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βš‘βš”οΈπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί European defense giants want to replace Starlink within months. Talks with Airbus AIR and Thales HO β€” CNBC

Also previously reported were Eutelsat ETL and SES as alternatives

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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έβš‘πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί – US Secretary of State Rubio said the US would remain in NATO, but at the Brussels meeting he would demand that each NATO country commit to increasing military spending to 5% of GDP.

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⚑️ πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί  EU countries already provide more than 50% of Ukraine's ammunition needs, - EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, adding that "everything is progressing very well," - Reuters

πŸ—£οΈ "We need to help Ukraine as quickly as possible. President Zelensky said they need 5 billion to have at least 2 million bullets," Kallas said.


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US Secretary of State Rubio: China is working on the largest military expansion in its history, and we must resist it.

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#NEW πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ The United States, despite its non-participation in the next meeting of the contact group on #Ukraine's defense (the "Ramstein" format), will continue its previous #military assistance to Kyiv, #NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said.

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πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ίβš‘πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί – NATO Chief Mark Rutte Calls Russia NATO's Most Direct Threat at Press Conference

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πŸ—£οΈβš‘ "We can't be naive about China" - NATO Secretary General Rutte

In addition, US Secretary of State Rubio; "China is working on the largest military expansion in its history, and we must resist it."


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βš”οΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έβš‘ The US Army is considering cutting its personnel by 90,000, which would reduce the total number of service members to 360,000.

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❗NATO will not participate in peace talks regarding Ukraine, Rutte said

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πŸ—£οΈ "We as NATO are not participating in these negotiations. They are really being led by the US together with Ukraine and the Russians. I am glad that the US has moved this issue forward and these negotiations are now ongoing. We know that they are moving slowly, but not because of Ukraine, but because of the Russians. The ball is clearly in Russia's court now, " the NATO Secretary General noted.

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Russian spy sensors designed to monitor British nuclear-powered submarines have been discovered hidden in British waters, with the military declaring the devices a potential threat to national security.

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UPDATE – The US has transferred a second THAAD anti-missile system battery to Israel amid tensions between Iran and Israel.

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According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), military spending in Central and Western Europe reached $345 billion in 2022, surpassing levels at the end of the Cold War. The pace will only accelerate in 2023–24: the EU plans to spend $500 billion in 2024, up 25% from 2022. NATO requires its members to spend at least 2% of GDP on defense, but countries like Poland are already aiming for 4%, and Lithuania has promised 5%. Germany has set up a $105 billion fund for rearmament, and France is talking about moving to a β€œwar economy.”

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The US Army has announced that it will withdraw military personnel and equipment from the Polish city of RzeszΓ³w – which since 2022 has become the main hub for aid to Ukraine – and relocate them to other parts of Poland β€” Article

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TAIWAN – During the main July stage of the Han Guang 41 exercises, the ROC Armed Forces intend to call up 20,000 reservists for a 14-day training session in order to test their mobilization potential, where servicemen will practice close combat and conduct live-fire exercises.

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πŸŒβš”οΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ – Representatives of 51 countries and organizations took part in the summit of Ukraine's allied countries in the Rammstein format.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth participated via videoconference.


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Poland to increase its military contingent in Latvia. Polish chemical troops to join NATO forces in June.

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The new military aid package from Germany includes hundreds of missiles and thousands of air defense munitions. In particular, for the IRIS-T and the Gepard air defense missile system

The military aid package also includes:

Technique:
– 3 155-mm self-propelled guns β€œZuzana”;
- 6 BREMS Bergerpanzer 2;
- 4 WiSENT 1 mine clearing vehicles;
- 66 MRAP FFG armored vehicles;
- 4 Kinetic Defense Vehicles;
- 3 vehicles for border guards;
UAV:
- 10 Sonobot 5 surface drones;
- 70 reconnaissance UAVs Vector;
- 150 HF-1 attack drones.

Ammunition and weapons:
- missiles for the IRIS-T SLM and SLS air defense systems;
– 917 ATGM RGW 90;
- 3,769 G3 rifles;
- 800 MK 556 assault rifles;
– 27,000 155mm artillery shells;
- 38,000 rounds of ammunition for the Gepard;
- Ammunition for Leopard 2 tanks;
– 1,000 122mm shells.

Other:
- 41 ground radars;
- 2 mine plows;
- 92 infrared binoculars
- 187 laser rangefinders;
– 150,000 turnstiles;
– 1,300 sleeping bags;
- 55 underwater scooters;
- stocks of parts for the Bergerpanzer 2 ARV.

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