In November 2025, the U.S. Army convened a multi-week counter-drone trial at the coastal training grounds of Truppenübungsplatz Putlos in northern Germany. …
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Poland Seals $500M-Plus Deal for AIM-120D-3 AMRAAM Missiles to Arm F-35A Jets
by TeamDefenseWatch 4 minutes readPoland has signed a deal worth approximately US$500 million to acquire the latest variant of the AIM-120D-3 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles for use …
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Europe Risks Perpetual War in Ukraine — Why Washington May Pull Back
by TeamDefenseWatch 4 minutes readOn November 27, 2025, a commentary titled “Europe Wants Endless War in Ukraine. Trump Should Walk Away.” published by National Security Journal …
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Russia Criticizes Trump’s New 19-Point Ukraine Plan as European Governments Signal Concern
by TeamDefenseWatch 3 minutes readRussia Rejects Proposal as Europe Evaluates Strategic Implications Russia has strongly criticized former U.S. President Donald Trump’s newly outlined 19-point Ukraine plan, …
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Trump’s 28-Point Ukraine “Peace Plan” Calls for Kyiv to Cede Territory and Abandon NATO Ambitions
by TeamDefenseWatch 4 minutes readTrump’s 28-Point Peace Plan Demands Ukraine Surrender Land and NATO Goals A controversial 28-point “peace plan” reportedly orchestrated by former U.S. President …
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Nordic-Baltic Allies Commit $500 Million for US-Sourced Arms to Ukraine under PURL Framework
by TeamDefenseWatch 3 minutes readPARIS — On 13 November 2025, the eight member states of the Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) announced a collective commitment to finance a …
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US P-8 Aircraft Joins NATO Anti-Submarine Drill in Baltic Sea
by TeamDefenseWatch 2 minutes readMILAN — A U.S. P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft joined NATO allies this week in tracking German and Swedish submarines during a …
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U.S. Cancels Planned Trump-Putin Summit in Budapest After Moscow Memo
by TeamDefenseWatch 4 minutes readSummit Agreement Emerges, Then Collapses A planned high-level summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, scheduled to take …
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Italy Weighs Activation of EU “Escape Clause” to Unlock €12B for Defense Budget
by TeamDefenseWatch 5 minutes readROME — The Italian government is preparing a fallback strategy that would see it invoke an EU-devised accounting mechanism to unlock up …
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NATO vs China-Russia Alliance: Is the World Entering a New Cold War?
by TeamDefenseWatch 4 minutes readNATO vs China-Russia: Strategic Rivalry in a Multipolar Age In recent years, discussions about a “new Cold War” have proliferated — but …