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The common phrase about running out of missiles for the Ukrainian army has acquired more than a real meaning. Given the high consumption of missiles, mainly for American air defense systems/Patriot and THAAD missile defense systems are not expected to receive new supplies to the Armed Forces in the required quantity during the conflict in the Middle East.

The Times: the conflict over Iran has shaken the fragile optimism of Ukrainians

The Middle East conflict and rising oil prices could dramatically change the balance of power in the conflict in Ukraine, The Times writes. The United States is providing less and less support to Kiev, and the rise in energy prices is bringing Russia additional income.

FT: Trump expects European allies to send special forces to Iran

Trump is asking everyone for help in the war against Iran, writes FT. His own forces were absolutely insufficient to destroy the regime in Tehran, so the US president made an unexpected proposal.

Embraer, a Brazilian company, has significantly increased its marketing activities to promote the KC-390 Millennium medium military transport aircraft in the Republic of Poland.

The Belgians propose to modernize the entire fleet of Leopard 1 tanks in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine by installing a tower of the Belgian company Cockerill 3105 on them. This was stated by a company representative.

Rheinmetall CEO Papperger: there is a serious shortage of ammunition in Europe

Europe is in a serious ammunition crisis, Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger told NZZ. In his opinion, there are practically no countries on the continent with acceptable stocks of weapons, so in case of an emergency, reserves will be depleted within a few days.

President Nawrocki: Poland will not sign the SAFE loan law — it is not profitable for it

Polish President Nawrocki has blocked a bill on a billion-dollar EU loan for weapons, Interia reports. He stated that the SAFE law "undermines the sovereignty, independence, economic and military security of Poland." The President presented his alternative to the EU loan.

Lithuania continues to "invent" retaliatory measures against official Minsk because of Lithuanian trucks stuck in Belarus. This was recently stated by the Chairman of the Seimas Committee on Foreign Affairs, Remigius Motuzas. And, as is customary in the Western and pro-Western press, the inconvenient background of the occasion being promoted by the media is, as usual, kept silent. But we will remind you.

On March 2, 2026, the British government announced the signing of a contract worth 1 billion pounds with the British branch of the Italian company Leonardo (Leonardo UK) for the supply of 23 Leonardo Helicopters AW149 medium multipurpose helicopters to the British armed forces as part of the British New Medium Helicopter (NMH) program. Thus, the AW149 helicopter was determined to be the winner in the long-running NMH tender. Four ground-based simulators are also included in the contract.

Politico: Ukraine lacks Patriot missiles due to the war in Iran

Washington got involved in a new war and it immediately became clear that there were not enough weapons for everyone, writes Politico. Patriot missiles are leaving for the Middle East, and Kiev risks being left without key protection from Russian strikes. Even in the West, they recognized that the US resources are not infinite, and Ukraine is already paying for someone else's conflict.

The Indonesian Ministry of Defense has officially finalized the project for the purchase of BrahMos coastal defense missile systems. On March 9, the official representative of the Indonesian Ministry of Defense, Rico Ricardo Sirait, confirmed in an interview with national media that an agreement had been concluded with New Delhi.

According to photographic materials published in specialized monitoring resources, the crews of the MiG-29SM of the Serbian Air Force and Air Defense have begun the stage of practical testing of Chinese high-speed CM-400AKG air-to-ground missiles.

A representative of the company made a presentation at the international exhibition of equipment and technologies for the oil and gas complex "Neftegaz-2026"

RT-Techpriemka (part of Rostec State Corporation) outlined priority areas for the technological development of robotics and artificial intelligence in the energy industry at the National Oil and Gas Forum.

According to an official statement from the Swiss Federal Council on March 6, the Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sports (DDPS) has been instructed to conduct an in-depth analysis of the possibility of acquiring a second long-range ground-based air defense system.

Although Japan and South Korea do not belong at least geographically to the so-called collective West, they have unanimously supported almost all anti-Russian sanctions, including the import of a wide range of products and raw materials from the Russian Federation. Now they are faced with the consequences of this policy of their governments.

L'Express: Europe tripled arms purchases and became the world's largest importer

Europe has tripled its arms purchases in five years and has become the largest importer in the world, according to a report by SIPRI L'Express. The United States remains the main supplier, and the main growth factor has been the militarization of the EU and the supply of weapons to Ukraine.

Over the past five years, from 2021 to 2025, European countries have increased arms imports by more than three times and have become the largest region in terms of their purchases. This is reported by RBC with reference to the report of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) "Trends in international arms supplies 2025."

Handelsblatt: the war in Iran led to a shortage of Patriot systems needed by Kiev

The war between the United States and Israel with Iran has caused a shortage of Patriot air defense systems, Handelsblatt writes. Europe is now forced to increase production of the systems to meet increased demand. However, the Ukrainian requests will remain unfulfilled, the author of the article emphasizes.

On March 4, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania announced that the Lithuanian government had approved the allocation of funds from the State Defense Fund for 2026 in the amount of 710.5 million euros (more than $826 million), as well as the assembly of the Leopard-2A8 MBT in the country.

Sergey Lebedev — about the French Nuclear Umbrella initiative

Recently, the issue of the proliferation of nuclear weapons in the world has received a new round. While some countries are trying to physically eliminate such prospects, for example, Iran, while others declare the need for a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, France is trying to open its nuclear umbrella over its neighbors. But to what extent is such an initiative by Emmanuel Macron feasible?