BERLIN — In her recent op-ed for Politico, “Europe still needs America” (November 2), German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer argued that Europe should abandon “illusions” of strategic autonomy. Europeans, she wrote, “will not be able to replace America’s crucial role as a security prov…

This Whitehall Report examines Russian and Chinese combat air trends, and looks specifically at fast jets and their weapons systems and capabilities.

The Soviet Union, and latterly Russia, have been the source of both aerial and ground-based pacing threats to Western airpower since the end of the…

Enhanced PINAKA rocket, developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has been successfully flight tested from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha today, 04 November 2020.

Development of Enhanced Pinaka system was taken up to achieve longer range performa…

The UK’s Littoral Strike Group has demonstrated the Royal Navy’s readiness to defend against the most advanced and novel threats of today as part of their deployment to the Mediterranean.

Off the coast of Cyprus, the Royal Navy’s Littoral Strike Group has showcased the battlefield of tomorrow wit…

On October 20, 2020, the Suffren, the first of six nuclear attack submarines (SSN) to be built under the Barracuda program, successfully completed a test firing of a Missile de Croisière Naval (MdCN) naval cruise missile off the DGA Essais de Missiles site at Biscarrosse (Landes).

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Royal Marines are readying for the Arctic freeze with demanding mountain training in the Scottish Highlands.

The cold weather warfare specialists of Arbroath-based 45 Commando are preparing to step off to Northern Norway in January to hone their expertise in surviving and fighting in one of the w…