Defense & Security

Whoever Controls the Defense Industry Controls the War: Central Europe in the Race for Manufacturing, Data, and AI

Whoever Controls the Defense Industry Controls the War: Central Europe in the Race for Manufacturing, Data, and AI

The European defense industry is currently undergoing a turning point that is changing the rules of both production and business relations. Inventories are depleting faster than…

19. 04. 2026
B-21 Raider Clears Key Refueling Test as U.S. Air Force Pushes Toward Operational Service

B-21 Raider Clears Key Refueling Test as U.S. Air Force Pushes Toward Operational Service

The U.S. Air Force has marked another major step forward for its next-generation stealth bomber, confirming that the B-21 Raider has successfully completed aerial refueling with a KC-135…

18. 04. 2026
Overnight Drone Strike Disables Enemy-Used Substation in Melitopol

Overnight Drone Strike Disables Enemy-Used Substation in Melitopol

A power substation in temporarily occupied Melitopol was struck in a nighttime drone attack, causing a citywide outage and highlighting the continued effort to disrupt…

17. 04. 2026
CSG to Supply Artillery Ammunition Worth Hundreds of Millions of Euros to European Customer

CSG to Supply Artillery Ammunition Worth Hundreds of Millions of Euros to European Customer

The global industrial and technology group CSG has signed a significant new contract for the supply of large-calibre ammunition to a European customer. The total value of the…

16. 04. 2026
What Happened at Russia’s Only Su-57 Production Plant

What Happened at Russia’s Only Su-57 Production Plant

A fire has reportedly broken out at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Plant (KnAAZ), the only facility in Russia that serially produces the Su-57 Felon fifth-generation fighter jet, raising…

15. 04. 2026
Video: Ukraine Just Pulled Off a Devastating Multi-Layer Strike on russian Forces

Video: Ukraine Just Pulled Off a Devastating Multi-Layer Strike on russian Forces

Ukraine has carried out a carefully coordinated strike in the Zaporizhzhia direction, hitting multiple layers of russian battlefield infrastructure in a single operation…

13. 04. 2026
CSG Signs Record-Breaking Contracts to Supply Air Defense Systems in Asia

CSG Signs Record-Breaking Contracts to Supply Air Defense Systems in Asia

The CSG group, owned by Czech entrepreneur Michal Strnad, is reporting one of its largest non-European business successes since its founding and in the modern history of the…

07. 04. 2026
Israel’s Record Defense Budget Signals Unprecedented Investment in Technological Superiority Amid Multi-Front Threats

Israel’s Record Defense Budget Signals Unprecedented Investment in Technological Superiority Amid Multi-Front Threats

In a move that underscores the escalating security challenges facing the Middle East, Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, has approved a historic defense budget for 2026 totaling…

06. 04. 2026
Iran Didn’t Just Hit a Base – It Exposed a Flaw in US War Planning

Iran Didn’t Just Hit a Base – It Exposed a Flaw in US War Planning

When US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon had “maxed out” its defensive posture before the Iran conflict escalated, the message was meant to signal readiness…

04. 04. 2026
Iran Just Smashed a Key US Air Base in Kuwait - New Images Reveal the Damage

Iran Just Smashed a Key US Air Base in Kuwait - New Images Reveal the Damage

Fresh satellite imagery and released footage indicate that Iran’s missile and drone strikes caused serious damage at Al-Udairi Air Base in northern Kuwait, a critical…

03. 04. 2026
Without Factories in Europe, There Will Be No Orders: Is a New Reality Emerging in the Arms Market?

Without Factories in Europe, There Will Be No Orders: Is a New Reality Emerging in the Arms Market?

The European defense industry is entering a period of profound transformation. Production capacity is expanding at an unprecedented pace in peacetime, reshaping the…

02. 04. 2026
CSG acquires a 49% stake in Hirtenberger Defence Systems and expands its capabilities in mortar systems and ammunition

CSG acquires a 49% stake in Hirtenberger Defence Systems and expands its capabilities in mortar systems and ammunition

The global industrial-technology group CSG is acquiring a 49% stake in Hirtenberger Defence Systems (HDS) from the Hungarian group 4iG. The acquisition significantly expands the…

31. 03. 2026