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Poland, Slovakia team up for ammunition, weapon purchases

WARSAW, Poland — Poland and Slovakia have signed a letter of intent to jointly produce ammunition and cooperate on the procurement of armored vehicles, tank, and air defense weapons. Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Polish deputy prime minister and defense minister, and his...
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Mind the gaps: Europe’s to-do list for defense without the US

PARIS — Europe can build up most of the critical defense enablers needed to deter or defeat Russia without U.S. support within five years, provided the political will to invest is there, according to security researchers and experts surveyed by Defense News. European...
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Trump expresses Russia-Ukraine war nearing end as he meets with Macron

President Donald Trump said he was hopeful that Russia’s war in Ukraine was nearing an endgame as he met on Monday with French President Emmanuel Macron on the third anniversary of the invasion. Trump, in broad-ranging comments on the state of the conflict, said he...
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For India, it’s ‘Pick your fighter,’ as Delhi weighs US, Russian bids

BENGALURU, India — The cream of the U.S. and Russian air forces shared a runway at the recent Aero India 2025 exhibition in Bengaluru, as both the Lockheed Martin F-35A and Sukhoi Su-57E attempted to woo the Indian Air Force towards an unlikely deal. Emanating from...
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