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ARES Group - EU
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Armament Industry European Research Group
An @institutiris.bsky.social coordinated high-level network of European security & defence specialists
🔗 iris-france.org/ares/
🇺🇦 Looking ahead: Enablers of innovation and scale for the future of Ukraine's defence-industrial base
By Stuart Dee, Katja Fedina, Kiran Suman-Chauhan, Evie Graham, Daniel Hill, Andrew Gibson – @rand.org
www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
Looking ahead
Ukraine's defence industry is driven by skilled, combat-tested talent with strong state alignment. UAS tech leads globally, but high defence spend is unsustainable; future success hinges on exports po...
www.rand.org
December 5, 2025 at 10:51 AM
🇪🇺 Assessing Europe’s Resilience and Preparedness in an Era of Strategic Risks
By Hans Horan, Pieter-Jan Vandoren, @danielfiott.bsky.social and Jan Feldhusen – @hcss.bsky.social with @csds.bsky.social
hcss.nl/report/asses...
Assessing Europe’s Resilience and Preparedness in an Era of Strategic Risks    - HCSS
Europe’s resilience is still situational, not systemic, concludes a new joint HCSS and CSDS report. The report finds that Europe’s ability to withstand hybrid shocks remains uneven, with civil–militar...
hcss.nl
December 5, 2025 at 10:51 AM
🚀 The Shield and the Sword: The Impact of Ballistic Missile Defence on Missile Proliferation
By Stéphane Delory and Emmanuelle Maitre – @hcoc-euproject.bsky.social: An FRS project funded by the European Union
www.nonproliferation.eu/hcoc/the-shi...
The Shield and the Sword: The Impact of Ballistic Missile Defence on Missile Proliferation - HCoC
Missile defence has become increasingly attractive in recent years, following the demonstration of its efficacity in the Israeli-Iranian conflict, and has epitomised by the ambitious Golden Dome progr...
www.nonproliferation.eu
December 5, 2025 at 10:51 AM
🏭 The SIPRI Top 100 Arms-producing and Military Services Companies, 2024
By Lorenzo Scarazzato, Dr Nan Tian, Dr Diego Lopes da Silva, Xiao Liang, Zubaida A. Karim and Jade Guiberteau Ricard – @sipri.org
www.sipri.org/publications...
The SIPRI Top 100 Arms-producing and Military Services Companies, 2024
The combined arms revenues of the world’s largest arms-producing and military services companies (the SIPRI Top 100) increased by 5.9 per cent in 2024 to reach $679 billion, the highest level ever rec...
www.sipri.org
December 5, 2025 at 10:51 AM
🌐 Stratus symbol
By Thomas Withington – European Security Defence
euro-sd.com/2025/11/arti...
Stratus symbol - European Security & Defence
NATO’s European members are set to receive much-needed muscle in kinetic anti-radar capabilities thanks to a new continental missile programme.
euro-sd.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
⛽️ European Military Fuel Readiness: The Role of Alternative Fuels in Military Logistics
By Irina Patrahau, Ron Stoop and Thomas Jansen – @hcss.bsky.social
hcss.nl/report/europ...
European Military Fuel Readiness: The Role of Alternative Fuels in Military Logistics  - HCSS
What does the energy transition in the military look like? The use of alternative fuels in the military brings challenges and opportunities, but while fossil fuels are slowly phased out, advanced and ...
hcss.nl
November 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
🇪🇺 The narrow but inescapable path of the European pillar of NATO
By Thierry Tardy – Institut Jacques Delors
institutdelors.eu/en/publicati...
The narrow but inescapable path of the European pillar of NATO - Institut Jacques Delors
institutdelors.eu
November 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
🇪🇺 Newsletter of EU Military Forum
By European Union Military Committee
www.eeas.europa.eu/sites/defaul...
www.eeas.europa.eu
November 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
➡ Find the first comment:
“Decarbonising Defence: Reconciling the Green Agenda with the Reindustrialisation of Europe’s Defence Sector” by @danielfiott.bsky.social@csds.bsky.social on www.iris-france.org/en/dossier/g...
