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MilitarySep 17China, US may unveil measures to boost military ties when Xi visits WashingtonChina and the United States are discussing possible announcements to strengthen military-to-military ties during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washington next week, multiple sources familiar with the discussions told the South China Morning Post. Another item that is being discussed, and a possible deliverable, is restarting the arms-control talks that were suspended in 2024 over US weapons sales to Taiwan, with the dialogue potentially including military personnel. In a phone...South China Morning Post
MilitarySep 17GM enters missile business, delivering first Patriot missile parts to Lockheed MartinGeneral Motors has entered the missile business by delivering its first Patriot missile parts to Lockheed Martin. This signifies a new venture for GM into the defense industry.Seeking Alpha Tech
MilitarySep 17The Space Security Landscape Is Deteriorating RapidlyThe Diplomat
MilitarySep 17Germany sending fighter jets to Latvia to protect election from drone incidentsGermany will send four Eurofighter jets to defend Latvian airspace during upcoming elections, amid concerns over drone incursions from Russia and Belarus.Defense News
MilitarySep 17Nammo CEO warns European rupture with US risks 10-year capability gap“This industrial base among our allies is already very interconnected, so we cannot break it up,” said Morten Brandtzæg.Breaking Defense
MilitarySep 1710 things to know about Tchakpelé Aklesso, the former master spy appointed by Faure Gnassingbé to head the Togolese armyPromu général et chef d’état-major, Tchakpelé Aklesso incarne la nouvelle doctrine sécuritaire de Faure Gnassingbé. Portrait d’un homme de l’ombre propulsé à la tête d’une armée en pleine mutation.Jeune Afrique
MilitarySep 17Closing the Navy’s find, fix, and finish kill chain with remote mine hunting[Sponsored] Remote mine hunting combines autonomy, AI, and advanced sonar to clear waterways faster with less danger.Breaking Defense
MilitarySep 17Germany's missile stockpiles 'worryingly low', Rheinmetall CEO tells EuronewsIn an interview with Euronews, Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger says Germany's missile stockpiles remain worryingly low and production must accelerate dramatically, while detailing the company's plans for cruise missiles, humanoid robots and space technology.EuroNews [en]
MilitarySep 17Warning against Japan’s military build-up surfaces at Beijing Xiangshan conferenceChinese panellists and experts at the Xiangshan Forum have warned against Japan’s remilitarisation amid reports that Tokyo is considering raising its midterm defence spending to 3.5 per cent of GDP. Japan might raise its midterm budget to 3-3.5 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product in line with Nato and other US allies, Bloomberg reported earlier this week, as the US pushes its allies in Asia and Europe to boost their own defences. At the three-day defence gathering in Beijing on...South China Morning Post
MilitarySep 17Ukrainian forces test four interceptor drone models to counter jet-powered UAVsThe Armed Forces of Ukraine are already testing four promising models of interceptor drones on the front lines to counter Russian forces’ jet-powered UAVs, while about ten other manufacturers are testing their own designs.Ukrinform [en]
MilitarySep 17Russian aggression has effectively forced EU to form defense alliance, says MEPRussia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine has brought the issue of security back to the top of the European Union’s agenda and forced it to create joint defense instruments in a very short time.Ukrinform [en]
MilitarySep 17Serbia’s President Vucic inaugurates assembly factory for Israel-made drones - AP NewsSerbia’s President Vucic inaugurates assembly factory for Israel-made drones AP NewsAP News
MilitarySep 17Mattarella calls for greater European defence 'synergy''We need forces that are interoperable with our allies' president says at Army facilityANSA [en]
MilitarySep 17Zelensky: Ukraine wants to sign drone deal with JapanPresident Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukraine is interested in developing defense-tech cooperation with Japan, particularly in signing the Drone Deal.Ukrinform [en]
MilitarySep 17Javier Colomina, NATO representative for the South Neighborhood: "If Spain invokes Article 5 of NATO for something related to Ceuta and Melilla, the alliance would respond""Es difícil no pensar en que detrás no haya un componente de guerra híbrida", opina el español con más poder en la OTAN LeerEl Mundo
MilitarySep 17Japanese Global Hawk drone splashes down in crashA Japanese Global Hawk drone nosedived into the Sea of Japan this week, instantly slashing the country’s fleet of these drones by a third.Defense News
MilitarySep 17Ukrainian forces strike Yaroslavl Oil Refinery, An-12, two An-26s and three helicopters in Rostov, says ZelenskyUkrinform [en]
MilitarySep 17Russian military already faces infantry shortage, but situation is better than Ukraine's — BiletskyOver the past year, the Russian army has faced a shortage of infantry.Ukrinform [en]
MilitarySep 17Lebanon security talks in Paris focus on replacing UN missionThe leaders of France, Lebanon and Jordan on Thursday met in Paris to discuss international support for the cash-strapped Lebanese army and the creation of a new force to succeed a longstanding UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon.RFI [en]
MilitarySep 17EU defence chief says a ‘painful response’ to Russian hybrid threats is neededEuroNews [en]
MilitarySep 17An Army General Talks Fusing Sensors and Shooters on the Eastern FlankThis exclusive Cogs of War interview is with Brig. Gen. Steven P. Carpenter, the commanding general of Multi-Domain Command – Europe, the U.S. Army’s first multi-domain operations command, headquartered at Clay Kaserne in Mainz-Kastel, Germany. Multi-Domain Command – Europe serves as the premier multi-domain fires headquarters for U.S. Army Europe and Africa. We spoke with Brig. Gen. Carpenter, following the conclusion of Arcane Thunder 26, the command’s fourth annual multi-domain exercise, which ran from April 6 to April 29 across Germany, Poland, Fort Irwin, and the NWar on the Rocks
MilitarySep 17Middle East : Trump plans $2.8bn arms package for Israel amid Gaza warThe Trump administration is reportedly preparing a $2.8 billion arms package for Israel, including 40,000 bombs, as Israel continues strikes in Gaza despite last October's ceasefire. The proposed deal would further strengthen Israel's military capabilities and revive deliveries of 2,000-pound bombs that had previously been paused over concerns about civilian casualties.France 24 [en]
MilitarySep 17Operation Vivaldi aims to secure stronger defensive positions, Ukrainian commander saysCommander of the Third Army Corps, Brigadier General Andrii Biletskyi, said the main goal of Operation Vivaldi in the northern Donetsk region is to move Ukrainian forces to favorable defensive positions.Ukrinform [en]
MilitarySep 17'Space being weaponised': A purely civilian system can be 'repurposed' for military capabilitiesErin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Mélusine Lebret, Researcher in the Defence, Security & Justice research group at RAND Europe. According to Lebret, the growing militarisation of space cannot be understood simply by asking whether a satellite is civilian, military, or a “weaponised.” And Lebreton argues that militarization does not eliminate the necessity of cooperation. The emerging space-security order is therefore defined by an unusual tension: states may increasingly prepare to compete and potentially fight in space while remaining structurally dependent on one another to keep space usabFrance 24 [en]
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