hybrid warfare

UK and France warn of escalating Russian hybrid warfare threat

Britain's most senior military officer has warned the country is living through its most dangerous security period in decades, as European leaders sound increasingly urgent alarms over Russia's expanding campaign of sabotage, cyberattacks, and hybrid warfare against the West.

Underwater drone industry surges as nations scramble to guard subsea cables

Governments and defense contractors are racing to deploy autonomous underwater vehicles across the world's ocean floors, as a series of Russian provocations and cable sabotage incidents has turned seabed surveillance into one of the fastest-growing segments in defense technology.

Macron to convene G7 meeting on energy crisis, eyes strategic oil reserves

French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Friday that France will convene a G7 meeting in the coming weeks dedicated to the escalating global energy crisis, with a coordinated release of strategic oil reserves among the options on the table. The…

Macron orders infrastructure defense against Russian hybrid attacks

French President Emmanuel Macron disclosed on Friday that Russia has carried out hybrid attacks against France in recent weeks, announcing he has ordered the government to prepare a plan to protect the country's critical infrastructure and defense industry sites.

US presses NATO allies to accelerate defense readiness amid Russian hybrid attacks

The United States is pressing NATO allies to accelerate defense spending and military readiness amid leaked intelligence suggesting Russia could launch a limited assault on a member nation within the next few years, even as Moscow wages a widening campaign…

Putin chose to escalate Ukraine war, The Economist reports

Russian President Vladimir Putin has chosen to escalate the war in Ukraine after weeks of internal deliberation, driven by a belief that ending the conflict without capturing all of Donbas would put his life in danger, according to a report…

Romania destroys explosive sea drone near major Black Sea gas platform

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday condemned what she called "an escalating campaign of threats" after Romania scrambled F-16 fighter jets to destroy a naval drone carrying explosives near the Neptun Deep gas platform in the Black…

CIA warns Europe of Russian hybrid attack plans targeting Baltics, Poland

The CIA has warned European allies that Russian intelligence and security services are considering hybrid operations against the Baltic states and Poland, including infrastructure sabotage and false-flag attacks, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. The warning comes amid a sharp escalation in…

U.S. intel links Russia to explosive drone at German airport

U.S. intelligence has assessed that an explosive-laden drone discovered at Germany's Leipzig/Halle Airport this week is linked to the Russian government, according to The Wall Street Journal News Corp, which cited U.S. officials familiar with the intelligence assessments. The finding…

Khamenei says US, Israel shifted to ‘hybrid war’ after battlefield defeat

Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned on Thursday that the United States and Israel have shifted to "hybrid warfare" against Iran after suffering military defeat, issuing the statement as millions gathered to mark the 37th anniversary of the death of…