Read more about the article Estonia will Allocate €476 million for Short-to-mid-range Air Defence Systems
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Estonia will Allocate €476 million for Short-to-mid-range Air Defence Systems

In a tweet on 24 March, Estonia’s Defence Ministry Kalle Laanet announced that Estonia will increase its military spending to €476 million. The more significant part of this budget will be destined to buy short-to mid-range air defence systems, which Estonia hopes to acquire no later than 2025 and estimates the acquisition would be worth about €350 million.

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26 April 2022
Read more about the article The issue of the dependence of European commercial and institutional space projects on foreign technologies : Is it time to be autonomous in terms of commercially competitive launchers?
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The issue of the dependence of European commercial and institutional space projects on foreign technologies : Is it time to be autonomous in terms of commercially competitive launchers?

Space control is becoming increasingly important. What until now has been one of the most peaceful areas of international collaboration, despite the fierce competition for technological progress, is beginning to become an area of conflict. The consequences of the events in Ukraine, and the sanctions imposed in response to them, are also having repercussions in this field.

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21 April 2022
Read more about the article The EU Deploys a Cyber Defence Team to Support Ukraine
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The EU Deploys a Cyber Defence Team to Support Ukraine

The European Union (EU) is mobilising a team of specialists, the Cyber Rapid Response Team (CRRT), to back up Ukrainian cybersecurity efforts during the current conflict. As the country is fighting on many fronts, this measure intends to strengthen the Ukrainian response to cyber-attacks by employing European expertise and capabilities.

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8 April 2022
Read more about the article Germany’s Defence Spending, a Seismic Shift in European Defence?
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Germany’s Defence Spending, a Seismic Shift in European Defence?

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has sparked outrage and economic reprisals from most of the international community and is bound to continue to drive the defence policy of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)’s members for the foreseeable future.

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8 April 2022
Read more about the article A Step Forward for the North Korean War Industry: Hypersonic Missiles
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A Step Forward for the North Korean War Industry: Hypersonic Missiles

In January, North Korea carried out six missile tests. 2019 was the last time it did so many tests. However, what is worrying is what they have been testing, rather than the number of tests. According to experts and North Korean media, the missiles tested on the 5 and the 11 January would be hypersonic weapons. If these claims are authentic, the balance of power in East Asia will change dramatically

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15 March 2022