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Ukrainian drones struck a major gas condensate processing plant near Surgut in western Siberia

Ukrainian drones struck a major gas condensate processing plant near Surgut in western Siberia on Friday, 16th October, demonstrating the growing operational reach of Ukraine’s domestically develope…

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Bulgaria Requests NATO Fighter Jets and Anti-Drone Systems After Black Sea Shipping Attacks

Bulgaria has formally requested the deployment of NATO combat aircraft and counter-drone systems following a series of attacks on commercial shipping in the Black Sea, as the Alliance faces growing pr…

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North Korea’s Hypersonic Missile Programme Raises New Problems for Regional Defences

North Korea’s latest intermediate-range missile drill adds another layer to the challenge facing regional missile-defence networks, particularly if Pyongyang is moving closer to an operational weapo…

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Center-2026 Shows Russia Folding Ukraine War Lessons Into Multinational Drills

Russia’s Center-2026 strategic exercise has placed drones, robotic ground systems and tactics developed during the war against Ukraine at the centre of multinational training involving Chinese and o…

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Italy Launches DDX Destroyer Programme Around Fleet Air and Missile Defence

Italy has formally launched acquisition of its DDX next-generation destroyer after OCCAR signed a contract covering development, production and initial in-service support for the first vessel, with an…

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HMS Agamemnon and the Case for Long-Term Defence Investment

HMS Agamemnon’s departure for sea trials is more than a milestone for the Royal Navy. It is evidence of the industrial capability required to sustain Britain’s nuclear-powered fleet.

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Britain Is Rediscovering the Value of Its Veterans

Britain is rediscovering the strategic value of its veterans — but if former servicemen can be recalled in a crisis, the state must be equally clear about its obligations to them

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Bulgaria Moves Anti-Drone Defences to Critical Infrastructure After Arms-Depot Fires

Bulgaria is to deploy counter-drone systems at critical infrastructure and strengthen police patrols around weapons factories and ammunition depots, extending the protection of its defence-industrial …

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Canada applies to join UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force as European defence ties deepen

Canada has formally applied to join the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), adding an operational military component to Ottawa’s expanding defence relationship with Britain and its northern European al…

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Zaluzhnyi warns technology without new doctrine will not deliver victory

Ukraine and its allies must develop new military doctrines capable of turning technological advances into sustained pressure on Russia, according to General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, the former commander-in-…

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Operation Vivaldi: Ukraine details drone-led counter-offensive north of Lyman

Ukraine’s Third Army Corps has disclosed details of Operation Vivaldi, a counter-offensive north of Lyman which it says cleared Russian infiltration from 75 square kilometres and retook another 10 s…

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Sudan chlorine evidence exposes dual-use supply chain and verification challenge

Evidence concerning an alleged Sudanese chlorine weapons programme shows how a widely available industrial chemical can move from a civilian supply chain into an improvised battlefield capability, com…

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