A Ukrainian drone maker born during the full-scale war is preparing to bring its combat-tested technology into partnership with one of the Nordic region’s biggest defence companies. General Cherry brings battlefield feedback, rapid development and production capacity measured in tens
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A nationwide Danish counter-drone system, an acquisition in encrypted communications and new contracts in satellites and naval self-protection have materially changed the Terma story since the summer. The Danish group is increasingly selling integrated defence architecture rather than individual pieces
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Operators from Russia’s Federal Security Service Special Purpose Centre, the FSB TsSN, use specialised protective equipment and weapons for high-risk counter-terrorism operations. These direct-action missions are typically short, violent and offensive in character. Islamist militancy in the North Caucasus has
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The war in Ukraine has collapsed the distance between theory and practice. For Western defence industry and armed forces, it has become a continuous stress test of doctrine, technology and industrial capacity. For Patria, the central lesson is not to
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Instead of designing an entirely new missile, Norwegian defence manufacturer Nammo has taken a combat-proven anti-armour warhead already used extensively in Ukraine and integrated it with a modular unmanned aerial vehicle, creating a precision strike weapon aimed at one of
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A Finnish start-up has entered one of the defence industry’s most unforgiving markets with an 18-tonne armoured vehicle, a French drivetrain and no disclosed customers. Scata unveiled its MK1 at Eurosatory in Paris in June. The company says the modular
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For more than four decades, armour design has revolved around cutting, machining and welding hardened steel plate. Swedish steelmaker SSAB believes that paradigm is about to change. Its launch of Armox 500 AM Powder marks what the company says is
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A French robotics company best known for helping firefighters battle the 2019 blaze at Notre-Dame Cathedral is now emerging as part of Europe’s broader effort to strengthen civil security and resilience in an era of war and hybrid threats. If
Control of AI models, software and battlefield networks is becoming a central determinant of military power. As access to advanced AI becomes subject to export controls and political decisions, sovereign digital capabilities are acquiring the same strategic importance as ammunition,
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KNDS (Krauss-Maffei Wegmann & Nexter Defence Systems) has unveiled two intermediate-capability main battle tank (MBT) demonstrators at Eurosatory 2026. Designed for the realities of the modern battlefield, particularly those seen in Ukraine, the vehicles place a strong emphasis on survivability
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