Wires Brief: Continued poppy reduction in Afghanistan; Saudi Arabia lobbying for F-35 sale
United States-Saudi Arabia The Trump administration is considering the sale of 48 F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia. The potential deal has cleared a key Pentagon hurdle, according to officials…
Augmented Command: The Integration of AI Decision-Making Systems in Modern Military Leadership
05 November 2025 The integration of artificial intelligence into military operations has become a defining feature of modern warfare. The Center for Security and Emerging Technology notes that AI is…
Media Limelight: Report – From the Depths: Getting the Victoria-class Submarine Replacement Right
05 November 2025 What defines DefenceReport from news agencies is that we want to help shape the new and political conversations. We achieve this through in-house reports, academic papers, and…
Wires Brief: RSF digging mass grave at el-Fashir; North Korea sends 5,000 construction workers to Russia
Mali In a rare moment, General Assimi Goita, the head of Mali’s military junta, spoke about the fuel crisis and JNIM’s blockade of fuel supplies. The military has been attempting…
Wires Brief: Trump threatens military action in Nigeria; Former US Vice-President Dick Cheney dies at 84
4 November 2025 Ukraine The United Kingdom supplied Ukraine with additional Storm Shadow missiles for deep strikes into Russia. The undisclosed number of missiles is to bolster Ukraine’s supply before…
Wires Brief: Jihadists attempt to encircle Mali’s capital; Iran in no rush for nuclear talks
Mali Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam al-Muslimin (JNIM) has cut off the capital Bamako as the group has cut off roads, ambushed fuel trucks and military patrols. It is believed that the…
Wires Brief: Top IDF lawyer resigns after leaking abuse video; US National Guard to create quick-reaction force for civil unrest
31 October 2025 Israel The IDF’s top lawyer, Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi resigned after a detainee abuse video was leaked. The video shows Israeli troops abusing a Palestinian detainee at…
Wires Brief: Trump permits US nuclear weapons testing; Russian troops enter Pokrovsk
30 October 2025 Nuclear Weapons President Trump announced that he is permitting the Department of War to test nuclear weapons again on an equal basis with Russia and China. This…
Wires Brief: Saab considers Gripen factory in Ukraine; Peace deal struck in Myanmar
Estonia An investigation done by several Estonian media companies found that an Estonian company has been refuelling Russia’s shadow fleet of tankers. “According to analysis by Anatalii Kravtsev from the…
Report – From the Depths: Getting the Victoria-class Submarine Replacement Right
28 October 2025 For multiple governments, the Victoria-class submarine fleet has been a procurement curse. The subs have been on land more than at sea, undergoing extensive refits and numerous…
