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Poland, Ukraine
Polish navy special forces adopt Ukraine's drone warfare tactics

A drone operator from the Polish naval commando unit Formoza deploys a FlyEye ISR tactical drone from Polish manufacturer WB Electronics.
A drone operator from the Polish naval commando unit Formoza deploys a FlyEye ISR tactical drone from Polish manufacturer WB Electronics.© Intelligence Online

Poland's Formoza naval commandos have recently stepped up their transition to drone warfare. This includes training in FPV drones and operations from assault boats, as Warsaw brings combat methods developed by Ukrainian units in the Black Sea to the Baltic.

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China, European Union, France
Chinese sanctions threaten to disrupt European supplies of gunpowder used in hunting cartridges

FN Browning Group, which controls the French hunting ammunition manufacturer Sofisport, tops a blacklist issued by Beijing on 24 April.
FN Browning Group, which controls the French hunting ammunition manufacturer Sofisport, tops a blacklist issued by Beijing on 24 April.© Éric Guilloret/Biosphoto via AFP

Beijing's sanctions on seven European defence manufacturers it accuses of exporting arms to Taiwan now threaten supplies of nitrocellulose, a compound used to make gunpowder. China's measures, announced in late April, have until now been downplayed, despite the risks they pose to firms throughout the bloc as it seeks to rearm.

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