20.06.2026 US President Donald Trump has publicly confirmed for the first time that he plans to travel to Turkey this year, weeks after Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that he would attend the NATO Summit in Ankara. “We’ll be going to Turkey,” Trump told reporters Friday, June 19, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland,…
Category: Defense
EU Defence and Security
Brussels 19.06.2026 In the face of serious security threats and challenges and with Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine remaining an existential challenge for the European Union, Europe’s defence readiness must be decisively ramped up by 2030. Building on recent progress, the European Council calls for efforts to be stepped up, with renewed urgency, to…
EUROSATORY: Kamikaze Drones Trend
Eurosatory, Paris 19.06.2026 French defence companies are increasingly turning to civilian manufacturing partners to prepare for the large-scale production of loitering munitions, a trend highlighted by announcements at Eurosatory 2026. Loitering munitions, often called “kamikaze” or “suicide” drones are hybrid aerial weapons that combine the surveillance capabilities of a drone with the explosive strike of…
EPP: Integrating Ukraine Militarily
Brussels 18.06.2°26 The European People’s party (EPP), issued the statement aftter the party’s Summit in Brussels, mainly concerning the Ukraine war: “We strongly believe that the European Union must evolve into a stronger geopolitical actor if it is to effectively defend its interests, values, and security in an increasingly contested global environment. This requires moving…
Netanyahu refuses to retreat from Lebanon
15.06.2026 Israel will not withdraw from the so-called “security zone” in southern Lebanon as part of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the US and Iran, Israeli security sources said. “The security establishment is preparing for possible instructions from the political leadership to halt the ground offensive in southern Lebanon, given the emerging agreement between Washington…
UK Defence Secretary bows out
Brussels 12.06.2026 Embattled British Prime Minister Keir Starmer appointed a new defense secretary June 11, Thursday night after a spate of resignations that further challenged his authority and laid bare a bitter dispute over funding for the country’s armed forces. Starmer named Dan Jarvis, a former Army officer and Home Office minister, to the top…
Kremlin nuclear saber-rattling
09.06.2026 Russia and Belarus are prepared to use nuclear weapons, among other means, to defend the Union State, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin told Izvestia newspaper. (Image above: Moscow-City) “Cooperation modalities between the armed forces of Russia and Belarus, and between the security agencies of Russia and Belarus, are constantly being improved. We are…
Norway accepts France nuclear umbrella
28.05.2026 Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store and French President Emmanuel Macron announced the signing of a defence agreement during the meeting in Paris, May 27. “Following my visit to Oslo in June and the signing of our strategic partnership, Norway and France are deepening their cooperation even further. In the field of defense and…
NATO: Trump reduces troops in Europe
27.05.2026 The US plans to significantly reduce the military forces and equipment it commits to NATO in Europe, increasing pressure on European allies to fill the gaps themselves. Proposed reductions include fighter jets, strategic bombers, warships, submarines, drones, and aerial refueling aircraft. Washington still intends to maintain nuclear deterrence in Europe, but wants Europeans to…
NATO Arctic Allies: Statement
22.05.2026 Helsingborg The following is the text of a joint statement by the Arctic Allies: Canada, Kingdom of Denmark including Greenland and the Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and the United States of America. https://x.com/ulkoministerio/status/2057831760352653428?s=46&t=5xIXyXKKySWOIrk-JnURmg “Recognizing the security challenges and economic opportunities in the Arctic and the High North, the Arctic Allies met to…