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          Iran threatens escalation after US hits 90 targets on Kharg Island

          MENAMarch 14, 2026
          HMS Lancaster departing the Gulf in December 2025. Photo: UK Royal Navy

          British warships exit Gulf as Iran conflict looms for US

          MENAFebruary 26, 2026
          A Ukrainian serviceman with a robotic combat vehicle armed with an Mk 19 grenade launcher. Robots now dominate the front line, Ukraine's former military chief has said. AFP

          Ukraine reduced to 'robotic kill zone', says general sacked by Zelenskyy

          EuropeFebruary 23, 2026
          Servicemen from the strike drone platoon patrol the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine. EPA

          Three ways the Ukraine-Russia war could end ... but who will blink first?

          EuropeFebruary 20, 2026
          Drone torpedoes are being developed to take out traditional submarines. Photo: Naval Group

          The new frontier of warfare: torpedo-drones fired from an unmanned mothership

          EuropeFebruary 13, 2026
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          Shadi's take on the SDF agreeing to integrate into the Syrian armed forces

          CartoonJanuary 30, 2026
          Former RAF pilot Prince William, pictured at the controls of a Chipmunk aircraft in 2015, is due to visit Saudi Arabia. Getty Images

          Prince William to visit Saudi Arabia as UK hopes for fighter jet deal

          UKJanuary 30, 2026
          Elbit Systems UK is a subsidiary of Israel’s largest defence company. Getty Images

          UK army suppressed dossier questioning Israeli firm's bid for £2bn training deal

          UKDecember 12, 2025
          In a poll of nine major European countries, Germany and France among them, 69 per cent thought their country could defend itself in the event of a Russian attack. Nick Donaldson / The National

          Your country needs you (again): Europe's reluctant generation braced for call-up

          EuropeDecember 05, 2025
          Dubai Airshow 2025. EDGE Stand, Jeniah drone. Antonie Robertson/The National

          Middle East arms companies out in full force in global rankings

          EconomyDecember 01, 2025
          Russian Sukhoi Su-35 jet fighters could be supplied to Iran, significantly bolstering its forces and threatening the region. Reuters

          Iran goes shopping for advanced fighters and missiles

          MENANovember 29, 2025
          French President Emmanuel Macron, centre, with Chief of Defence Staff Fabien Mandon, right, and his predecessor Thierry Burkhard in November last year. AFP

          Macron launches drive to reintroduce military conscription in France

          EuropeNovember 26, 2025
          Britain's defence secretary has warned the navy will take action against Russian military ship Yantar if it threatens UK undersea cables. AFP

          Russian spy ship fires lasers at UK pilots as Europe speeds up tank mobilisation

          EuropeNovember 19, 2025
          French weapons systems, including drones, on display for Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Velizy-Villacoublay Airbase near Paris. AFP

          West 'poorly equipped' for future drone wars

          EuropeNovember 18, 2025
          The Gripen jet fighter that could be chosen by Canada if it abandons the US F-35 optional. Reuters

          Canada lines up a Gripen dilemma by spurning US for Swedish warplanes

          EuropeNovember 10, 2025
          Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine's President, is urging European allies to supply Ukraine with long-range weapons. Bloomberg

          Western leaders aim to choke Russia's war chest after Trump sanctions

          EuropeOctober 23, 2025
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