Author Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo was a Europe correspondent for Defense News. She covers a wide range of topics related to military procurement and international security, and specializes in reporting on the aviation sector. She is based in Milan, Italy.

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Texelis, Scata team up on medium-heavy vehicle that can do drone defense

The 18-ton vehicle, named the MK1, was developed in less than a year and is envisioned as a multirole platform incorporating lessons from the Ukraine war.

3 months ago

Norway’s elite Arctic soldiers still dig their own snow caves to hide from drones

Besides hiding from enemy drones, Norwegian reconnaissance soldiers trial their own unmanned craft to spy on adversaries.

3 months ago

NATO tests counter-drone playbook amid real-life jamming in Romania

Alliance officials encountered enemy GPS spoofing and jamming at an exercise site on the Black Sea shore.

Denmark pulls troubled frigate as lead ship for NATO force

The Iver Huitfeldt was supposed to be an alliance flagship, but air-defense problems encountered by the crew during a Red Sea deployment remain unresolved.

European gun makers trial small arms as drone stoppers

Makers of shotguns and machine guns are finding new ways to target unmanned aerial vehicles on the cheap.

Ground robots hauling drones into battle is a trend at Paris arms fair

Teledyne Flir and Rheinmetall have proposed combos of robots on land and in the air.

Citing missile mismatch, Lockheed snarls at HIMARS challenge in Europe

"If Germany was to opt for PULS, they could not gain access to our missiles,” a Lockheed Martin exec said, referring to a competing system from Elbit.

MBDA unveils AI-based Ground Warden tool for finding hidden targets

MBDA makes a similarly named platform, the Sky Warden, which is a counter-drone system designed to control a large range of sensors and effectors.

Latvia-led drone coalition for Ukraine gains more funding, members

France and Italy are the latest countries to join a group devoted to rushing unmanned aerial vehicles to help Ukraine in its defense.

Robot craze in Russia-Ukraine war shines light on their drawbacks

Experts say the deployment of unmanned ground vehicles in combat remains a costly affair in terms of labor and their vulnerabilities.

Romania’s second Patriot system operational after drone-destroying drill

Certifying the Patriot was a national objective identified by Romania’s Defence Ministry as part of the NATO-led Ramstein Legacy exercise.

Romania launches expansion of air base near Ukraine

The project to extend the military base, which has housed U.S. capabilities and forces since 1999, was approved prior to Russia’s full-scale invasion.