News Summary

• Russia’s war economy has reached a staggering scale that should alarm every European leader.
• Europe now faces a critical choice: continue relying on legacy defence contractors operating with decades-old procurement timelines.
• The modern battlefield demands autonomous drone swarms, AI-powered command and control, responsive space-based surveillance, and distributed manufacturing that can operate even under attack.
• Europe cannot match U.S. spending dollar-for-dollar, but it must match America’S willingness to embrace innovation.