War & Defense
The war in Ukraine, NATO, European defense and security coverage.
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France picks MBDA-Safran combo to supply multiple rocket launcher
Paris snubbed competing offers from Thales and ArianeGroup, as well as from U.S. defense giant Lockheed Martin and South Korea's H…
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Russian strikes kill 11 and set historic cathedral in Kyiv ablaze
A Ukrainian drone attack in the Russian city of Tula, south of Moscow, killed three people.
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Cathedral burns at Unesco-listed Kyiv Pechersk Lavra after Russian attack
One of Ukraine's most significant religious sites has been damaged during a large Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv that al…
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Thales upgrades its laser guided rocket with new LiDAR sensor to target drones
“We have integrated a new sensor behind the guidance kit, which is activated when it gets closer to the target,” one Thales Belgiu…
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French army shows Leclerc tank with once-mocked anti-drone cage
Once derided as primitive, roof-mounted armor variants have been adopted by both Russian and Ukrainian forces as drone threats pro…
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France prepares Ukraine-inspired ‘kill web’ for battlefield awareness
The kill web will be part of the broader Arcadia AI-powered battlefield command and control structure, a top French commander said…
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I was a soldier in Ukraine - now I teach to shape our future
Aberdeen-based scientist Sergiy Sylantyev is returning to Ukraine in a scheme putting education at the heart of the war.
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Russian strikes kill nine in Ukraine and damage historic cathedral, officials say
A Ukrainian drone attack in the Russian city of Tula, south of Moscow, killed three people and wounded three others.
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Arrest made after seizure of Russian oil tanker in Channel
National Crime Agency officers detain an Indian national on suspicion of sanctions offences.
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Arrest made after seizure of Russian shadow fleet oil tanker
National Crime Agency officers detain an Indian national on suspicion of sanctions offences.
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Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv decries ‘Russia’s Orthodox values’ as historic Pechersk Lavra monastery burns
Massive attack on Kyiv comes at height of Russian attacks across country; Ukraine strikes Russian explosives and oil sites. What w…
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Trump reportedly tells Putin he is prepared to help end war in Ukraine
Trump also says in ‘friendly and frank’ phone call that US is nearing peace deal with Iran, according to Putin adviser Donald Trum…
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Ukraine and Moldova start first phase of EU membership negotiations
Election of new Hungarian government in April has paved way for EU member states to agree to open talks Ukraine and Moldova will t…
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Interview: French Army chief Schill talks technology, surprise and ‘archaic’ combat
"We should avoid excessive analogies. France is not Ukraine," said Gen. Pierre Schill in an interview ahead of the Eurosatory defe…
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Russian families use AI to 'resurrect' loved ones killed in Ukraine
The highly controversial trend lies at the intersection of Russia's war on Ukraine, new AI technologies and grief.
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US strike kills leader of Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang, White House says
Venezuela’s information ministry said that during the operation there were clashes with members of criminal groups, in which the l…
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‘It looks like Chornobyl’: peril of living in Kyiv’s most bombed neighbourhood
Residents in area around Lukianivska Square say situation is only getting worse after repeated Russian attacks On Lukianivska Squa…
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Only 1 in 4 F-35s is fully mission capable, GAO finds
The F-35’s readiness rates continued to decline through fiscal 2025, with the fleet’s full mission capable rate falling to 25%, ac…
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UK vows to phase out Russian diesel and jet fuel imports by new year
The ban forms part of the government's package of sanctions on Moscow due to the ongoing war with Ukraine.
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Pentagon may ‘sacrifice’ traditional weapons to buy more drones if reconciliation fails: CTO
“We just make other trade-offs, like against exquisite weapons and systems: How much of those are we willing to sacrifice in…
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Tiny drones making a buzz at the Berlin Air Show
The Breaking Defense team wraps up the last day of the Berlin Air Show.
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Boeing bows out of Navy’s new trainer jet competition
Boeing said the T-7A Red Hawk training jet they are producing for the Air Force doesn’t fulfill Navy requirements.
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Poland intends to buy two more squads of F-35s, minister says
Two extra squadrons of F-35s would double the existing order, from 32 to 64.
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The Guardian view on literature in wartime: words do not stop when the bombing begins | Editorial
Writers do not only document the horror of conflict; they speak to a future that must exist beyond it Last week, thousands of read…