Switzerland to expand EU defense ties with new cyber-defense role
Swiss defense planners have balanced these new engagements with Bern’s policy of armed neutrality.
Europe
Poland, Romania lead a drone bonanza in Eastern Europe
Local companies are vying for new customers besides their national armed forces.
General Atomics touts UK breakthrough in drone airspace integration
The achievement has been a long time coming for the U.S. drone vendor after spending spending $500 million and working for 11 years.
Rheinmetall to expand satellite business, citing Ukraine support deal
The joint venture with ICEYE will focus initially on manufacturing Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites before expanding to other space capabilities.
Denmark to field unmanned vessels for monitoring busy shipping routes
U.S.-based Saildrone will deploy four large unmanned surface vessels in Danish waters next month.
Lithuania’s defense minister on reading Trump, the cruelty of mines
"We are going to have mines on our territory, but they will either be Russian ... or our own, where we will know where they are," said Dovilė Šakalienė.
Macron, Merz vow closer defense ties in reboot of French-German couple
The countries will establish a Franco-German defense and security council to tackle common threats.
Opinion
How the European Defence Agency can unleash Europe’s startups
Startups must have access to the strategic plans of the military in order to develop the right technology, argues FibreCoat's Robert Brüll.
Poland proffers common defense financing as panacea for arming Europe
Warsaw is spurring discussions about the so-called European Defence Mechanism, a key topic for Poland's EU presidency in the first half of 2025.
Ill-fated Gaza pier mission lacked sufficient training, equipment: IG
The Defense Department's Gaza pier mission resulted in 62 personnel being injured and at least $31 million in damages, federal investigators found.
Lithuania to lay antitank mines along its borders with Belarus, Russia
The Ministry of Defense announced the decision on May 5, stressing the mines’ intended effect of restricting the movements of invading forces.
