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Land forces review: howitzers in the spotlight and Germany spends big to close the year

5th January 2026

December saw several milestones on the howitzer front with billions of dollars worth of orders placed and Germany committing to more 6×6 and 4×4 vehicles. Taiwan was also approved for equipment orders worth $11 billion even as the year came to an end with China encircling the country as part of an exercise.

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How will SAFE shape naval procurement for Canada and its highest-receiving members?

31st December 2025

Canada’s inclusion on the EU’s Security Action for Europe initiative is set to enhance the country’s defence procurement strategy with important implications for some of its naval programmes, while Poland and Romania have also secured significant SAFE funding.

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UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace first announced the Refreshed National Shipbuilding Strategy on 16 March at the Society of Maritime Industries Annual Conference, adding it would include a 30-year pipeline of all government vessels over 150...

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The new Il-112V military transport aircraft has crashed in a forested area outside the Kubinka airfield, near Moscow, during a training flight.

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IDEF 2021: Turkey seeks new USVs

17th August 2021

RfP from Turkish defence procurement agency suggests naval requirements beyond existing unmanned surface platforms.

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Snapshot: Italian 2021-23 spending plan (video)

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The Italian Ministry of Defence released the multiyear 2021-23 spending plan on 5 August. The paper, released by the Italian MoD as the Documento Programmatico Pluriennale …

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Partners lay out roadmap for NORAD modernisation

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Canada and the US commit to invest in technologies and systems to overhaul NORAD.

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US nuclear forces demonstrate readiness

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Unarmed Minuteman III was launched on 11 August; meanwhile, China expands its ICBM silo-building.

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