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Latvia to Increase Defense Budget to 2.5% of GDP

Latvia to Increase Defense Budget to 2.5% of GDP

Today, on March 1, the Cabinet of Ministers conceptually approved the proposal of the Ministry of Defense to increase the defense budget to 2.5% of the gross domestic product by 2025.

“Taking into account the changes in the security situation in Europe related to the Russian military invasion o…

Aircraft Carrier USS Ford Back at Sea After 6-Month Refit

Aircraft Carrier USS Ford Back at Sea After 6-Month Refit

NORFOLK, Va. — USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) successfully completed sea trials off the coast of Virginia this week, marking the successful conclusion of its inaugural Planned Incremental Availability (PIA).

The milestone follows six months of modernization and maintenance work at Huntington Ing…

AUKUS Pact Creates Conditions for New Arms Race: Russia

AUKUS Pact Creates Conditions for New Arms Race: Russia

MOSCOW —-. The trilateral partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States (AUKUS) affects the nuclear weapons non-proliferation regime, provokes tension and creates pre-requisites for a new spiral of the arms race, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in a video ad…
Ukraine Invasion Ends Soyuz Launches from French Guiana

Ukraine Invasion Ends Soyuz Launches from French Guiana

The Soyuz rocket, a workhorse of Russian launch vehicles, will no longer launch from French Guiana due to the current war in Ukraine. Directly citing Western sanctions, Dmitry Rogozin (head of Roscosmos) said in the statement that 87 Russian employees that support Soyuz will be withdrawn. The end…
US Marine F-35C Fighters Participate in Exercise for First Time

US Marine F-35C Fighters Participate in Exercise for First Time

PHILIPPINE SEA — As 3rd Marine Division commences Jungle Warfare Exercise 22, a large-scale, joint force exercise, Marine Wing Fighter Attack Squadron 314 is integrating the capabilities of the F-35C Lightning II. VMFA-314 will be supporting ground operations from their position deployed onboard…
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