Can hypersonic flight ever see commercial viability?
Hypersonic flight, defined as travel at speeds exceeding Mach 5 (five times the speed of sound), remains a frontier largely…
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The June 2025 NATO summit: what to expect
In late June 2025, NATO's 32 member countries will gather in The Hague, the Netherlands, to deliberate on a new…
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The June 2025 NATO Summit: what to expect
In late June 2025, NATO's 32 member countries will gather in The Hague, the Netherlands, to deliberate on a new…
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Border patrol investment in autonomous systems expected to surge globally
Originally, the use of drones at the border was primarily limited to smugglers and traffickers. Operators pilot thousands of small…
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The GCAP sixth-generation fighter must not be misunderstood
Elon Musk has, in recent weeks, taken to his platform X (formerly Twitter) to complain about the Lockheed Martin F-35…
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A warning unheeded: implications of second Trump presidency for European defence future
The prospect of former US president Donald J Trump securing a second term has become the reality to which European…
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Arms transfers in the second Trump administration
Donald Trump has been elected the 47th president of the US, in part by promising an isolationist agenda and an…
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The ‘axis of autocracy’ escalates its belligerence in Ukraine
Russia is collaborating more closely than ever with its peers in the axis of autocracy--namely, China, Iran, and North Korea.…
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The F-16 ‘Viper’ reaches Ukraine: what now?
In February 2022, many assumed that by bringing its full conventional capabilities to bear, Russia would make relatively short work…
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Why Russia and Ukraine will not settle in 2024
Since the start of the Russia/Ukraine war, and notably in the early summer of 2024, numerous conflict experts have called…
