French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a new national military service scheme as France and other European nations seek to boost their armed forces amid growing concerns about the Russian threat. The move comes after Germany and Poland put forward ...

French soldiers board a French Airbus A-400 M during a training exercise of the French Air Force at Mont-de-Marsan military base on Oct. 6, 2022. (Thibaud Moritz/AFP via Getty Images) BERLIN — The European Union collectively spent €343 billion ($402 ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Europe has long been known for its military history, partly because it was the site of the largest war the world ...

It took far too long, but Europe is finally getting serious about military spending. This summer, at NATO’s most recent summit in The Hague, member states agreed to increase defense spending substantially, to 5 percent of GDP, within a decade. That ...

BRUSSELS — European defense ministers agreed on Friday to develop a “drone wall” along their borders with Russia and Ukraine to better detect, track and intercept drones violating Europe’s airspace. The decision comes after a spate of incidents in ...

The continent of Europe has created some of the most capable military aircraft in history, indeed the first combat action by an aeroplane was in Italian service. In the First World War, all of the best fighter aircraft were European; in the Second World ...

A European army of 1.4 million soldiers. A command structure independent of NATO. For decades it was unthinkable — now it’s policy talk. What changed?

Europe is ramping up defence spending, led by Germany, with economists expecting a modest boost to growth. While rising orders support activity, long production lags and structural headwinds may limit the economic pay-off.