Welcome to NATO: Finland clears Turkish hurdle, will join military alliance in coming weeks
Sweden, meanwhile, remains on the outside looking in, as Turkey and Hungary have not moved to approve its membership.
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Germany signs $201M contract for 10 PzH2000 howitzers to replenish stocks sent to Ukraine
Berlin’s artillery capabilities will still not be up to parity compared with pre-Ukraine war stocks once the 10 howitzers are delivered, as 14 units have been donated to Kyiv.
NATO orders additional A330 MRTT aircraft
Airbus, the planemaker unit of the European aerospace group EADS, has announced the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has ordered an additional Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT), increasing the Multinational MRTT Fleet (MMF) to 10…
UK tests 7 uncrewed systems for Heavy Lift Challenge future capabilities program
UASHLC has been designed to explore future uncrewed maritime concepts, including assessment of ship-to-ship (intra-theater) and ship-to-shore (inter-theater) beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) resupply operations, potentially covering uncrewed deliver…
Belarus Blames West, NATO Pressure For Decision To Host Russian Nuclear Weapons
Topol-M Nuclear capable ICBM use by Russian Strategic Missile TroopsMinsk: Belarus has blamed "unprecedented pressure" from the United States, Great Britain and their NATO allies for the decision to host Russian tactical weapons in its territory, according to the statement released by Belarus’ Foreign Ministry in response to TASS agency’s question.According to the statement, Belarus said, "Over
Zelenskyy, IAEA Chief Grossi Discuss Safety of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station
Kyiv: Ukraine’s President Volodymr Zelenskyy on Monday met the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Chief, Rafael Grossi and discussed the safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, Al Jazeera reported.Informing of the meeting with Rossi, Zelenskyy took to his Twitter and wrote, "Met with @rafaelmgrossi to discuss the security of our energy industry & nuclear plants. Primarily,
In first, Airbus A310 tanker flight autonomously guides DT-25 drones into mock refueling position
The guidance and control test milestone represents a significant step toward the longer-term goal, scheduled to be achieved by mid-2024, of an “end-to-end demonstration” that will see the A310 autonomously refuel a DT-25.
Russia-Ukraine war: UN warns of ‘very dangerous’ situation at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – as it happened
This live blog has now closed, you can read more of our coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war hereSuspilne, Ukraine’s state broadcaster, reports on its official Telegram channel that this morning the border village of Chernatske in Sumy oblast has been st…
How Putin could nuke Kyiv and Nato cities in just TWO MINUTES after moving Iskander missiles to Belarus
NUCLEAR weapons newly deployed by Vladimir Putin could obliterate Kyiv and Nato capitals in just two minutes.
The Iskander missiles have been sent to the Belarus, whose leader is a close ally of the Russian tyrant, in major escalation of tensions in…
NATO special forces units launch joint exercises in Moldova
The drills will last until April 7CHISINAU: Joint Combined Exchange Training exercises involving units of special forces from Great Britain, Moldova, Romania and the United States kicked off in training centers in Moldova, the Moldovan Defense Mi…