Balloon-smuggling surge prompts Lithuania to permanently shut border with Belarus – POLITICO
Lithuanian authorities shut down airspace over Vilnius four times last week and three times over the weekend due to…
Ukraine launches Storm Shadow missile strike on Russia while Kremlin pounds Kyiv – POLITICO
In recent months, Ukraine has sought to bring Moscow’s war to Russian soil, striking critical targets inside the country including military bases, oil refineries and other…
EU seeks to boost powers to board Russian shadow fleet vessels, document shows – POLITICO
The EEAS this month initiated a discussion at the technical level on the basis of a draft declaration…
How Ukraine’s Interceptor Drones Are Transforming Air Defense
About a year into Russia’s war, a Ukrainian drone instructor pitched what sounded to troops like science fiction:…
NATO agonizes over leaky air defenses while Russian threat grows – POLITICO
Flexible response Still, strengthening allied air defenses may also require giving a broader mandate to Grynkewich. Historically, national…
Zelenskyy and Trump discuss ‘concrete agreements’ on Ukraine air defense – politico.eu
Zelenskyy and Trump discuss ‘concrete agreements’ on Ukraine air defense politico.euTrump and Zelensky discuss Tomahawk missiles for Ukraine, sources…
Macron doesn’t love the EU’s drone wall idea – POLITICO
In recent weeks, drones have violated Polish, Romanian, Danish and Norwegian airspace, with Europe casting blame on Russia in many of the cases. Those…
Poland closes airspace, scrambles jets amid ‘massive’ Russian attack on Ukraine – POLITICO
The scrambling of jets and airspace closures are becoming more frequent as multiple NATO countries report drone sightings…
More drones spotted near Danish military bases – POLITICO
Denmark reported fresh drone sightings above defense sites Friday and Saturday, after a week of chaos in the…
Europe is at hybrid war, Danish prime minister announces – POLITICO
Frederiksen said Danish authorities had yet to identify “who is behind the hybrid attacks against our airports and…
We’re ready for you – POLITICO
Rutte said the alliance was actively working to fix that problem. “One of the reasons why we launched…
Poland will shoot down encroaching Russian aircraft, warns PM Tusk – POLITICO
The Polish leader added he wants to have “100 percent certainty” that Poland’s NATO allies will view any…