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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
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
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
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
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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