The “Sachsen”, "Bayern", and frigates of the German Navy sail during a military exercise in the North Sea on October 13, 2025, near Harstad, Norway. (Getty Images)
Vice President JD Vance speaking with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen at the US embassy in Paris on February 11, 2025. (Getty Images)
An interceptor drone is launched as Ukrainian forces counter incoming aerial threats near the Donetsk front line on May 12, 2026, at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Getty Images)
US soldiers stage Stryker vehicles and perform maintenance checks before convoy operations across Germany in support of Sword 26 at Vilseck, Germany, on April 27, 2026. (US Army Reserve)
This French Navy nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Le Temeraire is seen during President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to the Île Longue base in Crozon, France, on March 2, 2026. (Getty Images)
A Belarusian soldier takes part in the Zapad-2025 joint Russian-Belarusian military drills at a training ground near the town of Borisov, Belarus, on September 15, 2025. (Getty Images)
A soldier and a design engineer load a machine gun mounted on a ground robotic complex during trials at a training ground on April 10, 2026. (Getty Images)