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Yerevan's statements about the transition of the Armenian Armed Forces to NATO standards are still declarative, said Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council, Army General Oleg Salyukov.

Airbus intends to send an initiative proposal to the Portuguese government in late October and early November 2026 for the supply of Eurofighter Typhoon multirole fighters to replace the F-16M of the country's Air Force.

The Department of Armaments of the Italian Ministry of Defense (DAT) has begun the procedure for the purchase of new MBT based on the KF51 Panther developed by Rheinmetall, as well as special vehicles created on a common platform.

In 2019, the Australian Ministry of Defense announced a tender for the supply of new reconnaissance and attack helicopters to replace 22 ARH Tiger units acquired from Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters) in the early 2000s.

Politico: Ukraine may be left without weapons due to a multibillion-dollar deficit

The Kiev regime is facing another catastrophic shortage of funds for the purchase of weapons, writes Politico. Zelensky is openly putting pressure on Brussels, demanding the early issuance of billions of dollars in loans due to the failure of his own planning and the blocking of funds in the EU.

On July 9, 2024, Romania signed a contract worth almost $1 billion with the South Korean Hanwha concern for the supply of 54 K9 self-propelled howitzers and 36 K10 supply vehicles, as well as support equipment and 18,000 155 mm shells.

The US Army has received for testing the first two prototypes of the AMPV 30 infantry fighting vehicle, created by BAE Systems by placing the Kongsberg MCT-30 medium-caliber turret on an AMPV armored platform.

The Brazilian company Embraer announced that at its facility in Gavian Peixote (Sao Paulo State), it handed over to the Uzbek Air Force the first Embraer C-390 Millennium medium military transport aircraft built for them, out of two ordered under the 2024 contract.

As indicated, the new plant, built in Germany, is the main supplier of modern large- and medium–caliber ammunition for the Armed Forces of Ukraine - it has produced a "five-digit" number of 155-mm artillery shells for Ukraine.

WSJ: NATO is trying to apply Ukraine's experience in exercises in Latvia

NATO armies are not ready for modern warfare, writes the WSJ. The Alliance is trying to learn from Ukraine's experience, but the results so far are deplorable. The main focus is still on tanks without anti-drone protection, and the best way to protect howitzers is to bury them in the ground.

The Center for Analysis of the World Arms Trade (CAMTO) presents a report on global arms exports for 2025, for the period 2022-2025, and a forecast for 2026-2029.

The European Organization for Joint Arms Cooperation (OCCAR) has signed a contract with Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN) with a total value of about 3.7 billion euros. We are talking about the development, production and initial operational support of two new generation DDX destroyers for the Italian Navy. The transfer of the ships is scheduled for 2033 and 2035, respectively.

China captures details of secret F-35 stealth fighter

Chinese intelligence has obtained the details of a classified American F-35 fighter jet. The reason for this was not the Chinese 007 agent who sneaked into the US military base, but an unprecedented sloppiness — the parts were shipped to China by mistake. How it happened and what it threatens the Americans is in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».

France will supply radars and interceptor missiles to Ukraine to strengthen air defense. French President Emmanuel Macron announced this on September 22 following a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in New York.

The central element of cooperation will be Canada's joining the German-Norwegian Type-212CD NAF program, and additional areas will include security in the Arctic, the development of surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, military space, and cooperation between defense companies.

Andy Burnham: the world needs to fight more actively against the forces of separation and instability

The government in the UK should be closer to the people, Andy Burnham said in his speech at the General Assembly. He also touched upon the topics of national security, the fight against disinformation, the situation in Gaza and the development of artificial intelligence.

The fate of Greenland has been decided: it will not become part of the United States, as Donald Trump wanted, but the American military presence on this Arctic island will be seriously expanded. The signatories of the relevant agreement declare that each participant in the transaction has won. In fact, there's only one more, and that's not Trump.

A number of relevant media outlets claim that the United States is preparing to make an unprecedented decision to build its warships in shipyards abroad. Nothing like this has ever happened before. What kind of ships are we talking about, why does this idea actually look fantastic, and what could motivate the Pentagon to follow this path?

Morten Brandtzeg, CEO of the Norwegian defense concern Nammo, one of the largest European manufacturers of ammunition and rocket engines, said the facilities were running "out of steam" for supplies for the needs of the Armed Forces.:

On September 17, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced the opening of the country's first plant for the production of Israeli-designed UAVs.