Europe
UK and Poland agree the Warsaw Defence Plan on air defence, drones, frigates and Baltic Sea security
The UK Ministry of Defence says the plan, agreed in Warsaw on 27 October, is the first phase of the…
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Europe
E5 defence ministers call Russia the “most acute and long-term threat” and say Europe must take more responsibility within NATO
France, Germany, Italy, Poland and the UK say Russia is the most acute and long-term threat to Euro-Atlantic security and…
Analysis
NATO’s 5% Target Explained: What It Means and Where Greece Stands
NATO Allies pledged at The Hague to invest 5% of GDP a year in defence by 2035. Here is what…
Europe
Zelensky: territory only at leaders’ level in the November trilateral talks, with a US-Ukraine-EU-NATO meeting planned in Brussels
In an interview on October 25 Zelensky said territorial questions are a red line to be discussed only at leaders’…
Europe
Romania and Turkey: Neculăescu and Fidan agree to work more closely on Black Sea security after the Khoryv attack
Romania’s new foreign minister Dan Neculăescu held his first talks with Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan on October 24, a day…
Defense Industry
Canada and Turkey launch a “Strategic Partnership” with a defence-industry memorandum, years after Ottawa’s arms-export curbs
Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan launched a Canada-Turkey Strategic Partnership in Ankara on October 22, with…
Air Force
RAF Typhoons join a French nuclear air exercise for the first time as UK and France deepen deterrence ties
RAF Typhoon fighters flew alongside French Rafale jets in Exercise Rummy on 20-21 October, the first time British aircraft have…
Greece
Imia crisis explained: how Greece and Turkey neared war in 1996
A grounded cargo ship, rival flags and two fleets: how the January 1996 Imia crisis unfolded, how U.S. mediation ended…
Europe
Nuclear deterrence: NATO discusses modernising its nuclear capabilities in Helsinki as the US launches Global Thunder 27
NATO’s High Level Group met in Helsinki on October 21 to discuss the direction of the Nuclear Planning Group on…
Europe
Denmark to buy Joint Strike Missiles for its F-35s and the land-launched Anthem for long-range strikes
Denmark announced it will buy two long-range precision missiles: Kongsberg’s Joint Strike Missile for its F-35As and Covenant’s land-launched Anthem…
Defense Industry
Ukraine joins NATO’s procurement system: agreement with NSPA for faster arms purchases and industry access to tenders
Ukraine will be able for the first time to buy military equipment through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA)…
Europe
UK proposes up to 14 years in prison for sabotage of undersea cables and pipelines
The UK has published a White Paper proposing prison terms of up to 14 years and unlimited fines for damaging…