Popular articles tagged "European defence"
Worry about this now, if you worry at all about Europe’s defence abilities: fixing the problems with Germany’s Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV) will cost billions,…
This decision comes after the new cabinet's commitment to increase defence spending to meet NATO’s 2 per cent GDP target, raising the annual defence budget by…
Serbia has inked a historic deal with French company Dassault Aviation to buy 12 Rafale fighter jets for a total of €2.7 billion.
Estonia's newly elected government has strengthened the country's border security amid hybrid warfare threats from Russia.
The 2024-2029 Strategic Agenda, crafted in 2023 and endorsed in June 2024 by European Union leaders, has offered a glimpse into the bloc's forthcoming priorities.
The prospect of a second Donald Trump presidency and, in particular, his recent pick of JD Vance as vice-presidential candidate have further increased the sense…
Aerospace multinational Airbus has said it wanted to avoid further delays in aircraft deliveries and was working with suppliers to avoid supply chain problems.
The EU’s liberal-idiots have a new villain in their sights merely for speaking the truth: the Republican Vice-Presidential candidate JD Vance.
European countries including Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands are exploring ways to attract new recruits for their armed forces.
On Thursday, July 18, Ursula von der Leyen won the approval of MEPs for a second term as President of the European Commission.
New Prime Minister Keir Starmer will seek to reset Britain's post-Brexit relationship with the European Union and reaffirm support for Ukraine in his role as host…
Two European space technology giants, Germany's Airbus and France's Thales, are again in talks to merge their space activities, French weekly La Tribune has reported.
Their research indicated a substantial discrepancy between the EU's reported figures and the actual increase in munitions manufacturing capabilities.
Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia have called upon the European Union to establish a ground defence line along its Eastern border with Russia and Belarus.
European Union leaders are to agree on Thursday on the strategic course for the EU and on the people to run its institutions for the next five years, with a special…
The European Investment Bank (EIB) said it plans to increase its investments in European defence, focusing on elements such as drones, satellites and cybersecurity.
Seven European NATO member countries are still not fulfilling their 2 per cent of GDP defence-investment commitment, according to the latest NATO figures.
Moldova has signed a security and defence partnership with the European Union, the first country to agree such a deal with the bloc, EU foreign policy chief…
Germany’s central bank chief voiced doubts over the need for joint European Union debt issuance.
EU countries have collectively overtaken China in terms of military spending, a new report has found, with overall expenditure surging worldwide.
The union needs "between €650 and 1,000 billion per year more" a year to invest in defence and decarbonisation, Macron said, arguing that "we must succeed in doubling…
The French nuclear arsenal, consisting of roughly 300 operational nuclear warheads, could be shared as part of an EU defence deal, Macron has argued.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said his country is ready to take an active part in the German led European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI) but President Andrzej…
Six European countries with North Sea coastlines signed an agreement to work together to protect the marine region’s rapidly expanding underwater infrastructure…
The last two years of European involvement in the Ukraine war have revealed an uncomfortable truth: The EU may be a global economic and political power, but its…
Pushback is growing among European Union Member States against funding common defence procurement through fresh joint-debt, with Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands…
The last EU soldier will leave Mali May 18 following a decision not to extend the mandate of the EU Training Mission (EUTM) there.
Bashing Berlin on defence has become a very popular sport among experts and officials across NATO.
French defence minister Sebastien Lecornu said he was prepared to use his powers to requisition industrial capacities or impose priorities to weapon makers to speed…
The collective flight of reason triggered by Emmanuel Macron’s bombshell suggestion last month about a possible Western military intervention in Ukraine is only…
