Author: Jan Buchar

Use of drones for the targeted elimination of VIPs

Use of drones for the targeted elimination of VIPs

The development and use of aerial drones is one of the defining features of the conflicts of the first decades of the 21st century. Although the original role…

16. 01. 2025
Drones and missiles Lord, Palianytsia, Hell and Ruta: Ukrainian arguments for a just peace

Drones and missiles Lord, Palianytsia, Hell and Ruta: Ukrainian arguments for a just peace

In recent weeks, Ukraine has published several previously unknown weapons projects. Together with systems already in the Ukrainian arsenal and previously published projects under development…

04. 01. 2025
Russia's answer to FPV drones: Instead of Armata and T-90 tanks, the project of remotely piloted vehicles Sturm returns

Russia's answer to FPV drones: Instead of Armata and T-90 tanks, the project of remotely piloted vehicles Sturm returns

The Ukrainian-Russian war has significantly highlighted the importance of unmanned aerial, naval, and ground technologies in combat operations. Reconnaissance and attack drones have become…

01. 01. 2025
Christmas present for the Bundeswehr: The Bundestag Budget Committee approves new military contracts worth €21 billion

Christmas present for the Bundeswehr: The Bundestag Budget Committee approves new military contracts worth €21 billion

German lawmakers across the political spectrum have approved nearly forty new defence projects. A week before Christmas, they agreed to finance these through a special fund for the…

24. 12. 2024
Polish EU Presidency: Warsaw aims to secure €500 billion for defense budget

Polish EU Presidency: Warsaw aims to secure €500 billion for defense budget

Poland will focus on EU defense funding during its presidency. The ongoing war in Ukraine and the possibility of an unpredictable Donald Trump returning to the White House…

23. 12. 2024
German defence industry on the rise: Armaments companies expand at home and abroad, and recording orders worth tens of billions of euros

German defence industry on the rise: Armaments companies expand at home and abroad, and recording orders worth tens of billions of euros

The Swedish think tank SIPRI, in its latest report, highlighted a global increase in revenues for military technology manufacturers. While European arms companies saw only…

11. 12. 2024
Geopolitical turnaround in the Eastern Mediterranean: Cyprus abandons neutrality policy and joins NATO

Geopolitical turnaround in the Eastern Mediterranean: Cyprus abandons neutrality policy and joins NATO

Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides has outlined a bold plan for joining the North Atlantic Alliance, which includes hosting a permanent U.S. force on the island. This development…

08. 12. 2024
A challenge for European industrial power: If we do not act, we will lose economic freedom and democratic values

A challenge for European industrial power: If we do not act, we will lose economic freedom and democratic values

The pursuit of economic leadership and the ability to set global rules have become defining aspects of modern geopolitics. Today, the most powerful states and blocs—China, the…

02. 12. 2024
Trump 2.0 as a positive shock for the European Union: Will a single European army emerge?

Trump 2.0 as a positive shock for the European Union: Will a single European army emerge?

Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election signals a shift in U.S. strategic focus from Europe to the Indo-Pacific. His critical stance on NATO also weakens…

12. 11. 2024
India is undermining European interests in Ukraine: Supplies of microchips for Russian weapons are reaching record levels

India is undermining European interests in Ukraine: Supplies of microchips for Russian weapons are reaching record levels

Indian companies now provide one-fifth of the sensitive technologies supplied to Russia's defense sector. Exports of controlled items, including microchips and machine tools, exceeded…

29. 10. 2024
An opportunity for European industry: Confident Ukrainian arms factories go all out and look for cooperation partners

An opportunity for European industry: Confident Ukrainian arms factories go all out and look for cooperation partners

Ukraine is massively expanding its defense industrial capabilities to meet the needs of its armed forces with significantly reduced foreign aid. To achieve this goal, Kyiv…

12. 10. 2024
Lessons from exploding pagers in Lebanon: The West must protect its supply chains

Lessons from exploding pagers in Lebanon: The West must protect its supply chains

Dozens of people have been killed and thousands injured after two days of explosions in Lebanon, which the Shiite militant group Hezbollah blamed on Israel last week. The attacks…

01. 10. 2024