Technology

The Battle for the Spectrum: Inside the Invisible War for the Airwaves

Science, Technology

The electromagnetic spectrum has become one of the most fiercely contested resources on the modern battlefield. Drones, sensors, radars, jammers and tactical networks increasingly compete for usable frequencies, while every transmission risks revealing its source. Ukraine has turned this into a rapid contest of adaptation. For tactical communications companies such as Finland’s Bittium, the challenge

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A US Army infantryman from the 2nd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, fires an M7 rifle at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, on 5 February 2026. (Image: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.)

Is the Penetration Performance of the US Army’s New 6.8mm Calibre Superior?

Technology

The US Army’s decision to adopt the new 6.8×51mm cartridge has sharply divided opinion, with experts making strong arguments both for and against the choice. Are the claims of superior armour penetration supported by terminal ballistic modelling? The US Army’s adoption of SIG Sauer’s 6.8×51mm calibre was driven by two main objectives: improving penetration against

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How Phone Masts Became Drone Hunters: The Nordic Opportunity in Dual-Use Technology

Technology

Combining mobile networks with radar and other sensors for drone detection could become a major Nordic export success in dual-use technology. Yet EU and national bureaucracy could hinder its development. With more than nine billion mobile subscriptions worldwide, the commercial potential is vast, as are the risks of misuse by authoritarian regimes. Integrated Sensing and

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Ukrainian front-line drone company expands to Finnish production: Why General Cherry chose Patria

Business, Technology

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 of thousands of drones. Patria brings industrial scale, systems expertise and access to Western defence

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Terma’s Summer Deal Spree Pushes It Deeper into Europe’s Defence Architecture

Analysis, Business, Technology

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 of hardware, while radar, space and lifecycle services are becoming more important growth engines. Terma

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SOBR operators advancing behind a VANT-VM ballistic shield. Source: Reddit, user “flurp dem”.

Inside the FSB’s Special Assault Arsenal

Technology, Terror, Weapons

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 kept Russian special units busy since the 1990s, although Moscow’s troubled relationship with the peoples

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Adapt or Fall Behind: What Ukraine Is Forcing Western Defence to Relearn

Analysis, Strategy, Technology

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 imitate, but to understand, adapt and build systems that endure beyond the current cycle of

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Nammo Turns a Proven Anti-tank Weapon into a Drone Killer

Technology

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 the fastest-growing segments of modern warfare. The Nammo Modular Strike System (NMSS), unveiled at Eurosatory

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Scata Bets on a French Chassis and Gulf Demand to Break into Armoured Vehicles

Technology

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 four-wheel-drive platform can carry troops, command systems, counter-drone equipment, logistics loads and weapons. Production is

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Camera turret 3D printed from Armox® 500 AM Powder, requiring no post-print heat treatment or machining before deployment. (Image: SSAB)

Swedish Breakthrough Aims to Reshape Military Armour with 3D-Printed Protection

Science, Technology

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 the world’s first armour steel powder specifically engineered for additive manufacturing, opening the door to

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