
Europe
Burnham: “clear answer” that Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum, the first British prime minister to say so publicly
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he was given “the clear answer that yes, there was” Russian interference…
Air Force
Latvia thanks Turkey for the F-16s that reinforced NATO air defence in the Baltic
Latvian Defence Minister Raivis Melnis met Turkish Air Force pilots and personnel at Lielvārde on October 9, 2026…
Europe
Rubio in Lisbon: “Portugal should buy the F-35”, Rangel says no decision has been made
At a joint press conference in Lisbon on October 8, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio openly urged…
Cyprus
Oruç Reis off Kyrenia: Turkish minister says a gas pipeline to the occupied north could carry Cypriot gas to Europe
Turkey’s seismic research vessel Oruç Reis has reached waters off Kyrenia to survey the route of a planned…