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Finnish Defence Forces Commander Janne Jaakkola said they are thinking of collecting signatures for a proposal to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines.
South Korea remains opposed to direct arms supplies to Ukraine, according to recent polls, despite renewed international requests from Kyiv due to the involvement of North Korean troops on the side of Russia.
The crew of a Chinese vessel is suspected of deliberately dragging its anchor 160 km to cut Baltic cables at sea.
The Turkish defence company Repkon has signed an agreement with Pakistan's Wah Industries Limited (WIL) to set up a 155mm artillery shell production line in Pakistan.
France has begun to consider the possibility of creating its own medium-range ballistic missile to hit targets at a range of 1,000 km.
The Chinese shipyard Guangzhou Shipyard International has launched a new aircraft carrier of an unknown type, marking it with civilian markings.
A Chinese VT-4 tank participating in a dynamic demonstration in Zhuhai broke down while trying to drive up a hill.
Turkey has refused to purchase services from the United States to upgrade its F-16 fighter jet fleet, as the Turkish defence industry can now carry out the upgrade itself.
US President Joe Biden has preliminarily approved the sale of weapons, including JDAM bombs, to Israel for $680 million.
25 years ago, Ukraine gave Russia missiles and strategic bombers in exchange for the transferred weapons, and Moscow cancelled part of its gas debt. Now Russia is using these weapons against Ukraine.
U.S. President Joe Biden asked Congress to provide Ukraine with additional military and financial assistance worth $24 billion.
Admiral Rob Bauer, Chairman of NATO's Military Committee, said that although the Russian army is now larger than it was two years ago, its quality has deteriorated significantly over the course of the war.
BAE Systems has successfully launched Herne, an ultra-large autonomous submarine (XLAUV) designed for military use.
The Royal Netherlands Navy has decommissioned the Alkmaar-class minesweeper Makkum (M857). It will later be transferred to the Ukrainian Navy.
Greece is going to transfer S-300, Tor-M1 and Osa anti-aircraft missile systems to Armenia and plans to replace them with Israeli-made systems.
