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EU aims to fast-track approval for European SpaceX rival

EU aims to fast-track approval for European SpaceX rival

Musk blames Trump for Starlink limits as critics say it shows dangers of reliance on US

Musk blames Trump for Starlink limits as critics say it shows dangers of reliance on US

MI5 chief: hybrid war shows Russia ‘remains aggressor number one’

MI5 chief: hybrid war shows Russia ‘remains aggressor number one’

Europe divided on buying arms locally, says missile chief

Europe divided on buying arms locally, says missile chief

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PREMIUM: Meet the 20-something tech geniuses taking on Vladimir Putin

PREMIUM: Meet the 20-something tech geniuses taking on Vladimir Putin

In a community centre in central London, Nadiia, a young Ukrainian woman, takes the mic on a small stage to tell the assembled volunteers what’s at stake. Her hometown in the east of the country is occupied by Russian soldiers, she tells an audience of more than a hundred

PREMIUM: Slow law changes put stadiums and airports in the firing line for foreign drones

PREMIUM: Slow law changes put stadiums and airports in the firing line for foreign drones

Anti-drone firms are in a cat-and-mouse game they risk losing if regulation doesn’t catch up with technology, a top supplier of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) detection measures has warned. Firms tasked with detecting drone threats have to constantly update their systems as hobbyists, the arms industry

PREMIUM: Cast off your worries about AI says Ukrainian drone boss

PREMIUM: Cast off your worries about AI says Ukrainian drone boss

At the start of the war with Russia, fewer than one in 10 Ukrainian drones hit their targets, a success rate which Norda Dynamics chief executive Nazar Bigun found unacceptable - but which also gave him an idea.

PREMIUM: Look to the sky for a solution to defence procurement mess, says Iceye boss

PREMIUM: Look to the sky for a solution to defence procurement mess, says Iceye boss

The space industry can provide a new model for European countries to buy defence products together, according to Iceye, the Finnish maker and operator of satellites. Iceye’s satellites use synthetic aperture radar technology to generate surveillance imaging that can be delivered whatever the weather, day or night. Governments can

PREMIUM: How more than a dozen factories in the UK could be converted to making shells for Ukraine, Britain and beyond

PREMIUM: How more than a dozen factories in the UK could be converted to making shells for Ukraine, Britain and beyond

Artillery's reputation as 'king of the battlefield' may have been challenged by the precision and volume of drone strikes in Ukraine, but big guns remain a key force, as shown by the enormous usage of shells in the war with Russia. Until recently, low-intensity conflicts

PREMIUM: As Volkswagen and Ford prepare for war, will British factories follow suit?

PREMIUM: As Volkswagen and Ford prepare for war, will British factories follow suit?

Even before the US ripped through more than 3,700 missiles in its attacks on Iran, the Pentagon’s weapons donations to Ukraine had Washington worried about the size of US stockpiles. President Donald Trump froze deliveries to Ukraine of $4m-a-shot Patriot missiles last summer after it emerged

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