Arsenal Europe

Dive into a collection of past posts and rediscover timeless content.

Arsenal Europe

Dec 16, 2025

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

Arsenal Europe

Dec 9, 2025

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

Arsenal Europe

Dec 2, 2025

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

Arsenal Europe

Nov 26, 2025

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

Arsenal Europe

Nov 18, 2025

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

Arsenal Europe

Dive into a collection of past posts and rediscover timeless content.

EUR: Keeping defense procurement in the EU

EUR: How Europe’s responding to Russian drone threats

EUR: Defense tech’s critical minerals war

EUR: Why Europe wants its own tank

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

A publication covering Ukrainian and European defense tech and regulations