Small Units, Big Effects 🎯
In our new article, we analyze a decisive lesson from the fortified fronts in Ukraine: the tactical initiative has shifted from large mechanized formations to small, agile units 🛡️
Read all about it here ⬇️
https://t.co/bFOl6TSaXO
The democratic crackdowns in Georgia continue to seriously escalate. This is an EU candidate state!
Member States finally need to get a grip and follow the @Europarl_EN recommendations on what actions to take.
@EUCouncil
New year, renewed vision. 🚀
Happy New Year from the team at Mercury Strategic!
Here’s to a year of determination, precision, and breaking new ground. Let’s get to work in the new year! 💼✨
#HappyNewYear#Strategy#DefenseConsulting#MercuryStrategic
Pleased to meet with H.E. @TokayevKZ , President of the 🇰🇿. We discussed our bilateral agenda and explored opportunities to deepen cooperation in the economy, security and other shared areas of interest.
‼️‼️🇩🇪🇫🇮 The German company Rheinmetall, together with the Finnish army, conducted tests of the anti-drone system Skyspotter, with a focus on kinetic destruction of UAVs.
The tests took place in December 2025 at the Lohja test site in Finland.
See the latest updates with us: @visionergeo
‼️‼️🇩🇪🇫🇮 The German company Rheinmetall, together with the Finnish army, conducted tests of the anti-drone system Skyspotter, with a focus on kinetic destruction of UAVs.
The tests took place in December 2025 at the Lohja test site in Finland.
See the latest updates with us: @visionergeo
Revealed through hacked surveillance footage, this attack signifies a critical evolution in Kyiv's asymmetrical naval strategy, moving the threat from the surface to the sub-surface domain
More at https://t.co/VoO5tIPoIR
The Black Sea Deepens the Fight 🌊
A new dimension has opened in the naval war: Ukraine has successfully conducted its first confirmed underwater drone strike against Russian assets in Sevastopol harbor 🚢💥
The era of the "human-free" combat zone is arriving faster than anticipated. 🇫🇷
#France is projecting operational #drone swarms within just two years - this is #AI-enabled collective autonomy
Read more via @defense_news: https://t.co/gCDE7oba2g
Germany Leads the Shield 🚀
#Germany has become the first nation in #Europe to operationally deploy the latest generation of #Patriot missile capabilities, marking a critical leap in the continent's integrated air and missile defense (#IAMD) architecture 🛡️
❓Does this mark the beginning of a true "European Defense Union," or just a temporary financial patch for NATO's critical gaps?
More ⬇️
https://t.co/fvMoo3BCLh
Poland has secured a staggering €44 billion from the EU’s new "SAFE" program, with €8 billion earmarked specifically for a massive drone and anti-drone shield 🛡️ #Poland#DefenseIndustry#EU
The Million Drone Army 🤖
The @USArmy has announced an ambitious new goal: field one million #drones in the next 2-3 years 🎯
This is a massive, wartime-speed push to achieve "affordable mass" and equip the force at scale, driven by the #SkyFoundry public-private partnership
#Europe's Ammo Build-out Moves East 🛠️
@RheinmetallAG is establishing a major new ammunition factory in #Bulgaria, a significant joint venture to boost production of 155mm shells and other munitions
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https://t.co/g2mVr9hJ7o
🇪🇺🛡️Amid the #EU's urgent push for #drones and missiles, a stark reminder from #defense industry (@Beretta_1526 ):
Don't neglect the rifles and small-caliber ammunition - soldiers still need basics
Great share from Berretta CEO with @euronews - https://t.co/amvGqe5RvN
A Bundesbank-Backed Defense Union? 🛡️
Germany's Bundesbank chief has stated that a joint EU defense budget would "make sense," adding a heavyweight financial voice to a deeply strategic conversation
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https://t.co/KzLz9eNK10
🇪🇺Europe's Logistics Logjam🚂
The EU's push for seamless military mobility to its eastern flank is being slowed, not by a lack of will, but by bureaucracy 🛑
Check out more on LI: https://t.co/C7gin2EUAf
What has been happening in Georgia over the past year - confirmed again by this weekend’s local "elections" - shows how quickly a country can be captured from within.
This is an alarming signal for us in the EU, too.
Let’s stay vigilant so we don’t follow the Georgian scenario.