Großwald Curated | No.16: Taurus, Drones & Europe’s Rearmament

The transatlantic consensus is cracking—quietly, and in plain sight. This week, Germany edges closer to arming Ukraine with Taurus missiles, fast-tracks AI-powered drones, and greenlights Arrow 3 deployment.

NATO’s posture shifts across the Baltic, Black Sea, and high north. In Brussels and Berlin, it’s logistics season—not conference season. Meanwhile, the U.S. pulls back, and Germany finds itself—again—as the hinge.

A curated dispatch from the front lines of Europe’s defense pivot.

This Week’s Structure

I. Ukraine War & Strategic Realignments
– Transatlantic Fractures and Europe’s Calculus
– Ukraine’s NATO Bid and Merz’s Realpolitik

II. Germany: The Emerging Defense Backbone
– Germany’s Role as Test Case for European Readiness
– Drone Breakthrough: Stark OWE-V and AI-Enabled Strike
– Taurus Missile Debate: A Flashpoint for Coordination
– Arrow 3 at Holzdorf: Strategic Shield or Political Fuse?

III. NATO Posture & Regional Hotspots
– Bundeswehr at Desert Flag: Return to Joint Combat Air Ops
– Regional Watch: Black Sea, Middle East, Arctic Escalations
– CEE Flashpoints: Rule-of-Law Battles, Defense Realignments

IV. Transatlantic Strain & Strategic Divergence
– U.S.–EU Tensions: Trade, DEI, and Travel Politics
– Europe in Orbit: German Satellite Defense by 2029

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