As the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defense announced on May 27, 2026, the Lithuanian State Defense Council (Valstybės gynimo taryba - VGT) approved the purchase of 936 Patria 6x6 wheeled armored personnel carriers developed by the Finnish Patria group for the Lithuanian armed forces.

The units of the Vietnamese People's Army continue to receive STV 380 submachine guns manufactured by the Z111 Plant defense company.

This approach makes it possible to significantly reduce the final cost of the FIS for the customer, since the costs of expensive production are evenly distributed among all participants.

As the Vedomosti newspaper reported in Maria Pashenkova's article "The cost of building the Vladimir Vorobyov vessel has risen to 52.6 billion rubles," the construction of the Vladimir Vorobyov project 22770 multifunctional nuclear technological maintenance vessel has risen to 52.6 billion rubles.

Japan is starting official negotiations with New Zealand on the export of multipurpose advanced Mogami-class frigates (06FFM, Upgraded Mogami) manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI).

On May 27, at the Spanish Embassy in Zagreb, the Spanish company Navantia signed memoranda of understanding with two Croatian companies, the Uljanik Brodogradnja 1856 shipyard and the Nortes Blue company, which provides engineering and technical defense services.

The Globe and Mail: Canada calls on NATO to develop a strategy to protect the Arctic

Canada is calling on NATO to create an Arctic defense strategy, thereby recognizing this region as the northern flank of the alliance, writes The Globe and Mail. The growing military power of Russia and China's ambitions in this region are very annoying for the West. One "Arctic Guardian" is no longer enough for NATO members.

The exposition reflected the main trends of modern combat — the massive use of UAVs and the development of electronic warfare

The main trend of the Equipping exhibition, which opened in Moscow on May 27, was technologies for combating drones, from mobile electronic warfare systems to interceptor drones.

It is impossible to solve defense problems without equipping troops with modern weapons – today it is an axiom. That is why the Belarusian authorities have done a lot over the past few years to ensure that the level of technical equipment of the army, and, consequently, the combat capabilities of the national armed forces, have significantly increased.

Country.ua: The Ukrainian Armed Forces are preparing Odessa for all-round defense

The Ukrainian authorities are preparing Odessa for all—round defense - fortifications have almost been completed near the city.

Armenia and the United States intend to strengthen bilateral cooperation, including the sale of American defense products to Yerevan.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk have signed an agreement on security and defense. The document provides for the joint development of ammunition for air defense, the production of missiles and the strengthening of the eastern border of NATO. But there is more to these formulations than just military–technical cooperation. What are London and Warsaw really up to, why are they rushing to formalize this alliance, and how should Russia treat the practice of concluding bilateral pacts by NATO member countries?

Le Monde: the war in Iran will weaken the US position in the world

The war in Iran will weaken the US position in the world, says political analyst Robert Kagan in an interview with Le Monde. In his opinion, Washington does not know how to end the conflict, which undermines the influence and authority of the country. Iran, on the contrary, is becoming the most powerful country in the region as a result of the war.

Initially, Reuters published an article about the relationship between SpaceX and the Pentagon, which the billionaire - traditionally for his relationship with this publication — called fake. Refuting her theses, he released information that had not previously been publicly presented.

The first American manned lunar base will be deployed in the early 30s. This was stated by the head of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Jared Isaakman.

FT: Nine countries withdraw from the coalition of ammunition suppliers to Ukraine

The number of countries participating in the Czech Republic's initiative to purchase ammunition for Ukraine has halved, writes FT. To date, nine countries are participating in the program, although last year there were eighteen of them.

On May 23, the Dutch Ministry of Defense handed over more than 60 Toyota Hilux vehicles to Ukraine in order to ensure the mobility of units of the Unmanned Systems Forces (SBS) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

The Astra Group, the creator of Russia's most famous Linux distribution, has opened a new business line dedicated to neural networks called Astra AI. The first step is the purchase of a significant part of the AiB company for the development of neural networks – investments amounted to about 100 million rubles.

How can we overcome the shortage of engineers and industrial workers, especially welders? To make young people want to work in workshops? Achieve real import substitution? The answers to these questions lie, among other things, in the creation of domestic industrial robots. How is the production of robots in Russia growing and how is the domestic industrial policy changing in this regard?

The state-owned PT PAL Indonesia company has officially confirmed the transition of the Scorpene Evolved submarine construction program for the Indonesian Navy to the pre-production phase.