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Belarus has switched off retransmitters used to guide Russian Shahed drones toward Ukrainian targets, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on June 24. Citing briefings from Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky and Ukraine’s intelligence service, Zelensky said the systems stopped operating on Belarusian territory as of June 22, days before his one-week deadline expired. The retransmitters were mounted on […]

A US F-15 pilot rescued from Iran in April described watching Iranian drones hover in a coordinated formation resembling a jellyfish. Larger drones above, smaller ones below, all moving as one. The account was shared with intelligence officials during a debrief after the incident and has not been previously reported. The technical term for what

For decades after the Cold War, European governments prioritized defense low on their agendas, leading to reduced budgets and declining readiness. However, Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine prompted a significant shift in this paradigm, further intensified by uncertainty over US security under President Trump. In the past year, NATO’s 29 European members spent a total

Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar unveiled a sweeping anti-corruption package in parliament on Monday, dubbed “Operation Purgatory.” The plan includes amendments to 47 laws and the creation of a National Asset Protection and Recovery Office, tasked with investigating suspected misuse of public funds over the past two decades. Magyar estimates corruption has cost Hungarians between

Ukrainian drone manufacturers are courting military partners across Asia as Taiwan tensions drive a defense spending surge among U.S. allies in the region. UFORCE CEO Oleg Rogynskyy flew to Tokyo in April to pitch Japanese officials on building thousands of Ukrainian attack drones. Days before that meeting, U.S. troops used UFORCE waterborne drones to sink

President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a deal to end the US-Iran war is “largely negotiated” and could be signed as soon as this weekend in Europe, with Vice President JD Vance expected to attend the signing. Trump told reporters at the White House that “The strait will officially open as soon as we

British Defense Secretary John Healey resigned Thursday after the government’s Defense Investment Plan for 2025-2035 fell short of what he described as adequate for the current threat environment. In his letter to PM Keir Starmer, Healey warned that without adequate funding, he would be “forced to make decisions that would reduce the readiness of our

Only 11% of Europeans now consider the United States to be an ally, according to a new survey by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) released this week. That is a historic low. Just six months ago the figure stood at 16%. At the time of Donald Trump’s November 2024 election win, it was

US President Donald Trump claimed on Truth Social that Iran shot down a US Army Apache helicopter while it patrolled the Strait of Hormuz. Trump stated both crew members were “safe and uninjured” and said the US “must, of necessity, respond.” Both soldiers were rescued within approximately two hours, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM).