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Lithuania moves to lift nuclear deployment ban
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (289+ words) Defence24. com The decision was reached following a meeting between the President, the Speaker of the Seimas, the Prime Minister, and leaders of parliamentary factions. Nearly all political groups reportedly agreed to repeal Article 137 of the Constitution, which mandates a ban…...
Exercises near the Korean border
3+ hour, 57+ min ago (152+ words) Defence24. com The South Korean military command asserts that the manoeuvres are defensive in nature and are part of routine exercises conducted in waters south of the maritime demarcation line. They took place as scheduled on Thursday, July 2. These were the…...
Alberta's Brexit moment? How a fringe separatist campaign might become Canada's biggest unity test in decades
5+ hour, 42+ min ago (268+ words) For years, Alberta separatism occupied the political fringes of Canadian public life, a recurring expression of frustration rather than a credible threat to national unity. But after Canada's Liberal Party secured a fourth consecutive federal election victory in 2025, a movement…...
Does Ukraine need immigrants from Africa to rebuild?
7+ hour, 18+ min ago (805+ words) Ukraine may win battles against Russia and still lose the future if it fails to solve its demographic crisis. Reconstruction will not depend only on weapons, financial support and Western security guarantees. It will depend on whether Ukraine has enough…...
Germany is interested in producing American systems
9+ hour, 3+ min ago (172+ words) Defence24. com According to the Financial Times, discussions include co-producing Tomahawk cruise missiles and advanced Patriot PAC-3 missiles. US officials are reportedly keen on the idea of such cooperation. Berlin claims that its industrial base could help relieve US production bottlenecks…...
Zelenskyy arrives in Ireland looking for EU support
23+ hour, 35+ min ago (214+ words) Defence24. com The visit is not ceremonial because Zelenskyy is taking part in the opening ceremony of Ireland's EU Council presidency and is expected to meet Taoiseach Miche'l Martin and European Council President Ant'nio Costa. For Kyiv, this is a chance…...
Sweden wants faster rearmament
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (255+ words) Sweden's armed forces want the country to accelerate rearmament and move towards defence spending of between 4% and 5% of GDP. This would go beyond the government's current path and shows that Stockholm is already thinking as a frontline NATO state, not…...
European orders create 200, 000 jobs in the U. S.
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (197+ words) Defence24. com On the occasion of this year's NATO summit, a historic Defense Industry Forum will also be held on July 7 in Ankara. According to the official website of the North Atlantic Alliance, NSDIF26 is intended to be dedicated to transatlantic "defense…...
The invisible B-2 sinks a ship in the Pacific
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (182+ words) The United States Air Force has announced the successful testing of new strike capabilities for the B-2 Spirit strategic bomber. American B-2 Spirit aircraft successfully deployed LRASM (Long Range Anti-Ship Missile) missiles during the recent Valiant Shield 26 exercises, which primarily focused on…...
There's no room for error in the urban warfare. How is modern counterterrorism changing?
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (1194+ words) Defence24. com From June 22 to 25, 2026, the exercise codenamed "Forces Cooperation 2 Urban Combat" took place at the Adam Mickiewicz University (UAM) in Pozna" and at the Wielkopolska-based facilities of the European Security Academy (ESA). It was a series of tactical-medical workshops organized…...