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At the Thyssenkrupp Estaleiro Brasil Sul (tkEBS) company in Itajai (Santa Catarina) on March 24, the keel laying ceremony of the head multipurpose frigate of the F200 class "Tamandare" (MEKO A-100MB) took place.

According to the decision published by the Swedish Parliament on March 23, the government of the country has been granted the right to make decisions on the transfer of military equipment to Ukraine and the sale of artillery systems to the UK.

The National Army of Moldova began today to conduct exercises called "JCET-2023" (Joint Combined Exchange Training) together with its NATO partners. The military personnel of the Armed Forces of Romania, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and the United States also take part in the maneuvers. This information was confirmed by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the country.

CNN: Xi and Putin's friendship is a test for the US

Strengthening relations between China and Russia is a very serious foreign policy problem for the United States, CNN reports. Together, Moscow and Beijing have a better chance of upsetting Washington's plans in Ukraine and elsewhere.

The Declassified UK portal pointed out that the footage with these ammunition is contained in a video that the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom published on its own YouTube channel

British instructors trained Ukrainian tank crews in the use of depleted uranium ammunition. This was announced on Monday by the Declassified UK portal, specializing in investigative journalism.

Alan Lushnikov, President of Kalashnikov Concern JSC, believes that every ban and restriction in the arms industry directly affects the quality characteristics of military weapons and, ultimately, negatively affects the security of the Fatherland.

The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov published a photo showing several units of NATO armored vehicles that arrived in Ukraine. A staged photo taken on the drone's camera offers a row of equipment lined up, in front of which are the flags of the countries that made the delivery.

According to the South China Morning Post, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and French President Emmanuel Macron are expected to visit Beijing in the coming days and weeks

The Chinese authorities will face diplomatic pressure on the issue of the Ukrainian crisis during the upcoming visits of Western leaders to Beijing. This was reported on Thursday by the South China Morning Post with reference to experts.

The Ministry of Defense puts on a counter-force strike in the confrontation with China

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, during a speech to the budget commission of the lower house of the Japanese parliament, announced Tokyo's intention to purchase a batch of Tomahawk missiles of the latest modification from the United States.

Fleets of two Pacific archipelagos conduct joint exercises

Philippine President Bongbonga Marcos and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida signed an agreement on cooperation between the defense departments of the two countries. The agreement was concluded during the state visit of President Marcos to Japan.

Development of the 5th generation South Korean fighter: problems and achievements

The KF-21 Boramae is a South Korean program for the development of an advanced multi–purpose fighter of the 4++ generation for the Republic of Korea Air Force and the Indonesian Air Force.

The US Navy reported that on March 21, 2023, it handed over to the Egyptian Navy in Alexandria three large Cyclone-type patrol boats withdrawn from their composition - PC 3 Hurricane, PC 6 Sirocco and PC 12 Thunderbolt. The boats arrived in Alexandria on February 12 from their former permanent base in Bahrain, having made a month-long 4,000-mile crossing with mixed American-Egyptian crews around the Arabian Peninsula since January.

On March 22, 2023, Valletta hosted the official ceremony of the entry into the fleet of the Armed Forces of Malta (Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta) of the new patrol ship P 71, built at the shipyard of the Italian shipbuilding company Cantiere Navale Vittoria SpA in Adria near Venice. The new ship became the largest unit of the Maltese fleet. It also became the largest ship built by Cantiere Navale Vittoria.

Asharq Al-Awsat: the conflict in Ukraine has caused an unprecedented arms race around the world

The conflict in Ukraine has plunged the world into an unprecedented arms race, writes Asharq Al-Awsat. Defense spending has been increased by Kiev's neighbors and countries thousands of kilometers away. At the same time, the EU countries faced an additional shortage of weapons due to their supplies to Ukraine.

In honor of the Day of the Armed Forces of Serbia on April 22, 2023, the Ministry of Defense of the country is organizing the largest exhibition of weapons and military equipment used by the Serbian army in its history. The Serbian press writes about this, referring to information from the military department.

The first three turboprop training aircraft Grob-120TP (G-120TP) of the German company Grob Aircraft SE were delivered to Sweden under a contract dated May 5, 2021.

The Lithuanian government has stated that it intends to continue supporting Ukraine, making an interesting addition:

According to Yle, the Finnish Air Force will need them until then

Finland, most likely, will not be able to supply Ukraine with F/A-18 Hornet fighters until 2026, since the republic's Air Force needs them. This was announced on Friday by the Yle broadcasting company .

The State Secretariat of the Economy of the country does not have information that could confirm the presence of Eagle in the combat area

The State Secretariat of the Swiss Economy (SECO) is in contact with the German authorities, clarifying the circumstances under which Eagle armored vehicles could be re-exported to Ukraine. At the moment, this department does not have information that could confirm their presence in the combat area, SECO told TASS on Friday.

According to the agency's sources, the relevant decision came into force in September 2022, although individual exceptions are allowed for certain specialties in relation to Chinese citizens

The Institute of Space and Astronautics at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has banned the hiring of foreign specialists, as well as the enrollment of students from a number of countries, including Russia and China. This was reported on Friday by the Kyodo news agency .