Overview

• Ukrainian firm Fire Point and officials presented the FP‑5 Flamingo cruise missile, with manufacturer‑claimed range up to 3,000 kilometers and a combat load over 1,000 kilograms, while independent verification remains absent.
• Production goals cited by the company target roughly one missile per day now and more than 200 per month by year’s end, though experts caution that serial output of heavy long‑range missiles faces major technical, financial, and security hurdles.
• Germany’s Bundeswehr confirmed a rise in drone overflights as U.S. and European officials told the New York Times and Wirtschaftswoche that Russia or its proxies are surveilling ports, rail lines, and other routes in eastern Germany used for Ukraine‑bound shipments.
• German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius noted limited legal and operational options against drones over civilian areas, and insiders said the Bundeswehr has ordered networked counter‑drones and is weighing rules for kinetic takedowns over restricted zones.
• Western intelligence warns mapping of logistics could support sabotage against defense firms and infrastructure, citing last year’s foiled plot targeting Rheinmetall’s CEO and recent arrests linked to suspected Kremlin‑directed parcel bombs.