This article argues that contemporary Western military innovation has become a strategic dead end. Tracing the evolution of military innovation from the Revolution in Military Affairs through counteri...

U.S. Marines participated in a NATO exercise on a remote Arctic island as the alliance increases its focus on the region amid worries about Russia.

The deeper relationship proposed by Carney and von der Leyen could send a powerful geopolitical message. But can agreement be reached without antagonizing EU candidate countries?

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Direct German funding of the UK’s nuclear deterrent would create more problems than it solves. Deeper Anglo-German cooperation on integrated deterrence offers a better path.

The new government must avoid its predecessors’ habit of trying to do everything. Priorities should include advancing the UK–EU reset talks, defending the Euro-Atlantic area, and working with the EU t...

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Retiring the Harrier without an immediate successor risks ending Spanish fixed-wing naval aviation for a generation. An analysis of the F-35B, CATOBAR options, and the strategic choices facing the Spa...

After its recent successes in selling licenses for the Arrowhead 140 frigate design to Indonesia, Babcock is seeking to exploit further opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region.

The UK Government has awarded a new £5.9bn contract to BAE Systems funding critical work to progress the nation's Dreadnought Class nuclear deterrent submarines towards entry into service.

Nicholas Drummond How the British Army’s next war will actually be fought — a scenario set in the Courland Peninsula, January 2030 This article imagines what happens if the British Army finds…

The UK Royal Air Force has not yet said how many aircraft it may purchase to replace the BAE Systems Hawk T2 and T1 trainer jets. Boeing remains committed to offering the T-7A Red Hawk trainer to the ...

Japanese defense chief Shinjiro Koizumi said Canada's new involvement in GCAP was "monumental."

The UK and Netherlands have signed a landmark £2.4 billion agreement to build eight next-generation, 15,000-ton amphibious transport ships optimized for hybrid drone warfare.

William Reynolds looks at the UK's Defence Investment Plan and argues that the resources outlined match neither the commitments of the Strategic Defence Review nor the urgency of the challenges we fac...

After the collapse of rival European fighter program FCAS, the new infusion means GCAP's future "has never been more assured," a program official said.

The UK is neglecting its own defenses to meet NATO demands. Home protection must be given a higher priority.

The long awaited Defence Investment Plan has finally been published for public viewing and it seemingly generates more questions for UK Defence than it

Der lang erwartete „Defence Investment Plan“ (DIP) Großbritanniens sieht Verteidigungsausgaben in Höhe von 298 Milliarden Pfund (umgerechnet rund 348 Milliarden Euro) in den nächsten zehn Jahren vor.

The Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) sixth-generation fighter project is advancing to its next development stage with a new boost of funding by partners

The UK new Defence Investment Plan (DIP) has detailed four platform types to be introduced into Royal Navy (RN) service

This piece is part of Behind the Front, an FPRI project on the future of US and allied national defense.

A lack of long-range air-to-air munitions has constrained Ukraine’s pilots. How could the addition of the JAS 39 Gripen change that?

Britain's failure to fund defence adequately is a turning point

Here are the key questions that should be asked when assessing the much-delayed plan.

The acquisition of glide bombs for the F-35B is a welcome and overdue way to efficiently increase practical UK combat air mass in a NATO context.

The debate over how best to deter China in the western Pacific has reached a new level of ambition. Ely Ratner, a former senior defense official in the

The understanding of collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) and the roles that they can perform is starting to become clear. This article explores how CCAs could best contribute to the Luftwaffe as this understanding grows.  By Christoph Bergs, researc...

A referendum on resuming membership talks had been expected in 2027, but could come as early as this August.