A Third European Navy Joins the FDI Family as Stockholm Rearms Its Fleet

On 31 August in Stockholm, French President Emmanuel Macron and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson attended the signing of a contract under which Sweden will acquire four Defence…

On 31 August in Stockholm, French President Emmanuel Macron and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson attended the signing of a contract under which Sweden will acquire four Defence and Intervention frigates from Naval Group. Valued at €4.3 billion, the deal was concluded between the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) and the French shipbuilder. At the same ceremony, French Armed Forces Minister Catherine Vautrin and her Swedish counterpart Pål Jonson signed a framework agreement intended to deepen operational, capability and industrial cooperation between the two countries. Swedish officials have described the purchase as one of the nation’s largest defence investments since the Gripen…

Ukrainian Drone Unit Hits Russian Air Defense Assets and Weapons Depot at Yeysk Airfield

Ukrainian forces struck several military targets at Russia’s Yeysk airfield in Krasnodar Krai overnight on August 30, damaging air defense equipment and an aviation weapons…

After Six Failed Bradley Replacements, the U.S. Army Finally Has Hardware: Wolf Versus Lynx

The U.S. Army’s long search for a successor to the M2 Bradley has moved from renderings and digital twins into steel. In late August 2026, General Dynamics Land Systems…

Sanctioned Iranian Cargo Aircraft Makes Unusual Minsk Stopover

A sanctioned Iranian cargo aircraft linked by the United States to Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps logistics activity made a series of flights involving Belarus and Russia this…

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…

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…