Russia’s Hybrid Warfare and Sabotage: A Threat to Europe or an Overblown Scare?

Expert, political, and public debate regarding the real Russian threat to Euro-Atlantic civilization has been heated and ongoing since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the…

Expert, political, and public debate regarding the real Russian threat to Euro-Atlantic civilization has been heated and ongoing since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the invasion of the Donbas region of Ukraine by Russian troops in 2022. Russian war rhetoric further reinforces these narratives and, using all means of so-called psychological warfare, purposefully escalates the situation. However, views on the Russian threat vary widely. In general, it can be said that the security expert community is more or less in agreement regarding the real threat emanating from the Kremlin, but political and public discourse is highly polarized and largely…

Pay 0.25% or Explain Why Not: NATO’s Ukraine Fight Is Turning Inward

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is pushing a simple but politically loaded idea: every NATO ally should dedicate 0.25% of its GDP each year to military aid for…

Ukraine’s Freya Project Aims to Deliver a Lower - Cost Ballistic Missile Shield for Europe

Ukraine is pushing beyond battlefield adaptation and into defense architecture design with the unveiling of Freya, a new ballistic missile defense concept built around a low-cost…

SIPRI: The World Is Arming at a Historic Pace, Berlin and Warsaw Buy Big

In 2025, the world spent $2.887 trillion on military equipment. This marks the eleventh consecutive year of growth in global military spending and represents an amount that…

CSG and FNSS Unveil Strategic Partnership and CFL-120 Karpat at IDEB 2026

Representatives of the CSG Group and the Turkish company FNSS Savunma Sistemleri announced today, on the first day of the IDEB 2026 trade fair in Bratislava, a strategic…

USAF Accelerates Collaborative Combat Aircraft Procurement

The United States Air Force is embarking on one of the most transformative initiatives in modern aerial warfare with its plan to procure more than 150 Collaborative Combat…

Russia Rolls Out More T-90M Tanks Despite Heavy Battlefield Losses

Uralvagonzavod has delivered a new batch of T-90M, T-72B3M, and T-80BVM main battle tanks to the Russian Army, adding more upgraded armored vehicles to Moscow’s ground forces…

Pyongyang’s Ammo Boom Could Change the Pace of the War in Ukraine

North Korea appears to be sharply expanding its military production base as it continues supplying ammunition and weapons to Russia for use in the war against Ukraine. New claims…

Ukraine Unveils Trailer-Mounted STASH Air Defense During Record Russian Aerial Assault

In the early hours of May 1, 2026, as waves of Russian Shahed drones darkened the skies over western Ukraine, a previously unknown surface-to-air missile system made its dramatic…

Russia’s Second Largest Oil Refinery Suddenly Goes Dark After Devastating Drone Strike

Russia’s second-largest oil refinery has suspended operations after a series of drone strikes caused major damage to critical processing infrastructure, dealing another blow…

Adir’s Proven Might: Why Israel is Doubling Its F-35 Fleet Amid Regional Threats

In a decisive move that underscores Israel’s commitment to maintaining unchallenged aerial dominance in an increasingly volatile Middle East, the Israeli government has approved the…

CSG to Showcase Modern Vehicles and New Projects at the IDEB 2026 Defense Technology Exhibition in Bratislava

The IDEB 2026 exhibition will take place from May 12 to 14 at the Bratislava exhibition center. Among the exhibitors, the CSG group will have the largest presence and the biggest stand…