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Dec- 2025 -

9 December

Pictured: Gunners prep the 30mm rounds for the DS-30M Mk II Naval Gun on HMS Dauntless. HMS Dauntless conducts the last gunnery serial with ships company cleaning, preparing and loading weapons prior to going through the Suez Canal with the Carrier Strike Group. Images taken on 23rd May 2025. The Carrier Strike Group is the Royal Navy's key deployment of 2025. Led by UK flagship HMS Prince of Wales and involving a dozen nations, the eight-month mission - known as Operation Highmast - will take the task group to the western Pacific Rim via the Mediterranean and Middle East with a series of large-scale exercises with Britain's allies and partners. The goal is to reaffirm the UK's commitment to the security of the Mediterranean collective resolve with our allies and showcase British trade and industry. Over the course of the deployment, upwards of 4,500 British military personnel will be involved, including nearly 600 RAF and 900 soldiers alongside 2,500 Royal Navy sailors and Royal Marines.

ZVS Inks Slovak Deal to Provide $67B in Ammunition Across EU

ZVS Holding has secured a framework deal with Slovakia to supply ammunition to EU countries worth up to 58 billion euros ($67.41 billion).

5 December

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

EU Envoy Warns Sahel Jihadist Surge Threatens Europe

European security is increasingly at risk from spiralling jihadist violence in the Sahel, the EU's envoy to the region said Thursday.

4 December

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

EU Presents Plan to Use Russian Assets for Ukraine as Belgium Frets

The EU on Wednesday laid out a plan to use frozen Russian assets to help fund Ukraine with $105 billion over the next two years, despite outspoken opposition from key player Belgium.

Nov- 2025 -

19 November

Europe

Ethan M. Encarnacion

German Firms Build 3D Printer That Follows Soldiers Into Combat

German firms have unveiled FieldRack, a mobile 3D printing tool capable of producing tactical components right at disaster areas or on battlefields.

17 November

Europe

Germany’s 41st tank brigade in Lithuania for NATO Enhanced Forward Presence

Inder Singh Bisht

EU States Launch Mobility Corridor to Speed NATO Deployments

Eight European Union member states have signed a letter of intent aimed at streamlining military mobility across the continent.

Oct- 2025 -

27 October

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Ethan M. Encarnacion

French Army Shows Off Next-Gen, Soldier-Made Tactical Drones at Paris Event

The French Army deployed soldiers for a unique assignment: show off its tactical drones to government officials in Paris.

21 October

Air

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Spain Runs ‘First-of-Its-Kind’ AI Combat Cloud Trial in Europe

In a demonstration with the Spanish Air Force and Space Force, Indra took its Nimbus combat cloud solution to the skies, calling it Europe’s first steps in AI-driven collaborative combat.

8 October

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion