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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.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi said that drones flying at 20 km have been used against Russian invaders at the front.
During the Senate hearings, General Christopher Cavoli, the senior US officer in Europe, said that Russia had lost more than 4,000 tanks during the full-scale war against Ukraine. According to him, this is a number that is "almost equal to the entire United States tank corps".
The Norwegian government will allocate $1.6 billion for a large-scale programme to increase the defence budget to $150 billion, which will help modernise the army by 2036. This includes the purchase of additional K9 Thunder self-propelled artillery systems.
The Brazilian Navy has announced the acquisition of two Albion multipurpose landing docks from the UK. The agreement was signed during the LAAD Defence & Security 2025 defence exhibition in Rio de Janeiro with the participation of representatives of both ministries of defence.
