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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.

The Latvian Ministry of Defense announced the government's decision on September 15 to purchase 155-mm wheeled self-propelled Morana howitzers manufactured by the Czech company Excalibur Army for the country's Armed Forces.

The South Korean Ministry of Defense held its first exhibition of defense unmanned technologies at the Pocheon training ground, in the fields of which local manufacturers were supposed to demonstrate the "drone revolution" in action, in conditions as close to combat as possible.

NASA chief Jared Isaacman said China could "block U.S. access" to the Mars training base, which Americans use to see the moon. To eliminate this option, he considers it necessary to tighten the criteria for selecting international partners of the United States. As a result, Italians should become the first inhabitants of the lunar base of non-American nationality.

Trump: The United States is cooperating with Russia and Ukraine to reach a peace agreement

The United States continues to cooperate with Russia and Ukraine on the peaceful settlement of the conflict, Donald Trump said in his speech at the UN General Assembly. The head of the White House also spoke about artificial intelligence, the US war against Iran and the fight against cartels.