The European Union and Bangladesh initialled a new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) on 21 April 2026, marking a significant upgrade in their 50-year relationship. This 82-article agreement replaces the 2001 framework, focusing on deepening […]
The SAFE programme aims to provide loans to participating countries on favourable terms to jointly purchase weapons. The EU and Canada on Monday announced an agreement allowing Ottawa to join a 150-billion euro ($174-billion) European […]
The defence ministers from Germany and France both declared that the European Union has absolutely no role to play in weapons export decisions, issuing a clear rebuke to European Commission ambitions to ease trade within […]
Canada and the European Union have signed an ambitious defense pact involving deeper cooperation on cyber, maritime, and space security, paving the way for joint weapon procurement between the two allies. European Council President António […]
Germany became Europe’s biggest defence spender for the first time since the end of the Cold War last year after spending billions on procurement, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said on Monday. The […]
Several European countries have launched the Technologies for Existing and Future Main Battle Tanks (FMBTech) project to “revolutionize” main battle tanks (MBTs) and adapt them to the evolving demands of modern hybrid warfare. The three-year program addresses […]
Paris has raised its voice against any revision of the current EU rules on export control for defence gear within the EU. To reduce administrative burdens and speed up weapons production, the Commission proposed facilitating […]
As Europe plans to pour billions of dollars into defense, many regional leaders are pushing for the money to be spent locally — but some market watchers say it’s inevitable that U.S. companies will benefit […]
The head of French warplane maker Dassault Aviation (AM.PA), delivered a blunt assessment of Europe’s turnaround on defence spending on Wednesday, saying the continent’s leaders had talked for decades about co-operation to little effect. CEO […]
Western nations have long suspected that Russia has been deliberately severing vital underseas cables — but without much to prove it. That may have changed after officials in Finland pointed to an unusually vivid piece […]
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