Mark Rutte took part in an exchange of views with Members of the European Parliament Committees on Security and Defence and Foreign Affairs, in a meeting held with the Parliament’s delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.
NATO has officially launched Exercise Steadfast Dart 2026 across Central Europe, with the start announced on 15 January in Mons, Belgium.
AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) has welcomed two new members following unanimous approval by its Board: Czechoslovak Group (CSG) and WB Group.
European leaders issued a joint statement backing Greenland’s sovereignty amid renewed comments by former U.S. president Donald Trump about acquiring the island.
Europe’s rearmament will ultimately be judged not by budget totals or platform inventories, but by performance under pressure.
Director of U.S. National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has dismissed a Reuters report as false, accusing it of spreading propaganda about Russia’s intentions.
ICEYE has raised EUR 150 million in new financing led by General Catalyst, along with a EUR 50 million secondary placement that values the company at EUR 2.4 billion (USD 2.8 billion).
DroneShield has secured a 5.2 million dollar follow-on contract from an in-country European reseller required to supply its handheld counter-drone systems to a European military customer.
U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers left Spain on 24 November to return to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, marking the end of Bomber Task Force Europe 26-1.
A European consortium of defence, research, and technology organisations has launched the iMUGS2 project after its proposal was approved under the European Defence Fund programme.
Counter-drone spending in particular is exploding, driven by Ukraine, Gaza and daily drone incursions across NATO airspace, with the EU pledging billions to build a new ‘drone wall’ along its eastern flank.
Soldiers from across NATO joined the U.S. Army’s V Corps between 23 October and 2 November to take part in Avenger Triad 25, a large-scale computer-assisted combat simulation.
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