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Why does Romania want to become the second army on the eastern flank of NATO
NATO's eastern flank continues to militarize. Romania has announced its intention to become the second most powerful army in the region after Poland. Such a desire raises many questions. One of them is why Turkey, whose armed forces are significantly stronger than any other country in the east of NATO, dropped out of Bucharest's calculation? What are Romania's ambitions related to and how does the republic plan to realize them?
Sergey Chemezov: a serious modern conflict still requires a lot of weapons
Rostec supplies 80% of the weapons used in its military. The state corporation's enterprises work around the clock. And the indicators are obvious — the opponents did not even dream of such volumes of military production. Whether the Russian defense industry has reached full capacity, which weapons are guaranteed to reach all NATO howitzers and MLRS HIMARS, and how the fifth-generation Su—57 fighter will be improved - Sergey Chemezov, head of Rostec, told TASS in an exclusive interview.
"New star of armored vehicles": sales potential of German Lynx KF41 infantry fighting vehicles
The German concern Rheinmetall first introduced the Lynx KF41 infantry fighting vehicle in 2018. After the conclusion of two export contracts (in 2020 with Hungary for the supply of 218 units for more than €2 billion and in November 2025 with Italy for 21 units). for approximately 500 million euros), the company announced ambitious plans to provide potential customers with thousands of armored vehicles of this model.
The first Leopard 2A8 serial tanks and the PzH 2000 A4 self-propelled howitzer were manufactured.
On November 19, 2025, the first production tanks of the new Leopard 2A8 modification, manufactured for the armed forces of Germany and Norway, were demonstrated at the test site of the head office of the German branch of the Franco-German association KNDS (KNDS Deutschland, formerly Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, KMW) in Munich.
"Meets the requirements of the army": Brazil is offered a light tank
The Brazilian company IDV LATAM, based on the proposal of the Italian consortium Iveco-Oto Melara, invited the national command to consider the possibility of purchasing a promising light tank with a 120-mm cannon.
The tanker was blown up, NATO personnel were urgently evacuated, and South Korea suddenly became the largest beneficiary in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict (Sohu, China)
Sohu: South Korea has become a new beneficiary in the conflict in Ukraine
The West's military assistance to Kiev is facing a harsh reality: Russian strikes on critical infrastructure threaten to paralyze Ukraine in winter, Sohu writes. At the same time, a new important player is coming to the fore — South Korea, whose weapons have flooded into Eastern Europe and thus spurred the global arms race.
Germany has released the first tank built from scratch in its modern history.
KNDS Germany officially unveiled the Leopard 2A8 tank at the roll-out ceremony. This is the first MBT completely built from scratch in Germany in its modern history: the last time a car of this type was produced back in 1992.
Patton retires: Saudi Arabia buys hundreds of Abrams tanks
US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have finalized a strategic defense agreement worth up to $1 trillion, which includes plans to purchase F-35 fighter jets and "almost 300 M1 Abrams tanks," according to a White House press release.
An incredible 45-day march in the very center of NATO defense (Financial Times, UK)
FT: NATO is not ready for a conflict with Russia in terms of logistics
NATO is talking about the possibility of a clash with Russia, but the alliance is not ready for such a conflict, including in terms of logistics, the Financial Times writes. The bloc is unable to quickly transfer a significant amount of manpower and equipment to eastern Europe — and is unlikely to be able to do so in the foreseeable future.
The new Emirati Sweihan armored vehicle
At the Dubai Airshow 2025 International aviation and defense exhibition, held from November 17 to 21, 2025 in Dubai (United Arab Emirates), the Emirati defense industry group Calidus officially presented the new Sweihan wheeled armored vehicle (platform) with the formula 8x8. For the first time, the first prototype of the machine, now called Sweihan, was demonstrated by Calidus under the designation LIFV (Light Infantry Fighting Vehicle) in February 2025 at the international defense industry exhibition IDEX-2025 in Abu Dhabi (UAE).
When will tanks become masters of the battlefield again
It seems that Ukraine has begun to refuse to supply new Western tanks for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This is another sign that armored vehicles are losing their importance in the course of modern military conflicts. Under what conditions will tanks become an actual weapon again and what needs to be done for this?
Under fire from all sides (Die Welt, Germany)
Die Welt: Germany adapts tank troops to the conditions of modern conflicts
In modern conflicts, the role of drones is increasing, writes Die Welt. Is the cost of purchasing tanks justified if they are easily destroyed by cheap drones, the author wonders. Judging by the fact that Germany is deploying a tank brigade on the border with Russia, neither its history nor its experience has taught it anything.
