NATO allies oppose US peace deal for Ukraine as FCAS falters: 2025 review
From spikes in European military spending to the push for a virtual wall to protect NATO countries from Russian drones, the continent faces a new era in defense.
China, Russia experiment with stealthy satellites, Space Force official says
"Not only are [some Chinese satellites] difficult to visually acquire, that shape, they believe, would be incredibly beneficial in terms of masses of the radar cross section," Chief Master Sergeant Ron Lerch said.
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‘No warehouses anymore’: Ukrainian troops get drone deliveries to the front
"For those who believe it's about technology, I tell you the solution is about human capital and processes," Marco Criscuolo, NATO's acting head of strategy and policy, told the conference.
US National Security Strategy calls for reviving ‘Monroe Doctrine,’ limiting NATO expansion
The document hits Europe hard, stating that the largest issue facing Europe is the "Stark prospect of civilizational erasure."
Poll finds increasing support for international engagement, Golden Dome spending
“Majorities want the United States to take the lead in international affairs, believe American military superiority is essential, and support a force sized to deter and, if necessary, win conflicts against more than one major adversary at a time,” said a summary of the annual Ronald Reagan Institute poll.
Lessons for combat medicine from the Ukraine conflict
The Army must evolve its medical response operations in light of drone warfare and other modern battlefield developments, combat medic Zachary Hilmer argues in this op Ed.
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As US, Ukraine hammer out peace deal, security guarantees take center stage: Analysts
"In the end, Trump is going to have to stare down Putin to get his deal in any kind of decent form," said Daniel Fried of the Atlantic Council.
For Europe’s ‘drone wall,’ detecting threats is challenge number one: Officials
“Detection — especially detection on the low altitudes — this is the most difficult part and when you add to the drones, the low flying cruise missiles, then the detection is really a challenge,” Estonia’s Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur told Breaking Defense.
Euro defense leaders rail against Ukraine ‘peace plan,’ lawmakers say it didn’t come from US
Senators said Secretary of State Marco Rubio told them the proposal didn't come from US officials, but Rubio later said it was indeed American "authored."
Ukrainian drone-maker Skyfall shows off tech at Dubai Airshow, eyes US, NATO market
A company representative told Breaking Defense that they are poised to form partnerships with Western contractors, but gov-to-gov regulatory agreements must be ironed out.
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Russian official claims ‘huge demand’ for Su-57 fighter, as jet makes debut at Dubai Airshow
As Russia showed off fighter jets, as well as drones and helicopters, a senior industry official painted a rosy image of the defense industry amid war.
With Sweden, Baltic Sea now a ‘lake full of NATO submarines’
Sweden’s entry into NATO has dramatically shifted the formerly non-military aligned nation’s naval doctrine: no longer just defending its own shores, the Swedish navy now guards the alliance’s eastern flank.
European Council vows to ‘deliver at pace’ defense readiness roadmap 2030
The long term defense readiness project also calls for 40 percent, at minimum, of European Union defense acquisitions to be carried out on a joint procurement basis by the close of 2027.
To sell weapons, prove they worked in Ukraine, say military leaders from NATO border nations
Companies at AUSA would show off “a demonstrator, [and] that’s nice,” but systems operating in Ukraine are much easier for industry to demonstrate their “actual product works," said Finland's Lt. Gen. Pasi Välimäki.