
Ukraine French Missiles Production Deal Expands Airpower
France will allow Ukraine to produce AASM precision-guided bombs, Aster air-defence interceptors and SCALP cruise missiles as Kyiv orders Rafale fighter jets an…

France will allow Ukraine to produce AASM precision-guided bombs, Aster air-defence interceptors and SCALP cruise missiles as Kyiv orders Rafale fighter jets an…

Ukraine and nine European countries have launched an anti-ballistic missile coalition to accelerate the Freyja interceptor system, a proposed European alternati…

Defence-as-a-Service is moving from a technology analogy to a defence procurement model, as Ukraine and allied forces test service-based approaches for air defe…

Drone warfare 2026 has entered a more complex phase. Ukraine’s battlefield shows that FPV drones, unmanned ground vehicles, AI-enabled targeting and open digita…

European air defence is becoming a central test of the continent’s rearmament agenda after a new CSIS brief called for an EU-backed “ASAP for Air Defense” progr…

The UK Ministry of Defence has set out new details on Project Octopus, a joint UK–Ukraine initiative to scale air-defence interceptor drone production for Ukrai…

As a longtime advocate for adaptive, human-centered military reform, I watched a recent frontline video about NATO training in Ukraine with a mix of validation…

Europe is moving quickly to defend itself from the new era of drone warfare. After Ukraine’s heavy experience with constant attacks, NATO and EU members are bui…

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forced capitals to rediscover an unfashionable truth: production is deterrence. The immediate lesson for policymakers is that defen…

MSPO 2025: Ukraine unveils updated Palyanitsya A2/AD concept Janes reports that Ukraine presented an updated Palyanitsya area-denial concept, aligning sensors,…

The MSPO 2025 commercial report shows a market pivoting around three forces: (1) Poland’s localisation drive and PGZ ecosystem expansion, (2) intense foreign OE…

Why this matters now The last three years transformed EW from a niche enabler into a decisive force‑design variable. RF‑denied skies over Ukraine incentivised l…

Artillery in the age of drones is no longer about map grids and timed salvos. In Ukraine, ubiquitous uncrewed systems now provide near‑continuous surveillance,…

Track Unmanned aerial vehicle vs Short‑range air defence. In today’s contested airspace, UAV swarms vs SHORAD has become the core equation shaping survivability…

Introduction Turkish defense firm Roketsan has introduced a covert drone launcher that hides in plain sight, disguised as a standard shipping container on a tru…