United States Navy explosive ordnance disposal teams joined Norwegian and Swedish forces in northern Europe earlier this month for intensive Arctic warfare training, as NATO sharpens its operational focus on the High North under a newly announced framework known as Arctic Sentry. The 10 day exercise, called Arctic Specialist 26, took place in Kristiansand, Norway, […]
Denmark and Canada are exploring closer defense coordination in the Arctic following their acquisition of MQ-9B long range unmanned aircraft, a move analysts say could strengthen surveillance and logistical cooperation across the High North. The Danish Air Force recently established Squadron 729, which will operate four MQ-9B drones from Aalborg Air Base in northern Denmark […]
Airbus has indicated it is open to supporting a two fighter structure within Europe’s Future Combat Air System program in an effort to overcome ongoing deadlock surrounding the next generation fighter component. Speaking during the company’s annual results presentation in Toulouse, Airbus Chief Executive Officer Guillaume Faury described the FCAS initiative as being at a […]
Diplomatic efforts to narrow the gap between Russia and Ukraine showed little sign of progress this week after another round of United States-brokered talks concluded in Geneva without a breakthrough. Envoys from Moscow and Kyiv described the discussions as difficult, underscoring how far apart the two sides remain nearly four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion […]
Europe should establish a new defence leadership structure outside the existing frameworks of the European Union and NATO if it wants to take primary responsibility for its own security, according to growing voices in policy circles following the latest Munich Security Conference. The debate has intensified amid shifting geopolitical realities. One year into Donald Trump’s […]
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned that the international order is entering a defining moment as he prepares to address global leaders at the Munich Security Conference. Speaking before his scheduled remarks, Rubio said the world is moving into what he described as a new era in geopolitics that will require countries to […]
The United States has urged European allies to take primary responsibility for conventional defence within NATO, marking a renewed push for burden sharing inside the transatlantic alliance. Speaking at NATO headquarters in Brussels, US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colsaid the current structure of the alliance is no longer fit for purpose and […]
A meeting of NATO defence ministers in Brussels has underscored a shift within the alliance toward a greater European role in regional security, as the United States signals an increased focus on the Indo Pacific. The gathering took place without U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who was absent from the talks. In his place, […]
NATO has formally launched Operation Arctic Sentry, a new initiative aimed at strengthening the alliance’s military posture in the Arctic and High North, following weeks of diplomatic tensions linked to renewed debate over Greenland’s strategic importance. The operation comes after remarks former U.S. President Donald Trump suggesting that growing security threats in the region could […]
A German defense technology startup says it has taken a major step toward delivering Europe’s first sovereign hypersonic strike capability the end of the decade, following a successful high speed missile test conducted in northern Norway. The company, Hypersonica, reported that its prototype exceeded Mach six during flight and achieved a range of more than […]
