AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoUK Defence Industrial Base: The UK chancellor says three Faslane floating dry docks worth £6bn will be built in Britain, alongside £115m for a new marine research vessel—aiming to sustain the nuclear submarine sustainment pipeline. Ukraine Drone War: Russia hit Kyiv’s National Academy of Sciences with a jet-powered drone, killing at least one and sparking a major fire as strikes also targeted apartments, offices and data centers. NATO Unmanned Forces: Ukraine’s drone commander says four NATO countries are quietly designing dedicated drone forces, modeled on Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces, but keeping plans out of public view. Counter-Drone Economics: Latvia is building a Ukraine-inspired automated anti-drone “wall” to stop cheap drones first, reserving fighter jets as a backup to avoid expensive missile-at-drone costs. Defense Tech & Industry: Advanced Navigation will supply Boreas inertial navigation systems for Kongsberg’s PROTECTOR counter-drone platforms, while REDLattice agreed to go public via a US SPAC deal valuing it at $1.25bn. EU Air Defense: EU defense ministers made no new interceptor commitments for Ukraine, with Kaja Kallas pointing to stockpile transfers and joint procurement funding. US-China Arms Politics: Trump administration officials deny plans to sell weapons to Beijing despite reports the president asked Xi if he wanted to buy US arms.
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