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![Gripen fighter jet. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Zelenskyy Thanks Sweden for 16 Gripen Jets in Historic Defense Pact")
![Russian flag displayed on a laptop screen and Guy Fawkes mask are seen in this multiple exposure illustration photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian flag displayed on a laptop screen and Guy Fawkes mask are seen in this multiple exposure illustration photo. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A so-called hunter drone is seen in front of a mobile sensor unit for drone detection, in eastern Germany, on October 8, 2025.]( "A so-called hunter drone is seen in front of a mobile sensor unit for drone detection, in eastern Germany, on October 8, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)")
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![Dragon’s teeth fortifications, pyramidal anti-tank obstacles, are seen during a press tour to present military reinforcement measures near the border of Latvia with Russia. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Dragon’s teeth fortifications, pyramidal anti-tank obstacles, are seen during a press tour to present military reinforcement measures near the border of Latvia with Russia. (Source: Getty Images)")
![EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas speaks to press ahead of European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs Council (Development) meeting in Brussels, Belgium on May 18, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas speaks to press ahead of European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs Council (Development) meeting in Brussels, Belgium on May 18, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Bags of rice marked “Assistance from China” are stacked at a warehouse in China. (Source: South China Morning Post)]( "Bags of rice marked “Assistance from China” are stacked at a warehouse in China. (Source: South China Morning Post)")
![The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine building is seen featuring sandbags placed behind windows and with the facade decorated in the colours of the Ukrainian flag. (Source: Getty Images)]( "The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine building is seen featuring sandbags placed behind windows and with the facade decorated in the colours of the Ukrainian flag. (Source: Getty Images)")
![An HX-2 D AI Strike drone manufactured by Helsing is on view during the KNDS Media Day event in Munich on March 19, 2026.]( "An HX-2 D AI Strike drone manufactured by Helsing is on view during the KNDS Media Day event in Munich on March 19, 2026.")
![French M51 submarine-launched strategic ballistic missile during tests.]( "French M51 submarine-launched strategic ballistic missile during tests. (Photo: open source)")
![What Ukrainian Drone Pilots Taught NATO Troops at Sweden’s Largest Military Drill]( "What Ukrainian Drone Pilots Taught NATO Troops at Sweden’s Largest Military Drill")
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Just a few years ago, Ukrainian soldiers arrived at NATO training grounds as students. Today, they’ve returned as instructors. In Sweden’s Exercise Aurora 26, Ukrainian drone operators shared their drone expertise forged through more than four years of existential war.![A Finnish F-18 Hornet lands at Jokkmokk Air Base during a joint exercise between the air forces of Finland and Sweden over the Arctic Circle on March 25, 2019.]( "A Finnish F-18 Hornet lands at Jokkmokk Air Base during a joint exercise between the air forces of Finland and Sweden over the Arctic Circle on March 25, 2019.")
![The European Union flag. (Source: Getty Images)]( "EU Prepares to Open First Ukraine and Moldova Accession Negotiation Cluster in June")
![Drone in the sky. Illustrative image. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Latvia and Netherlands Sign Drone Cooperation Deal to Expand NATO Training and Testing")
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