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6 April

Latvia Reinstates Mandatory Military Service for Men

Latvia's parliament voted to reinstate compulsory military service for young men starting next year in response to regional security risks amid neighboring Russia's war on Ukraine.

5 April

Impression image of an F-35 with JASSM-ER.

Rojoef Manuel

Netherlands to Enhance Long-Range Firepower With US, Israeli Weapons

The Netherlands will acquire US and Israeli-made weapons to address military firepower requirements against long-distance threats.

5 April

Inder Singh Bisht

Russia Claims Stealth Material Success

Russia’s Ruselectronics claims to have developed a new material capable of absorbing up to 95 percent of radar electromagnetic radiation.

5 April

Soldiers immersed on Interim Combined Arms Virtual Simulation (Deployable) military training system. Photo: Elbit Systems

Rojoef Manuel

Elbit, Bohemia Upgrade Military Training Simulator for British Army

Elbit and Bohemia have teamed up to provide the British Army with “a more realistic and immersive training experience.”

5 April

GlobalEye multirole airborne early warning & control (AWE&C) aircraft

Rojoef Manuel

New Saab GlobalEye Aircraft Completes Maiden Flight

Saab’s fourth GlobalEye multirole airborne early warning & control aircraft has conducted its first flight in Linköping, Sweden.

5 April

Joe Saballa

Russia Heading for ‘Military Defeat’ in Ukraine: Former Commander

The Russian military came unprepared for war in Ukraine and is now heading toward defeat, a former commander has claimed.

5 April

Staff Writer With AFP

Kremlin Warns of ‘Countermeasures’ Over Finland NATO Membership

The Kremlin branded Finland's NATO membership an "assault on our security" and said it would take countermeasures.

4 April

Russian officials give a presentation of the Iskander M missile

Staff Writer With AFP

Belarus Troops Train on Russian Nuclear-Capable Missile System

Belarusian troops have begun training on a nuclear-capable Russian missile system following Putin's decision to deploy tactical weapons in Belarus.

4 April

Staff Writer With AFP

New US Ukraine Aid Package Includes HIMARS Ammo, Small Arms

The US unveiled details of $2.6 billion in new military aid for Ukraine's war against Russia, including HIMARS ammunition, artillery rounds, and small arms.

4 April