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Ukraine Raises Military Pay and Introduces Fixed‑Term Combat Contracts

Funding from a large EU loan plus budget changes will pay for higher wages, new fixed-term contracts, expanded foreign recruitment.

Bundeswehr Orders More Than 2,000 Transport Trucks From Rheinmetall

Five NATO Members Block 0.25% GDP Floor for Military Aid to Ukraine

U.S. and South Korea Vow Deeper Defense Coordination After Pentagon Talks

Israel Approves Purchase of F-35 and F-15IA Fighter Squadrons From U.S.

CNN Finds Iranian Strikes Damaged 16 U.S. Military Sites in Eight Countries

Germany Awards Rheinmetall €1.04 Billion Deal for Digital Infantry Gear

Germany Sets Military Strategy to Build Europe’s Strongest Army by 2039

Pentagon’s 2027 Budget Request Shifts Billions to Drones and Space

Strait of Hormuz Reopens as Trump Rebukes Australia Over Support

Russian Ship Off Suffolk Seen Shielding Sanctioned Tankers, Exposing UK Navy Strain

France 5 Documentary Probes How France Spends Its €57 Billion Defense Budget

Sweden Awards SEK 8.7 Billion GUTE II Contracts for Mobile Counter-Drone Defense

Japan and Germany Deepen Defense Ties in Yokosuka Meeting

Philippines Says Chinese Corvette Locked Fire-Control Radar on Navy Frigate Near Sabina Shoal

Switzerland Cuts F-35 Buy to About 30 Jets as Costs Rise

UK and German Military Chiefs Issue Rare Joint Plea for European Rearmament

France and Norway Seal Ukraine Arms Deal as Allies Inject New Funds Into NATO PURL

ISW: Russia’s 87,000-Strong Drone Force Puts UK Shortfalls in Focus

Canada Weighs Mixed Fighter Fleet as U.S. Warns of NORAD Changes