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Britain’s decision to finally permit the United States to use its bases for strikes against Iranian missile sites in the Strait of Hormuz is, without question, the right one. It is also, by any reasonable measure, far too late. #DefenceMatters defencematters.eu/britain-steps-…

France intercepts suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker in Mediterranean euglobal.news/france-interce… via @EU_Global_News

The UK, Finland and the Netherlands say they are exploring a new mechanism by 2027 to finance joint defence investment & procurement, to increase munitions availability, strengthen industrial capacity & improve military interoperability. #DefenceMatters defencematters.eu/uk-finland-and…

Swarmer’s Nasdaq debut marks a new stage for Ukrainian defence tech euglobal.news/swarmers-nasda… via @EU Global

The scene in Brussels today was as revealing as it was dispiriting. While most European leaders arrived intent on unlocking urgent financial support for Ukraine, Viktor Orbán came with a different purpose: to block, to delay, and—critics increasingly argue—to serve interests far beyond Hungary’s borders. #EUToday eutoday.net/hungary-orbans…

Britain, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan & Canada have collectively signalled readiness to defend one of the world’s most critical maritime arteries, & stabilise the global economy in the face of acute geopolitical stress. #DefenceMatters defencematters.eu/a-coordinated-…

For a man who has spent much of his premiership cultivating the image of sober competence, Sir Keir Starmer is discovering that global politics has little patience for managerial caution. #DefenceMatters defencematters.eu/no-winston-chu…

The US Army has awarded Anduril Industries a 10-year enterprise contract with a ceiling value of up to $20 billion, underlining the Pentagon’s growing reliance on commercial software, autonomous systems and integrated battlefield networks. #DefenceMatters defencematters.eu/us-army-signs-…

From bomber drones and interceptors to ground robots and autonomous control, Ukrainian companies at BEDEX showed how wartime innovation is reshaping the future of combat #DefenceMatters #BEDEX #BEDEX2026 defencematters.eu/ukrainian-firm…

The Communists Are Revolting: Cuban Fury Erupts as Party Office Torched euglobal.news/communists-are… via @EU_Global_News

From the shattered Basque town of Guernica to the pulverised apartment blocks of modern Ukraine, aerial bombardment has evolved from experimental terror tactic to grimly familiar feature of industrialised war. #DefenceMatters defencematters.eu/guernica-kyiv-…

EU Governments including France and Germany remain reluctant to compress the accession timetable, despite Ukraine’s argument that EU membership should form part of a broader post-war security settlement. #EUToday #StandWithUkraine Read the full article: eutoday.net/capitals-resis…

The Polish explosives manufacturer Nitro-Chem, already the largest producer of TNT within NATO, has announced plans to build a new production line in response to a sharp resurgence in global demand for munitions. #DefenceMatters defencematters.eu/poland-to-expa…

Ukraine’s #SkyFall is now among the most prominent drone manufacturers to emerge from the war with Russia. The company says it's grown from four engineers in a garage into a defence technology firm employing several thousand people. #DefenceMatters #BEDEX defencematters.eu/at-bedex-skyfa…

The US has depleted what officials described as “years” of stockpiled critical munitions during less than two weeks of war with Iran, according to a Financial Times report. #DefenceMatters defencematters.eu/us-burns-throu…

💥 "We don’t need the aircraft carrier (in Eastern Meditteranean /Middle East ) We don’t need the Navy. We have an aircraft carrier – it’s called Cyprus." @Telegraph What Britain's Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, advised against deploying a Royal Navy aircraft carrier (specifically the HMS Prince of Wales) to the eastern Mediterranean/Middle East region literally hours before the USA -Israel strikes on Iran started ! #IranWar - This advice came during a National Security Council (NSC) discussion shortly before the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran (reportedly hours before the strikes, around February 27, 2026). - When asked by National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell if the £3.2bn carrier should be mobilized amid rising tensions and imminent war risk, Sir Richard reportedly dismissed the idea, stating: "We don’t need the carrier. We don’t need the Navy. We have an aircraft carrier – it’s called Cyprus." - He emphasized that the UK could rely on the RAF's Akrotiri base in Cyprus to launch jets (such as Typhoons and F-35s already stationed or deployed there) for operations, including air defence and countering Iranian drones/missiles, rather than needing a naval carrier strike group. - The article highlights this in the context of criticism over the UK's response to the escalating Iran conflict, where the RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus was later targeted by an Iranian-made drone attack (in early March 2026). - Downing Street and government sources pushed back on the claims, denying any major rift and stating that no decision was made to deploy the carrier because existing assets in Cyprus (plus additional personnel, air defence systems, and jets) were sufficient to protect British interests and allies. - The piece appears is part of broader media scrutiny of the Labour government under Sir Keir Starmer, including accusations of slow or inadequate naval deployment (with Greece’s response in hours and France's Charles de Gaulle carrier moving faster to the region), and delays in sending assets like HMS Dragon (a Type 45 destroyer) to Cyprus for air defence support. telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03/1… 🔥What the UK 🇬🇧 govt and Defence & Foreign Office establishments failed to grasp, is their institutional responsibility also to protect the territory of the Republic of Cyprus ,the host country, beyond the area of the British Bases,if they wish to be politically accepted their neo-Colonial presence in the island ! #security #EastMed #geopolitics