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Drones

  • Friday, 31 October, 2025
    Drone start-up backed by Peter Thiel crashed and burned in armed forces trials

    Berlin-based Stark failed to hit a single target in four attempts at two exercises with the British and German forces

    A drone with a fixed wing design and four propellers is shown from the front, standing in a dimly lit indoor space.
  • Thursday, 30 October, 2025
    Rose Gottemoeller
    The US and Russia can lead the way in banning nuclear-armed drones

    Putin’s surprising call to extend the New Start treaty is a chance for atomic powers to make the world safer

    Illustration of a large butterfly net trying to catch a drone carrying a nuclear bomb
  • Wednesday, 29 October, 2025
    German start-ups set for deal on kamikaze drones alongside Rheinmetall

    Contracts worth up to €900mn put Helsing and Stark on track to help buttress Nato’s eastern flank against Russia

    Hero loitering drone munitions by Rheinmetall displayed outdoors at the 2024 ILA Berlin Air Show.
  • Friday, 24 October, 2025
    Aerospace & Defence
    Trump Jr-linked drone company wins Pentagon contract

    Unusual Machines secures deal as US military accelerates domestic production of unmanned aircraft

    Donald Trump Jr
  • Wednesday, 22 October, 2025
    Europe Express
    Belgium proposes ‘real time’ drone mapping to detect hybrid threats

    Also in this newsletter: Trade tariffs hang over EU-Egypt summit

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    Various types of drones
  • Thursday, 16 October, 2025
    EU defence
    Europe must rethink military procurement, says drone maker’s new boss

    Uwe Horstmann becomes first chief executive of Stark, a German start-up backed by investors including Peter Thiel

    Two large drones labeled "STARK" are displayed in an industrial warehouse, surrounded by storage cases and shelving.
  • Thursday, 16 October, 2025
    Jacquelyn Schneider
    Trump’s war on the enemy within may reward the enemy without

    By focusing on internal threats, the US is giving soldiers all the best weapons and none of the training they need

    Pete Hegseth, the US secretary of war, at Fort Bragg in North Carolina this year
  • Friday, 3 October, 2025
    Munich airport forced to close after drone sightings

    More than 30 flights had to be diverted or cancelled in latest incident involving unidentified aircraft in European airspace

    Munich International Airport's control tower and terminal buildings with empty gates and service vehicles visible on the tarmac.
  • Thursday, 2 October, 2025
    EU defence
    France detains captain of oil tanker after Denmark drone incursions

    French prime minister says vessel belongs to ‘ghost fleet’ that has been used to subvert sanctions on Russia

    Aerial view of the tanker Boracay, blacklisted by the EU, immobilised off the coast of Saint-Nazaire, France.
  • Thursday, 2 October, 2025
    John Thornhill
    Drone attacks threaten us all

    Emergency investment in the technology does not amount to a long-term defence strategy

    Thick black smoke billows into the sky behind a red tram and residential buildings in Kyiv following a Russian strike.
  • Tuesday, 30 September, 2025
    News in-depthWar in Ukraine
    Military briefing: Ukraine races to intercept Russian drones

    Semi-automated interceptors can fill a gap in air defences — and help Europe address its own aerial vulnerabilities

    Shahed drone, main; interceptor drone, right; and a Danish military mobile radar installation area on Amager island, left
  • Sunday, 28 September, 2025
    Denmark
    Denmark bans civil drones for a week after sightings over military bases

    Danish government says security measures are required ahead of two summits of European leaders

    Police vehicles and an officer are seen near Copenhagen airport
  • Friday, 26 September, 2025
    EU defence
    EU ‘drone wall’ to protect entire continent, says defence chief

    Europe aims for interlinked defences after spate of Russian airspace violations

    Territorial defense officers in camouflage uniforms collect debris near a house with its roof destroyed and partially collapsed.
  • Friday, 26 September, 2025
    Europe Express
    Ministers meet to discuss drone defences after ‘hybrid attack’ on Denmark

    Also in this newsletter: meet Germany’s state modernisation minister

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    Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen speaks at a press conference, with another official seated beside him.
  • Friday, 26 September, 2025
    News in-depthEU defence
    Denmark drone incidents expose European airspace vulnerabilities

    Job of protecting critical national infrastructure grows more complex as Russia tests Nato members

    Silhouettes of drones layered over the European Union flag with yellow stars on a blue background
  • Thursday, 25 September, 2025
    Denmark
    Drones seen at 4 more Danish airports in ‘systematic’ attack

    Airfield used by military shut down for several hours as Europe remains on alert over airspace violations

    A police officer walks near a police car and a yellow vehicle by a restricted area sign after drones were observed in Danish airspace.
  • Tuesday, 23 September, 2025
    Denmark
    Denmark does not rule out Russian involvement in drone ‘attack’

    Nato accuses Moscow of ‘irresponsible’ behaviour over recent airspace breaches

    Police officers stand near a fence and a patrol car at Copenhagen airport after traffic was halted due to drone reports.
  • Tuesday, 23 September, 2025
    War in Ukraine
    Russian fuel exports drop as Ukraine intensifies its strikes on oil refineries

    Kyiv accelerates drone campaign aimed at reducing Moscow’s ability to fund its war

    A huge fireball and thick smoke rise above the Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery in Russia after a drone strike, with a red-and-white smokestack visible nearby.
  • Friday, 19 September, 2025
    Gillian Tett
    How drones have transformed the nature of war

    Ukraine and Russia’s experience has changed the economics of combat

    Graphic illustration of numerous military drones and missiles arranged in a dense, grid-like formation against a blue sky
  • Wednesday, 17 September, 2025
    News in-depthEU defence
    Europe turns to Ukrainian tech for ‘drone wall’ against Russia

    Billions available for governments to purchase battle-tested technology to fill Nato’s security gap, says Brussels

    Drone pilot with callsign Rubik operates a FPV drone using a control unit and screen in a field during a training flight.
  • Sunday, 14 September, 2025
    War in Ukraine
    Romania condemns Russian drone violation of its airspace

    Country’s defence minister calls Russia’s behaviour ‘reckless’ after second breach of Nato territory in a week

  • Sunday, 14 September, 2025
    Military technology
    AI-controlled drone swarms set to transform combat on battlefield

    The latest iteration of flying robot warfare, unmanned weapons co-ordinate to overwhelm enemy defences

    A drone flies over grass with two blurred military tanks in the background, demonstrating coordinated drone swarm technology.
  • Friday, 12 September, 2025
    Aerospace & Defence
    Rheinmetall chief calls for more investment in low-cost anti-drone capabilities

    Top German defence group is ready to supply Poland with air defence systems if asked, says Armin Papperger

    Armin Papperger speaks during a television interview at the DSEI 2025 exhibition, standing near armoured vehicles
  • Wednesday, 10 September, 2025
    War in Ukraine
    Nato forces shoot down Russian drones over Poland

    Prime Minister Donald Tusk accuses Moscow of ‘large-scale provocation’

    A member of the Polish army inspects a damaged house in Wyryki on Wednesday
  • Wednesday, 10 September, 2025
    News in-depthWar in Ukraine
    What is Putin’s game plan against Nato’s eastern flank?

    Drone incursions into Polish airspace lay bare how unprepared military alliance is against surprise Russian attacks

    A montage of Vladimir Putin, fighter jets and the Nato logo
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