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Report: Russia warns of growing risk of direct military, nuclear conflict with US
26 April 2023
Report: Russia warns of growing risk of direct military, nuclear conflict with US
Russia warns of growing risk of direct military, nuclear conflict with US Risks of a direct military confrontation between the…
Romania grants $321M contract to buy Turkish TB2 combat drones
26 April 2023
Romania grants $321M contract to buy Turkish TB2 combat drones
Romania’s Ministry of National Defense has granted a contract worth $321 million to Turkish drone magnate Baykar, to purchase Bayraktar…
Ukraine’s military expenditures reach 44B USD in 2022
26 April 2023
Ukraine’s military expenditures reach 44B USD in 2022
Ukraine’s military expenditures increased by 640 percent in 2022 to about 44 billion U.S. dollars, the government-run Ukrinform news agency…
Czechs move to hike military spending to NATO level
26 April 2023
Czechs move to hike military spending to NATO level
The Czech parliament’s lower house approved on Friday government-backed legislation to increase the country’s military spending to the level required…
Taiwan OKs $419M jet repair deal with US
26 April 2023
Taiwan OKs $419M jet repair deal with US
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense has approved a 12.84-billion New Taiwan dollar ($419 million) deal with the US to provide maintenance services…
China sends 11 naval vessels, 9 military aircraft around Taiwan
26 April 2023
China sends 11 naval vessels, 9 military aircraft around Taiwan
Harbin BZK-005 reconnaissance drone crossed median line into southwest ADIZ Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) tracked 11 Chinese naval…
Türkiye launches construction of 1st battery plant
26 April 2023
Türkiye launches construction of 1st battery plant
Türkiye has laid the foundation for a facility that will manufacture batteries, which will power its first domestically manufactured automobile,…
Türkiye discusses evacuation of citizens from Sudan with Ethiopia
26 April 2023
Türkiye discusses evacuation of citizens from Sudan with Ethiopia
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and his Ethiopian counterpart Demeke Mekonnen Monday discussed the evacuation of Turkish citizens from Sudan, diplomatic sources said.…
China tests a Stirling engine in orbit
25 April 2023
China tests a Stirling engine in orbit
The China National Space Agency (CNSA) has made considerable progress in recent years with the development of its Long March…
Analysis: Military spending increases worldwide; What new military spending data says?
25 April 2023
Analysis: Military spending increases worldwide; What new military spending data says?
For 2022, researchers recorded a year-on-year jump of 3.7% in worldwide military expenditure. That marks an all-time high and follows…