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Ukrainian fighter jets tried to shoot down Russian missiles near the border with Poland on Thursday; however, at least one breached Polish airspace, Western officials said.US Army Col. Martin O’Donnell, a spokesperson for NATO’s Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, told Business Insider NATO and Poland activated their air and ground…
Persistent surveillance over the modern battlefield is forcing NATO leaders to rethink command and control and disperse unnecessarily large troop formations that could be easy targets for enemy airstrikes.French Adm. Pierre Vandier, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, told Business Insider in a recent interview that constant surveillance and the growing…
The US military’s first-ever sea-drone strike, carried out in Iran earlier this month, is opening up a new way of warfighting for NATO, a top commander overseeing the alliance’s modernization told Business Insider.”I think it’s coming,” French Adm. Pierre Vandier, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, said in an interview this…
Russia’s warships are being tasked with escorting merchant tankers around Europe, further straining its surface fleet and worsening an already “serious” force-generation problem, a NATO military official told Business Insider.The Russian Navy is facing a mix of different challenges, including sustainment, maintenance, and overall fleet readiness issues. Ukraine has targeted…
NATO is racing to prepare for the next drone war, but officials warn that building millions of drones now could leave the alliance with stockpiles of outdated weapons before a fight even begins.Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s invasion is showing Western militaries that they need to be ready with drone and…
Along NATO’s eastern flank, the military alliance is no longer relying solely on tanks, fighter jets, and troops. Instead, it is building a vast digital battlespace network made up of thousands of sensors, drones, satellites, and artificial intelligence. The goal: to detect an attack on allied nations as early as…
When NATO leaders meet in Ankara next week, they are expected to focus on a pressing question within the alliance: how, and how fast, Europe can shoulder the responsibility for its own defense as the United States reduces its military role on the continent.”It is happening,” Germany’s defense minister Boris…
The West’s long-standing approach to air defense — relying heavily on advanced jets, expensive missiles, and the ability to shoot down just about whatever comes its way — is being strained by a new era of cheap drones and mass air attacks, a top NATO commander warned.New air threats able…
Ukraine’s small drone teams keep beating NATO units in exercises, exposing an unsurprising experience gap.NATO is bringing Ukrainian units into exercises to help allied troops prepare for modern drone warfare. In those drills, Ukrainian teams have repeatedly beaten the allied forces they faced. A Ukrainian defense official and NATO officials…
Ukrainian forces lost a naval drone during an operation in the Black Sea on Friday after its guidance was disrupted by Russian electronic warfare, sending the vessel off course and into a large Romanian port, where it exploded.It’s the latest instance of Ukrainian drones accidentally ending up in NATO territory,…
