Europe
France’s first national service recruits finish training and join units; ministry plans 10,000 by 2030
France's Ministry of the Armed Forces says the first national service recruits have completed a month of training and are…
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Europe
Streeting in Washington: UK wants defence contracts in two years, citing RAVEN missile built in four months
UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting told a Washington audience that Britain aims to cut concept-to-contract time to two years, and…
Europe
WHO says four UN-used warehouses in Ukraine were hit since July, with more than $1.5 million in medical supplies destroyed
The World Health Organization says four warehouses it uses in Ukraine have been struck since July and that attacks on…
Air Force
Saab presents first GlobalEye for Sweden, which has ordered three of the airborne early warning aircraft
Saab has presented the first GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft for the Swedish Air Force, which will now undergo testing…
Asia-Pacific
UN First Committee opens debate with Ukraine, Iran, Japan and others split over nuclear deterrence
Delegations from Europe, the Middle East and East Asia clashed over nuclear sharing, extended deterrence and arms control as the…
Europe
UK launches updated Arctic Policy Framework, with security and stability among five priorities
The UK has launched an updated Arctic Policy Framework with five priorities, saying Russia continues to militarise the region and…
Europe
Kallas at the European Council: “Squeeze Russia, not Ukraine, to surrender”
Arriving at the European Council, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said sanctions pressure must target Russia, not Ukraine, and…
Drones
France orders more MX-10 DAMOCLES loitering munitions from KNDS and Delair
The French Defence Procurement Agency has exercised an optional tranche for more MX-10 DAMOCLES loitering munitions, KNDS says, with first…
Europe
Sikorski to Musk over Starlink limits in Ukraine: “Playing politics with your products again?”
Poland’s Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski challenged Elon Musk on X after reports that SpaceX restricted Starlink and Starshield for Ukrainian…
Europe
France condemns US sanctions on the International Criminal Court and asks Washington to withdraw them
The French foreign ministry says the US sanctions now target the International Criminal Court itself, not only its judges and…
Europe
Airbus links German IRIS-T SLM and Swedish Patriot to one air defence network in Crete
During exercise SPARTAN ARROW 26 in Chania, Airbus networked the German IRIS-T SLM, a Swedish Patriot battery and the German…
Air Force
Saab wins SEK 1.3 billion order from Sweden’s FMV for a new Gripen flight control computer
Sweden's FMV has ordered a new-generation Gripen flight control computer from Saab for SEK 1.3 billion, with delivery planned during…