Europe

UK Navy Warship Neutralizes Multiple Drone Threats in Live Exercise

The UK's HMS Duncan successfully engaged and neutralized multiple aerial and surface drone threats in a complex live‑and‑synthetic exercise designed to stretch the warship’s detection and response systems to their limits.

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Macron to Set Out How France’s Nuclear Arms Could Protect Europe

France will on Monday unveil how it could use the European Union's only atomic arsenal to protect the continent in an unstable world.

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Belgium Seizes Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker

Belgium said Sunday its special forces had boarded and seized an oil tanker from the "shadow fleet" Russia uses to circumvent Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine, in an overnight operation.

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UK to Award Leonardo $1.3 Billion Military Helicopter Contract

The UK government is set to award Italian defense company Leonardo a contract to build a new fleet of military helicopters, a source close to the matter told AFP Friday.

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Fincantieri, Navantia Launch Joint Venture for European Patrol Corvette Program

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and Spain’s Navantia have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a joint venture in support of the multinational European Patrol Corvette program.

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Norway Unveils Containerized Mobile Command-and-Control Solution

Norwegian firm Cyviz is pushing tactical command forward with a containerized command-and-control system designed to speed decision-making in complex battlefield environments.

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Exploding Swiss Ammo Splits Into Four Effectors to Counter Drones

A Swiss firm is stepping into counter-drone warfare with its own take on explosive bullets, introducing a multi-effect concept compatible with 7.62mm and 5.56mm cartridges.

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Babcock Begins Construction of Fourth Type 31 Frigate as Second Nears Launch

Babcock has achieved two key milestones in the UK Royal Navy’s Type 31 Inspiration-class frigate program at its Rosyth, Scotland, shipyard. 

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Poland’s FlyFocus Secures $5.3M to Grow ‘Made in Europe’ Drone Manufacturing

Poland's FlyFocus, developing unmanned aerial systems and avionics, has raised $5.3 million in its first institutional funding round.

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Rheinmetall Launches New Concept Linking Troops, Sensors, and Drones

Rheinmetall is presenting a lineup of networking technologies that form a new concept for linking frontline troops, support units, and distributed sensors.

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