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The French Army has so many applicants it has slowed recruitment, but lacks equipment in areas like spare parts, deep-fires, and counter-drone defense, says deputy chief Gen. Patrick Justel.

A French Rafale fighter jet on NATO Baltic Air Police mission shot down an unidentified drone that entered Latvian airspace from Russia, highlighting spill-over concerns from the war in Ukraine.

France will test its AI-powered battlefield command system Arcadia during a NATO exercise in June, offering an alternative to Palantir's Maven Smart System and addressing digital sovereignty concerns.

Lithuania says Russian GPS spoofing is pushing Ukrainian drones off course into allied territory, adding a dangerous new cross-border layer to the war’s electronic warfare campaign.

Romania says a Russian drone crashed into an apartment block near the Ukrainian border, injuring a woman and a child and prompting a renewed NATO warning to Moscow.

Poland has signed on to the Pentagon’s counter-drone marketplace, deepening defense-technology cooperation even as the US faces criticism over a cancelled rotational deployment to the NATO ally.

Britain says it will procure 72 RCH 155 self-propelled howitzers under a future deal worth close to £1 billion, restoring a long-term artillery capability and tying the program to UK-German defense cooperation.

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are preparing to channel roughly €12.2 billion in EU SAFE loans into new weapons, ammunition and equipment, while pressing foreign suppliers to bring production and technology into the regio

During Exercise Crystal Arrow in Latvia, operators testing unmanned ground vehicles reported that dense forest cover repeatedly disrupted communications, including Starlink-based links.

Poland has become the first country to sign agreements under the EU’s SAFE instrument, unlocking a path to €43.7 billion in defense funding and signaling a broader European shift toward long-term rearmament finance.

A senior NATO intelligence official says the alliance needs new policy, contract, and classification frameworks to move commercial and AI-processed intelligence quickly across all 32 member states.

A senior NATO intelligence official says the alliance has only a short window to agree on standards for AI-enhanced geospatial intelligence before national systems begin producing conflicting outputs for commanders.

The United States will withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany over the next six to 12 months, a move the Pentagon links to allied tensions and Europe’s role in its own defense.

The Pentagon says roughly 5,000 US troops will leave Germany over the next six to twelve months after a force-posture review, opening a new phase in Washington’s already strained relations with European allies.

Worldwide military expenditure climbed to nearly $2.9 trillion in 2025, driven by sharp increases in Europe and Asia even as U.S. spending posted its steepest annual drop in decades due largely to accounting around aid.

A prospective force to monitor any Ukraine ceasefire is running into a basic constraint: the troops, air defenses, and political attention needed for such a mission are being pulled toward a widening U.S. military effort

NATO’s procurement agency has selected Saab and Bombardier for the alliance’s next airborne surveillance platform, according to reports cited by Defense News, signaling a sharp turn away from Boeing and toward a more 

Rome is passing on an EU mechanism that could have unlocked roughly €12 billion in extra defense spending, choosing instead to focus on energy bills, inflation, and fiscal credibility ahead of elections.

A new Globsec assessment finds that NATO’s eastern border states remain unevenly prepared for crisis response, with the sharpest differences tied to pre-authorized decision systems and the ability to move and sustain сил

Germany has unveiled a sweeping Bundeswehr strategy that shifts planning toward effects-based capabilities and a much larger active and reserve force.