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Europe urged to overhaul arms procurement as drone warfare accelerates, says new Stark CEO
BERLIN (Realist English). Europe must radically rethink its defense procurement systems to keep pace with the rapid evolution of drone...
Spain enacts permanent arms embargo on Israel over Gaza war
MADRID (Realist English). Spain’s parliament on Wednesday approved a permanent arms embargo on Israel, formally enshrining into law a complete...
European defense tech funding surges as war and security fears reshape investment priorities
BRUSSELS (Realist English). Once a niche sector shunned by many investors, European defense technology has become one of the continent’s...
France’s defense industry thrives as NATO spending lifts small firms
PARIS (Realist English). Rising NATO defense commitments are propelling France’s defense industry to new heights, offering an economic boost in...
US Navy awards $10.9bn contract to Sikorsky for heavy-lift helicopters
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), has secured a $10.855 billion contract from the US Navy...
UK secures record £10bn frigate deal with Norway amid rising Arctic tensions
LONDON (Realist English). The United Kingdom has clinched its largest-ever warship export contract, winning a £10bn deal to supply Norway...
China unveils world’s first jet-powered VTOL drone, promising new naval warfare capabilities
BEIJING (Realist English). Chinese aerospace engineers have revealed what they claim is the world’s first jet-powered vertical take-off and landing...
Japan secures landmark frigate deal with Australia, advancing ambitions as global arms exporter
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan has taken a major step toward becoming a significant player in the global arms market after...
Speer Group launches Germany’s first defence-focused venture fund to bridge critical investment gap
BERLIN (Realist English). Germany’s newly launched Speer Group has entered the defence investment arena with a mission to close a...
Trump warns Iran as US carrier group moves closer, raising fears of imminent military clash
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The risk of open conflict between the United States and Iran intensified after US President Donald Trump...
Turkey watches Iran protests warily, prioritising stability over regime change
ANKARA (Realist English). Turkey is closely monitoring the ongoing protests in Iran, wary that prolonged unrest could destabilise a key...
IRGC says it foiled foreign-backed plot to destabilise Iran
TEHRAN (Realist English). The Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it has dismantled what it described...
US, Russia and Ukraine report progress after trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI (Realist English). Trilateral talks between the United States, Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi were “productive” and resulted...
Star Wars without fiction: how space became the next battlefield
MOSCOW (Realist English). “Star Wars” stopped being science fiction long ago. Unfortunately, over ten thousand years of civilisation, humanity has...
Dadivank: The Legacy of Christ’s Apostles in Artsakh
YEREVAN (Realist English). In Artsakh, before the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation – simply put, genocide – carried out by...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
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