French Foreign Minister Outlines Relationship With Russia, Warns Turkey Against Building Autocratic Regime
The French foreign minister warned Turkey not to use its state of emergency decree following a failed military coup as…
Britain Votes to Keep Trident Nuclear Deterrent, Approves New U.K. SSBNs
The U.K. House of Commons approved a measure to renew the Royal Navy’s Trident nuclear weapons program and continue funding…
Brexit: We Must Reinforce Our Commitment to NATO, says U.K. Defense Secretary
LONDON — Britain’s defense secretary has attempted to calm frayed nerves amid claims that the country’s decision to exit the…
Analysis: Larger NATO Baltic Sea Exercise Sends Important Message to Russia
Summer is exercise season in the Baltic Sea region, and one of the largest ones is BALTOPS 16, which runs…
Atlantic Council Report: NATO Alliance at Risk
In Europe, “you find a kind of the perfect storm”—a resurgent Russia in the east, thousands of refugees and migrants…
Britain’s Anti-ISIS Strategy: More Air Strikes in Syria , No Ground Troops
Britain’s Minister of Defense detailed steps his government is taking to show it is “bringing the full force of the…
Document: U.K. 2015 National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review
The following is the 2015 U.K. National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review — the country’s guiding defense…
Ministers: U.K. Royal Navy Guaranteed 4 New Nuclear Ballistic Missile Subs
LONDON — The British government has decided to replace the Royal Navy’s four Vanguard-class ballistic nuclear missile submarines (SSBN) with…
DSEI: U.S. Marine F-35Bs Will Operate From British Queen Elizabeth Carriers
LONDON — The U.S. Marine Corps will deploy its Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II strike fighters on combat sorties from…
India Asks International Defense Firms for Help With New Aircraft Carrier Design
The Indian Navy has reached out to four international defense contractors — including a Russian and U.S. firm — for…