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Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB)

Formal design of the bank’s structure will begin in September, with further partners and investors to be announced soon.

NATO Countries to Establish International Defense Bank for Procurement Financing

Published:   10 Aug / 2025       20:06
Illustrative image of NATO countries’ fundraising efforts. Photo montage: picture alliance / CHROMORANGE | Christian Ohde

NATO member states are set to create an international defense bank named the Defense, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB), specializing in financing defense procurement for NATO and partner countries.

This initiative, reported by Europäische Sicherheit & Technik, is driven by political support and transatlantic financial institutions aiming to help countries meet NATO’s June 2025 summit goal of allocating 5% of GDP to defense spending.

A high-level working group led by UK Treasury Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Defense Secretary John Healey approved the bank’s creation in July, with strong backing from the European Parliament. The DSRB will be state-owned and supported by major financial institutions, including:

  • Commerzbank (Germany)
  • ING Group (Netherlands)
  • JP Morgan Chase (USA)
  • Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (Germany)
  • RBC Capital Markets (Canada)
 ING backs new defence bank for Europe • ING
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Nato nations to launch Defence, Security and Resilience Bank

Following a recent commitment by Nato countries to invest 5% of their GDP to defence, global banks are backing a new bank that is being set up to support Nato countries and their allies finance their defence needs.

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Nato nations to launch Defence, Security and Resilience Bank
The hope is to ensure the new defence bank can secure private capital and there are expectations of a second wave of banking partners, investment firms and stakeholders to announce their buy in ahead of early September which will mark the start of formal engagement on the bank's structure. 

Rob Murray, former head of innovation at NATO and CEO of the DSRB Development Group, says that  
"For too long, we have underestimated the role of capital in defence. The banks stepping up today understand that deterrence demands financial support - and this new institution is being built to deliver it."
 
Kevin Reed, president of the DSRB Development Group, adds: 
"This is not just about financing defence - it is about redefining deterrence for the modern era. In the twentieth century, deterrence meant industrial mobilisation. In the twenty-first, it means financial partnership." 
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ONLY A 50-MILE GAP Between Two Worlds: The Bering Strait

Three rounds of talks between Russia and Ukraine held at Trump's behest this summer have yet to bring the two sides any closer to peace.
  • Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will hold a high-stakes meeting about the Ukraine war on Friday in Alaska, which the United States bought from Russia more than 150 years ago.
Russian influence still endures in parts of the remote state on the northwest edge of the North American continent, which extends just a few miles from Russia.
- Former Russian colony When Danish explorer Vitus Bering first sailed through the narrow strait that separates Asia and the Americas in 1728, it was on an expedition for Tsarist Russia.

-- Ulysse Bellier 

 

Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will hold a high-stakes meeting about the Ukraine war on Friday in Alaska, which the United States bought from Russia more than 150 years ago.

Russian influence still endures in parts of the remote state on the northwest edge of the North American continent, which extends just a few miles from Russia.

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USA and Russia are only separated by 82 km of Bearing Strait.
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LIVE: US-Panama Joint Military Drills Begin | Panamax Alpha 2025 | Canal... #LiveNews #MilitaryExercise #PanamaCanalSecurity

 

PHASE I
Jul 15, 2025 #LiveNews #MilitaryExercise #PanamaCanalSecurity
Special forces from Panama and the United States have launched joint military training exercises under Panamax Alpha 2025. 
 
Focused on defending the Panama Canal and key infrastructure, the drills include air, land, and maritime operations. This is the first phase of the annual exercise, with full-scale operations set for September.



PHASE II
Aug 10, 2025 
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U S and Panama Sharpen Canal Defense in PANAMAX Alpha 2025 Amid Rising Tensions - YouTube

U.S. and Panamanian forces completed PANAMAX-Alpha 2025 Phase II, enhancing joint defense of the Panama Canal through multi-domain drills. The exercise addressed threats from trafficking, cyber attacks, and foreign influence, reinforcing regional security and trade stability.

 

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Sunday, August 10, 2025

Army Recognition’s Weekly Defense Web TV News for August 4 to 9, 2025

Army Recognition’s Weekly Defense Web TV News for August 4 to 9, 2025, brings you the most important defense and security developments worldwide, covering land, air, and naval domains. This week’s edition features the first-ever deployment of the U.S. Dark Eagle hypersonic missile system to Australia, a joint naval military exercise between China and Russia in the Sea of Japan, Taiwan’s plan to extend the range of its strike capabilities with the U.S.-made Altius 600M drone, live-fire trials of the GMARS rocket launcher by Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall, and Thailand’s decision to purchase the new SAAB Gripen E/F multirole fighter jets. 
Highlights of the Army Recognition Weekly Defense Web TV News from August 4 to 9, 2025, featuring U.S. Dark Eagle hypersonic missile deployment to Australia China, Russia joint naval exercise in the Sea of Japan, Taiwan’s Altius 600M long range drone program GMARS rocket launcher live fire trials and Thailand’s acquisition of SAAB Gripen E/F fighter jets. (Picture source: Editing Army Recognition Group)

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