Ukraine’s SAMP/T NG Challenge: Air Defense Batteries Are Coming, But Missiles May Be the Real Bottleneck

Ukraine’s future air defense network is set to receive a major upgrade with the planned delivery of eight SAMP/T NG systems from France and Italy. On paper, this…

Ukraine’s future air defense network is set to receive a major upgrade with the planned delivery of eight SAMP/T NG systems from France and Italy. On paper, this is a significant strengthening of Ukraine’s ability to counter Russian aircraft, cruise missiles, and ballistic threats. In practice, however, the value of these advanced systems will depend on something less visible but absolutely decisive: the supply of Aster interceptor missiles. The issue is not whether SAMP/T NG is a capable system. It is. The problem is whether enough missiles can be produced, delivered, and sustained over time to make those systems fully effective…

Blueprints for Storm Shadow: Britain’s Decision Could Arm Ukraine with Precision Strike Power

In a significant escalation of Western support for Ukraine’s defence efforts, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham authorised the release of classified technical data…

Poland’s F-15EX Option: Capability Gaps, Historical Interest and Official Caution

The recent inclusion of Poland among potential Foreign Military Sales customers in a major United States Department of War framework contract awarded to Boeing for the F-15…

Ukraine Maps the Industrial Network Behind Russia’s Su-35S Fighter Jet

Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence has moved beyond tracking individual weapons on the battlefield. It is now exposing the industrial networks that keep those weapons…

Long-Range Missiles and the New Meaning of Defence: Lessons from Ukraine for Germany

Germany is preparing to invest nearly twelve billion euros in a multi-layered arsenal of long-range conventional missiles, a programme that marks one of the most…

CSG Secures Orders for Bridge-Laying Vehicles in Three Global Regions

Industrial-technology group CSG has signed several major contracts in recent months for the supply of bridge laying vehicles to a total of five customers in Europe, the…

Germany and Poland Strengthen NATO’s Eastern Flank Through Defense Cooperation

On July 29, Germany published the text of the German-Polish agreement on defense cooperation, which Federal Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius and his Polish counterpart Władysław…

The War in Ukraine Has Changed the Rules of Modern Conflict

The war in Ukraine has shown that even in the age of cutting-edge technology, the fundamental principles of waging armed conflict have not disappeared. It is not only the…

Ukraine Says Russia Hid a Secret Biolab on an Island - And the Location Is Raising Alarms

Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence has alleged that Russia is operating a hidden military-linked biological laboratory on Lisy Island in the Tver region, raising concerns about…

CSG Member Federal Wins Contract to Provide Duty Rifle Ammunition to Top Nordic Police Agencies

Federal Ammunition, a member of The Kinetic Group owned by the industrial-technology group CSG, has been selected by the Nordic Police to supply duty and training ammunition…

Ukrainian Drones Hit Key Processing Unit at Bashneft-UNPZ Refinery in Russia’s Ufa

Ukrainian drones struck a critical processing unit at Russia’s Bashneft-UNPZ oil refinery in Ufa on the morning of August 19, damaging equipment at one of the…

Surviving the First Strike: Proliferated Architectures and Rapid Reconstitution in Low Earth Orbit

Space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance has shifted from a small number of exquisite, high-value satellites in higher orbits to dense constellations…