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Shadow Fleet as Weapons Platform: IISS Confirms Russia's Drone War Over NATO Europe

IISS assesses with high confidence that Russia's shadow fleet served as launch infrastructure for 144 drone sorties over NATO Europe, targeting nuclear storage sites, SSBN bases, and critical infrastructure across 13 states.

◆ HIGH CONFIDENCESecurity and Defence4 JUL 2026
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Austria Confirms Systematic Drone Surveillance of Military Installations: Central European Defence Infrastructure Under Active Reconnaissance

Austrian security authorities have confirmed systematic unmanned aerial vehicle surveillance of military installations in a pattern assessed with high confidence as state-sponsored intelligence collection — the latest confirmed operation in a series of similar campaigns identified across Central and Northern Europe targeting NATO-adjacent defence infrastructure.

◆ HIGH CONFIDENCESecurity and Defence26 MAY 2026