Greening Defence: Framing the Stakes for Industrial and Military Capabilities - IRIS
The ARES Comment Series “Greening Defence: Framing the Stakes for Industrial and Military Capabilities” aims to explore the interplay between environmental sustainability and defence preparedness  in ...
www.iris-france.org
November 25, 2025 at 8:32 AM
While military needs are immediate and pressing, climate imperatives are equally urgent — and addressing them will yield long-term benefits. What trade-offs and opportunities lie in the push for « greening » defence?
November 25, 2025 at 8:32 AM
📍 Greening Defence: Framing the Stakes for Industrial and Military Capabilities
The ARES Comment Series aims to explore the interplay between environmental sustainability and defence preparedness in the context of Europe’s ongoing push for strategic autonomy and industrial ramp up.
November 25, 2025 at 8:32 AM
➡ Find the first comment: “Decarbonising Defence: Reconciling the Green Agenda with the Reindustrialisation of Europe’s Defence Sector” by Daniel Fiott – CSDC on www.iris-france.org/en/dossier/g...
Greening Defence: Framing the Stakes for Industrial and Military Capabilities - IRIS
The ARES Comment Series “Greening Defence: Framing the Stakes for Industrial and Military Capabilities” aims to explore the interplay between environmental sustainability and defence preparedness  in ...
www.iris-france.org
November 25, 2025 at 8:26 AM
While military needs are immediate and pressing, climate imperatives are equally urgent — and addressing them will yield long-term benefits. What trade-offs and opportunities lie in the push for « greening » defence?
November 25, 2025 at 8:26 AM
📍 Greening Defence: Framing the Stakes for Industrial and Military Capabilities
The ARES Comment Series aims to explore the interplay between environmental sustainability and defence preparedness in the context of Europe’s ongoing push for strategic autonomy and industrial ramp up.
November 25, 2025 at 8:26 AM
🇪🇺📈The Increase in Defence Spending, the Role of the NSPA and the European Strategic Autonomy
By Federico Santopinto and Francesco Rosazza Boneitin – @institutiris.bsky.social
www.iris-france.org/en/the-incre...
The Increase in Defence Spending, the Role of the NSPA and the European Strategic Autonomy - IRIS
Rightly or wrongly, the European Union’s defence policy has long been perceived as a duplication of NATO’s role and competences. However, since the EU embarked on developing a genuine defence industri...
www.iris-france.org
November 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Rebalancing Military Spending Towards Achieving Sustainable Development
By Nan Tian and Xiao LIANG – @sipri.org
www.sipri.org/publications...
Rebalancing Military Spending Towards Achieving Sustainable Development
This SIPRI Research Policy Paper presents actionable recommendations for the United Nations, states and civil society to help reverse the trend of increasing military spending and to reallocate resour...
www.sipri.org
November 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
🇪🇺 Commission moves towards ‘Military Schengen' and transformation of defence industry
By @ec.europa.eu
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Commission moves towards ‘Military Schengen\' and transformation of defence industry
To make it easier for troops, equipment and military assets to move quickly and smoothly across Europe, the European Commission and the High Representative step up defence readiness, focusing on prepa...
ec.europa.eu
November 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
The purpose of this series is to explore how EU Member States envision the future of armaments cooperation, taking in account the European Defence Industrial Strategy (EDIS) and the newly adopted European Defence Industrial Programme as well as in the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) initiative.
November 18, 2025 at 8:32 AM
🪖 How Europe Can Defend Itself with Less America
By Max Bergmann and Otto Svendsen – Center For Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)
www.csis.org/analysis/how...
How Europe Can Defend Itself with Less America
A potential U.S. force posture reduction in Europe will leave the continent vulnerable to further Russian aggression. Europe needs a bold action plan to mitigate capability gaps and ensure deterrence ...
www.csis.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM