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The US President is planning to hold a large-scale military parade in Washington on the occasion of his 79th birthday. The event is scheduled for 14 June and is intended to be not only a personal celebration, but also part of the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the US Army.
The US Space Force plans to launch a new GPS III satellite in late May. This launch is intended to demonstrate the ability to quickly prepare and launch satellites into orbit in a much shorter timeframe than previously.
South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace has signed a contract with Poland's Huta Stalowa Wola SA (HSW) to supply chassis and propulsion systems for 87 Krab self-propelled howitzers. The deal is worth about $280 million and deliveries will last from 2026 to 2028.
The UK and Australia have announced a partnership to develop a new generation of subsystems for a low-cost guided missile.
The European satellite network Eutelsat is unable to fully replace the US Starlink system used by the Ukrainian army for combat and communications purposes. Politico reports this, citing a statement by Eutelsat CEO Eva Berneke.
The Estonian parliament is considering legislative changes that would allow the Defence Forces to use weapons against merchant ships if they suspect an attempt to damage submarine cables or other critical maritime infrastructure.
American company Anduril Industries has unveiled a new line of autonomous underwater drones called Copperhead, which are aimed at expanding the capabilities of the unmanned fleet in the military and commercial sectors.
The results of research tests of the trophy M2A2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, conducted at the 38th Research Institute of Armoured Vehicles of the Russian Ministry of Defence, are now publicly available.
South Korean company Hanwha Aerospace has announced the signing of a $253 million contract with India's Larsen & Toubro (L&T) to supply components for a localised version of the K9 self-propelled howitzer, the K9 Vajra-T.
The Tank Museum in Dorset, UK, has opened a new exhibition dedicated to the Russian-Ukrainian war. In particular, the event is dedicated to "armoured warfare in the modern world" and tells about Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the specifics of the fighting and the impact of the war on the civilian population.
The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom discovered Russian reconnaissance devices that had been thrown ashore and used to track British submarines.
The Ukrainian Defence Forces have demonstrated the use of new German HF-1 artificial intelligence attack drones for the first time in Sumy region.
For a year now, Germany has been financing Ukraine's access to the satellite Internet through the Eutelsat network, which is gradually replacing the US analogue Starlink.
The Dutch government plans to invest more than a billion euros in the domestic defence industry, guided by a new security strategy. The decision is partly due to doubts about the US ability to guarantee Europe's security in the long term.
Germany's Federal Cartel Office has approved the establishment of a joint venture to develop a new generation MGCS battle tank. Its founders are KNDS Deutschland, KNDS France, Rheinmetall and THALES.
