Tech News What are the high-tech arms China is flexing at its Victory parade? From the world’s first “loyal wingman” drone to hypersonic weapons, and robotic wolves, here is what China has shown at its Victory Parade on Wednesday. 02/09/2025
Europe News Bulgarian nationalists attack car believing von der Leyen was inside Pro-Russian Revival Party leader Kostadin Kostadinov was filmed blocking the entrance of a car at a weapons plant in Sopot during a visit by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday. 01/09/2025
North Korea Chinese national in US jailed for sending weapons to North Korea Shenghua Wen, 42, received around $2 million (€1.7 million) from North Korean officials to ship firearms and ammunition from California. 20/08/2025
Europe News Amsterdam funds first US weapons package to Kyiv under new initiative Amsterdam becomes the first NATO member to use the alliance’s new initiative to supply Ukraine with much needed US weapons as it continues to fend off Russian attacks. 05/08/2025
Europeans' Stories European dockworkers demand halt to arms shipments to Israel Israel says its Gaza offensive is self-defence, but dissent is spreading. In June, French dockworkers blocked a shipment of arms components bound for Israel, rousing support across Europe. In the Italian port of Genoa, dockworkers — long opposed to arms exports — joined the protest. 30/07/2025
Europe News Ukraine to boost domestic weapons production, Zelenskyy says Ukraine is keen to increase its domestic production as uncertainty grows about how many more weapons shipments Western countries can provide, and how quickly. 17/07/2025
Europe News Critical raw materials — the key to enabling the EU to rearm The EU’s efforts to rearm face a hidden vulnerability: a heavy reliance on critical raw materials. To reduce these dependencies, Brussels is pushing for domestic extraction, recycling, and diversification — but implementation remains a major challenge. 10/07/2025
Europe News Trump to send more weapons to Ukraine days after pausing deliveries The US president noted that the Ukrainians needed more support because they are "getting hit very hard now". 08/07/2025
World News New missile in Israel-Iran conflict: What we know about Tehran's Sejil Iran's Sejil missile, with a 2,000 km range and advanced capabilities, marks a strategic shift in its deterrence, especially against Israel. 20/06/2025
Partner content A Greek defense industry “success story”: Theon Group’s leading role and international presence Partner content presented by THEON Theon Group began its operations in 1997 in Greece to become today the leading company in the world in manportable electrooptics, which means anything that a soldier carries that is electrooptical. 17/06/2025
Europe News Austria's gun laws come under scrutiny after 10 die in school shooting A debate about gun laws in Austria is gathering pace after a 21-year-old former student killed 10 in a shooting at a school in Graz on Tuesday. 11/06/2025
USA Sixteen states sue Trump over deal ending ban on rapid fire triggers The triggers which can be attached to semiautomatic rifles to turn them into full-auto weapons were banned under the Biden administration. 10/06/2025
Belgium Russia developing multiples more ammunition than NATO, says Mark Rutte NATO allies must commit to spending 5% of GDP on defence, as Russian threat looms, says NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. Within three months, Russia develops four times the amount of ammunition NATO countries produce in a year, he said. 04/06/2025
Tech News The long-range weapons Ukraine could begin using against Russia Following comments by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukraine may now be able to use some of these weapons unreservedly to defend itself. 28/05/2025
Radio Schuman Europe’s struggle to prepare for armed aggression With its ReArm EU plan, the European Commission wants to prepare the EU for a US military withdrawal from the bloc. But, can it move swiftly enough? 20/05/2025
Europe News Just half of EU countries take up Brussels on defence fiscal leeway The €650 billion estimate it put forward in March, the Commission's spokesperson said on Friday, "is a ballpark figure, it's based on a set of assumptions". 02/05/2025
Europe News US approves sale of €1.17 billion worth of missiles to Poland Washington approves the delivery of hundreds of medium-range air-to-air missiles to Warsaw. 30/04/2025
Europe News Global military expenditure hits new post-Cold War high The world's 15 largest spenders all increased their military expenditure in 2024, with growth especially rapid in Europe and the Middle East. 29/04/2025
Tech News The UK’s new ‘microwave weapon’ takes down drones. Here’s how it works A new weapon successfully took down over a hundred drones using radio frequency in UK tests. 18/04/2025
Europe News Several prisons in France attacked with guns fired and vehicles burned Vehicles were set on fire in several prison car parks and a prison in the southern city of Toulon was fired at with an automatic weapon. 15/04/2025