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Nicholas Wallace

Defense Reporter based in Belgium

EUR: Europe plays catch-up with U.S. battlefield AI

Apr 14, 2026

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17 min read

EUR: Europe plays catch-up with U.S. battlefield AI

European startups are working on home-grown alternatives to the US-developed AI systems used in the Iran and Gaza wars.

Nicholas Wallace
Nicholas Wallace
EUR: Adaptive camo to turn EU soldiers into chameleons

Apr 7, 2026

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13 min read

EUR: Adaptive camo to turn EU soldiers into chameleons

In our special edition on camo tech, we go deep on how researchers, defense firms in nine countries are working on an EU-funded project to develop camo for a new generation of troops.

Nicholas Wallace
Nicholas Wallace
EUR: The fierce European competition over UGVs

Mar 31, 2026

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15 min read

EUR: The fierce European competition over UGVs

Two manufacturers of military robotics boast having the most deployments for a Western producer—and they’re both in the EU.

Nicholas Wallace
Kristina Thomas
Nicholas Wallace, +1
EUR: Europe guards sea cables amid Iran War warship crunch

Mar 24, 2026

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18 min read

EUR: Europe guards sea cables amid Iran War warship crunch

European navies are protecting the northern seas from cable sabotage while simultaneously trying to secure the Eastern Mediterranean. Maritime drones and sensors could alleviate the strain, supporting early warning of threats to cables.

Nicholas Wallace
Nicholas Wallace
EUR: Iranian drone attacks drive Gulf demand for European interceptors

Mar 17, 2026

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17 min read

EUR: Iranian drone attacks drive Gulf demand for European interceptors

As Iran targets its neighbors with kamikaze drones, European interceptor startups are getting calls from the Middle East—but say Ukraine remains their priority

Nicholas Wallace
Nicholas Wallace
EUR: Watching Iran, Swiss miltech demands reforms

Mar 10, 2026

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19 min read

EUR: Watching Iran, Swiss miltech demands reforms

Neutral Switzerland is slowly re-arming, but as U.S. stockpiles dwindle amid war with Iran, its neutrality makes it a low priority customer. Swiss miltech leaders say they’re constrained by low investment and strict export controls.

Nicholas Wallace
Nicholas Wallace
EUR: Europe’s navies seek drones to safeguard aircraft carriers

Mar 3, 2026

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19 min read

EUR: Europe’s navies seek drones to safeguard aircraft carriers

The largest warships in advanced navies will have aerial, sea-surface and underwater drones for both reconnaissance and combat operations. Here’s how they’ll work.

Nicholas Wallace
Nicholas Wallace
EUR: European miltech rethinking links to US and China

Feb 10, 2026

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19 min read

EUR: European miltech rethinking links to US and China

‘ITAR-free’ is becoming more attractive to Europe. As the US and China use trade policy more aggressively, defense and space companies in Europe are taking a cautious look at their supply chains.

Nicholas Wallace
Nicholas Wallace
EUR: Exclusive: Europe’s plan for military space surveillance

Feb 3, 2026

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18 min read

EUR: Exclusive: Europe’s plan for military space surveillance

The Arsenal sits down with Europe’s space chief to discuss how his agency is getting ahead of the EU’s plans for military-grade earth observation. While Brussels hasn’t even agreed on a budget, the independent European Space Agency is getting ready to open the first tenders.

Nicholas Wallace
Nicholas Wallace
EUR: EU, gun makers clash on carcinogenic chrome

Jan 27, 2026

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17 min read

EUR: EU, gun makers clash on carcinogenic chrome

Chromium VI helps protect barrels from extreme heat, but poses a cancer risk to workers. In other defense/environmental news, we dive into lead bullets and TNT manufacturing.

Nicholas Wallace
Nicholas Wallace
EUR: How Finland’s decentralized innovation centers thrive

Jan 20, 2026

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21 min read

EUR: How Finland’s decentralized innovation centers thrive

Local innovation hubs in towns like Riihimäki and Espoo are driving a defense tech renaissance in Finland.

Nicholas Wallace
Nicholas Wallace
EUR: Europe’s space defense technology ambitions

Jan 13, 2026

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18 min read

EUR: Europe’s space defense technology ambitions

The EU has broad plans to upgrade and protect satellites it uses for secure communications, navigation and tactical surveillance.

Nicholas Wallace
Nicholas Wallace
EUR: Solving Europe’s air superiority deficiencies

Jan 6, 2026

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15 min read

EUR: Solving Europe’s air superiority deficiencies

European defense depends on air superiority, which is underpinned by hard-to-replace American technology and intelligence. Here’s a pathway through.

Nicholas Wallace
Nicholas Wallace

Arsenal Europe

EUR: Keeping defense procurement in the EU

Dec 16, 2025

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19 min read

EUR: Keeping defense procurement in the EU

The European Commission will propose new measures next year to push EU countries to buy more from each other, and less from the United States.

Nicholas Wallace
Nicholas Wallace

Arsenal Europe

EUR: How Europe’s responding to Russian drone threats

Dec 9, 2025

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19 min read

EUR: How Europe’s responding to Russian drone threats

Europe has been slow to adapt to the Russian drone threat, but is starting to test technologies used in Ukraine — and building drone-detection infrastructure.

Nicholas Wallace
Nicholas Wallace

Arsenal Europe

EUR: Defense tech’s critical minerals war

Dec 2, 2025

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16 min read

EUR: Defense tech’s critical minerals war

Neodymium magnets for drone motors, germanium for night vision and gallium for GPU chips are vital for the military technologies Europe needs—and China controls them.

Nicholas Wallace
Nicholas Wallace

Arsenal Europe

EUR: Why Europe wants its own tank

Nov 26, 2025

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18 min read

EUR: Why Europe wants its own tank

Tanks have proven vulnerable to drones on the Ukrainian battlefield, but the EU is still confident in their need for one. Here’s how the bloc is pressing ahead with its ambitions to design a next-generation battle tank.

Nicholas Wallace
Nicholas Wallace

Arsenal Europe

EUR: The EU’s DARPA-esque miltech investment plan

Nov 18, 2025

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17 min read

EUR: The EU’s DARPA-esque miltech investment plan

Defense tech startups in the EU and Ukraine will be able to get equity investments of up to €30 million each, with larger firms invited to co-invest, under plans to be spelled out on Wednesday.

Nicholas Wallace
Nicholas Wallace

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