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Russian Weapons Use Old, Often Western Electronics: Report

Russian Weapons Use Old, Often Western Electronics: Report

Some of Russia’s most high-tech equipment relies on obsolete electronics and parts it can no longer source from the rest of the world. The country’s inability to produce enough semiconductors, essential for the production of modern weapon systems, means it must use older microchips—including commerc…
Germany Debates Supplying Tanks, Armored Vehicles to Ukraine

Germany Debates Supplying Tanks, Armored Vehicles to Ukraine

BERLIN — It is showdown time in the German federal parliament, the Bundestag, this Thursday: Lawmakers are scheduled to debate German assistance for Ukraine. And there are indications that a majority is in favor of supplying the country with modern tanks — something that Chancellor Olaf Scholz and…
Germany Marks Progress Towards ‘An Operational Bundeswehr’

Germany Marks Progress Towards ‘An Operational Bundeswehr’

BERLIN — The operational readiness of the Bundeswehr must be improved. To achieve this, there are various projects and reforms. A defense policy balance sheet for the parliamentary summer break gives an overview of the measures and what they mean for the troops.

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Taiwan to Build 10 More Tuo Chiang-Class Corvettes

Taiwan to Build 10 More Tuo Chiang-Class Corvettes

TAIPEI — Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) has announced plans to build 10 more Tuo Chiang-class corvettes in order to strengthen the nation’s asymmetric warfare capabilities.

The first prototype, the Tuo Chiang, was completed in 2014, while the first mass-produced version, the Ta Chi…

North Korea Launches Ballistic Missile into Sea

North Korea Launches Ballistic Missile into Sea

TOKYO — North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the sea off its east coast, South Korea’s military said, extending what has already been a record-breaking number of North Korean launches this year.

South Korea’s defense ministry said the North fired a short-range ballistic missile from…

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