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EU faces familiar problems to win out on quantum computing.

National leaders now need to find the money and buy weapons to deter Russia while facing a potential reduction of U.S. troops on the continent.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government will boost defense spending to €153 billion in 2029, up from €86 billion this year.

The €150 billion SAFE plan may violate EU treaties and may not be economically effective, says the Bundestag report.

Turning to European alternatives instead will take time and political will, MBDA CEO Éric Béranger tells four outlets including POLITICO.

A group of nations isn’t thrilled about excluding third countries, but agreed not to “stand in the way” of a deal.

Brussels and Canberra also committed to advancing free-trade negotiations.

Brussels wants to make it easier and faster for countries to boost joint arms spending.

Grace Cassy, an adviser to the British government’s defense review, tells POLITICO the U.K. has a “way to go” on taking up cutting-edge military tech.

It’s not the first time that Israeli companies have run into trouble at French arms shows.

Defense Minister Dovilė Šakalienė warns the world is under attack from a “new axis” of Russia, China, North Korea and Iran.

The Canadian prime minister framed the spending as a necessary response to a world where the country is more vulnerable to threats — and less protected by Americans.

Maybe Karol Nawrocki’s victory can even help relations with the U.S. and Hungary, Polish foreign minister tells POLITICO.

Alliance leaders are widely expected to agree to a new defense spending target of 5 percent of GDP when they meet in The Hague later this month.

The U.K. Treasury has run out of road for delaying nuclear decisions, according to Whitehall and industry insiders.

Despite prohibition on sending weapons to war zones, experts say Seoul will still be eager to cooperate with Europe on defense.

A stark official report says “state conflict has returned to Europe” — but a fight is raging over the cash-strapped Keir Starmer government response.

The plan, which includes building six new arms factories, will make Britain ready to fight a full-scale war, U.K. defense chief John Healey said.

John Miller discussed exporting a sensitive encryption device from the U.S. to China in a blender, U.S. authorities said.

From fraud to nepotism to revolving doors between the public sector and industry, the stench of impunity is pervasive.

Germany is under pressure to supply Ukraine with its powerful long-range Taurus cruise missiles.

Warm words at the Brexit reset summit can’t hide big splits over how to proceed on Britain’s participation in a crucial EU defense fund.