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Alistair Macdonald

ARTICLES BY ALISTAIR MACDONALD

The Danish flag fying on the HDMS Knud Rasmussen, a Royal Danish Navy offshore patrol vessel, as it is moored in Nuuk harbour, Greenland. (File Photo: AFP)

Europe’s $1 trillion race to build back its defense industry

6 min read . 25 Jan 2026

Demand for copper is projected to outstrip supply. Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg News

Copper is the prize in mining megadeals

4 min read . 10 Jan 2026

A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler aircraft.

The ‘growler’ signal-jamming jet that helped capture Nicolás Maduro

4 min read . 07 Jan 2026

Dmytro Chubenko (back), spokesperson of the Kharkiv prosecutor, and his assistant cover a Russian Shahed drone shot down by Ukraine's air defence forces in a field used for the storage of Russian missiles in Kharkiv. (AFP)

Every nation wants to copy Iran’s deadly Shahed drone

4 min read . 25 Sept 2025

For years, Beijing focused on building a fleet of diesel-electric submarines that were sufficient for patrolling its backyard in the Western Pacific. (via REUTERS)

US-China rivalry sparks a submarine arms race

6 min read . 09 Sept 2025

Swarmer drone technology is tested in Ukraine.

AI-powered drone swarms have now entered the battlefield

5 min read . 02 Sept 2025

Ukrainian soldiers fire a self-propelled howitzer toward Russian positions. Photo: Sofiia Gatilova/Reuters

Old-school artillery still has a place in the drone age

5 min read . 28 Aug 2025

Photograph by Justyna Mielnikiewicz for WSJ

Why everyone grew to love a jellyfish museum in Ukraine

4 min read . 26 Aug 2025

U.S. Navy Ships Are Languishing In Repair Yards

US Navy ships are languishing in repair yards

6 min read . 04 Aug 2025

Some companies now warn of looming production cuts if more minerals aren’t forthcoming. (Reuters)

China is choking supply of critical minerals to Western defence companies

7 min read . 04 Aug 2025

Billions in orders is at stake as Europe’s Samp/T, displayed at the Paris Air Show, competes with the U.S.’s Patriot.

This new missile-defense system is challenging the Patriot

5 min read . 17 Jul 2025

A model of an F-35 on display at Lockheed Martin’s booth at a trade show in Ottawa. Photo: David Kawai/Bloomberg News

The world’s top jet fighter is about to get more expensive

4 min read . 06 May 2025

Trump's tariff pause triggers a rush to import into the US, distorting trade, boosting some economies, and creating deadline-driven chaos for businesses.

The rush to beat tariffs is distorting the economy. It has barely started.

5 min read . 01 May 2025

U.S. warship delays, cost overruns highlight shipbuilding struggles as China outpaces naval production.

The warship that shows why the US Navy is falling behind China

10 min read . 21 Mar 2025

The Ukraine war has led to a rapid evolution in drone warfare, as both sides have continually innovated in an effort to get an upper hand. (AFP)

All-robot assault opens new chapter in front-line warfare

5 min read . 18 Mar 2025

MBDA makes the Taurus cruise missile among other weapons. (Reuters)

This missile maker is racing to rearm Europe

5 min read . 17 Mar 2025

The US accounted for 43% of global weapons exports over the past five years, up from 35% in the previous five-year period. Photo: AFP

US bolsters position as world’s top arms exporter

3 min read . 10 Mar 2025

The U.S. halts arms and intel aid to Ukraine, impacting defense as Russia advances. (Image: Reuters)

The America-sized hole in Ukraine’s war effort

11 min read . 09 Mar 2025

An American-provided Bradley Fighting Vehicle in use by Ukraine’s 47th Mechanized Brigade. Photographs by Serhii Korovayny for WSJ

Without US aid, Ukraine would lose some of its most sophisticated weapons

6 min read . 25 Feb 2025

BAE Systems is testing the Herne drone in the UK. (BAE Systems)

The new frontier for drone warfare is deep underwater

5 min read . 16 Dec 2024