The Western alliance needs to prepare for a possible attack by 2029, Germany's top military officer tells the BBC.

The British newspaper cited anonymous senior officials familiar with the matter, who said the U.K. intends buying Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning stealth fighter aircraft, but tha

Russia could invade a NATO country, if a former CIA boss is to be believed. Relations between the West and Russia are at a low point right now, and David Petraeus seems to think that we could be on the brink of war.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned on Saturday that the threat from China was real and potentially imminent as he pushed allies in the Indo-Pacific to spend more on their own defence needs.

With 41 military aircraft impacted, the Ukrainian drone attack was described by some commentators as Russia's "Pearl Harbor." The attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 was a surprise air raid by Japan on the U.S. during World War II. Kyiv's assault follows ground advances by Moscow troops in recent days in Ukraine's Sumy border region.

Germany's chief of defence has warned NATO members must prepare for a possible attack from Russia within the next four years.

Breuer said that Russia produced four million 152-mm artillery shells in 2024, and not all of them went to the war against Ukraine. According to him, Russia annually produces 1,500 battle tanks, many of which could be used to attack the Baltic NATO Allies by 2029 or even earlier.

The Netherlands last month signed a contract for the purchase of 46 Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks from the Franco-German defense company KNDS worth more than 1 billion euros (about $ 1.14 billion). The Western European member of NATO is determined to significantly strengthen the heavy armored component of its ground forces.