Europe’s defense puts a fresh twist on steel, growth engine of old
Europe wants to redouble its efforts to make steel “green” – producing the key ingredient for tanks, shells and ships in an environmentally conscious way.
Asia Pacific
Australia sizes up a continent-size gap in air defenses
Military leaders are prizing sensors over interceptors in what will be Australia’s future network of weapons for defending would-be targets.
Pentagon chief to visit Philippines for security talks, envoy says
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to visit the Philippines, the first stop in his first trip to the Indo-Pacific next week.
EU leaders green-light massive European rearmament Plan
The spending plan is explicitly designed to decouple from a reliance on America for weapons and security over time.
Norway’s coastal rangers eye fresh drones to find threats at sea
With sabotage risks on NATO’s mind, formations like this are rising to new prominence in national force structures.
For European envoys in DC, a new chill from Trump’s Pentagon
Delegates describe having trouble securing meetings with longtime contacts, and listening to scripted spiels about new priorities for the U.S. military.
Facing Trump’s threats, Canada shifts defense links away from US
Trump’s threats of economic punishment and annexation have prompted Canada to forge new defense alliances, particularly with European countries.
Italy opposes EU defense-spending scheme, checking bloc’s momentum
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is now against exemptions for defense spending in debt regulation that her government has previously appealed.
Poland eyes 1 million landmines for borders with Belarus, Russia
“We want these mines to be produced in Poland, we have such capacities," Polish Deputy Defence Minister Paweł Bejda told Polish radio station RMF.
Amid setback, South Korea pushes forward on drones, loyal wingman
The country is under the gun to accelerate its drone plans because the low birth rate won't be able to keep up with human pilot needs, said one analyst.
EU’s 2030 defense plan pushes for more joint spending at home
The plan for now excludes the U.K., Turkey and the U.S., though officials in Brussels are planning fresh overtures at Britain in defense cooperation.
