Defence`s Feeds

A little over a year after prosecutors opened a preliminary investigation (IO, 09/04/25), former fighter pilot Pierre-Henri Chuet was taken [...]

USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB 8) successfully completed Acceptance Trials July 17 following a three-day underway off the coast of southern California. ESB 8 is the final Expeditionary Sea Base in production and is scheduled for delivery later this summer.

FM Sa'ar: "ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan pursued the case against Israel's elected leaders as a shield behind which he tried to hide his own lack of integrity"

A versatile platform, fast mission performance and outstanding off-road capability. The Ministry of Defence has codified and authorized for operational use the Ukrainian INGUAR-4 armored recovery vehicle.

Taiwan has conveyed its concerns to Beijing "through third countries and existing private channels" over recent Chinese operations east of Taiwan that China has claimed involve law enforcement, Taiwan's top China affairs agency said Monday.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed Saudi Arabia's condemnation in the strongest terms of the reprehensible UAV attacks launched against the Kingdom by Iran-affiliated militias in Iraq

Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense Major General Turki Al-Malki stated today that Saudi air defenses intercepted and destroyed several UAVs over the past few hours that attempted to target oil facilities in Eastern Region and Riyadh

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Launched in 2023, construction of the high-security pathogenic research laboratory in Guangzhou (IO, 28/11/12) is entering its final phase, Intelligence Online has learned from sources following the project. In March, Sun Yat-sen University, which is hosting the institution on a [...]

According to Intelligence Online sources, recently manufactured ammunition, originally intended for the Saudi armed forces, is being sold openly on [...]

The day after he was dismissed as Ukrainian defence minister, Mykhailo Fedorov held a press conference on 16 July at [...]

Following periods of heightened tension, bilateral diplomatic channels are gradually being re-established between Tel Aviv and Pretoria.

The chief of defence staff of the French armed forces, Fabien Mandon, will be seeing newcomers among his personnel this summer.

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa met with Senegalese maritime leaders during the African Maritime Forces Summit 2026 to discuss regional maritime security, coastal stability and continued cooperation in West Africa.

Tourists are not the only ones enjoying the delights of the Mediterranean during this sweltering month of July. Far from [...]

European private investors are taking a greater interest in Ukrainian military tech companies, Intelligence Online has heard, as the country's [...]

A Ukrainian national attempting to enter French territory was retained by the PAF border police at the airport in Nice [...]

French Senate official Benoît Quennedey, who was forced into early retirement in 2023, has seen a Paris court deny his [...]

A Virginia lawyer who has represented Donald Trump, and was recently hired by FBI Director Kash Patel, is now helping [...]

Against the backdrop of Russia’s war against Ukraine, and the rapid battlefield adaptation that it has led to, defence innovation and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are being seen as key contributors to Europe’s industrial preparedness, production scalability and security of supply. To this end, recent European Union (EU) policy and financial initiatives have specifically targeted SMEs in the defence sector, to address the financial, regulatory and industrial bottlenecks facing SMEs in Europe. However, SMEs still face considerable challenges and barriers. This Study examines the evolving role of SMEs within the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB). It specifically analyses the persistent barriers preventing SMEs from entering the defence market in Europe, and, once present, from scaling their innovation, services and products. The Study argues that, despite the growing political recognition of SMEs as sources of technological and disruptive innovation, SMEs still face considerable financial, regulatory and political barriers to access the EDTIB.
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