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Sweden to deploy forces to Latvia following NATO accession

Sweden has announced its plans to join the NATO enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battle Group Latvia and deploy a combat battalion to Latvia after finalising its accession to NATO. The Swedish Prime Minister, Ulf Kristersson,...

Russia to replace Topol ICBM missiles with new RS-24 Yars

Russia's Strategic Missile Force commander Colonel General Sergey Karakayev stated during a recent press briefing that Russia's outdated Topol/Topol-M Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) will be replaced with the more advanced RS-24 Yars ICBM, capable...

UK to provide enhanced training for UN peacekeepers

The UK has pledged to provide advanced training for UN peacekeepers, as announced by James Heappey, Minister for the Armed Forces, at the United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial in Accra, Ghana. At the meeting, the UK...

Austrian Armed Forces order decontamination systems from Kärcher Futuretech

The Austrian Federal Ministry of Defence recently awarded Kärcher Futuretech an order worth tens of millions of euros for decontamination systems. The first phase of the project involves Kärcher Futuretech developing a complete pre-series...

Kärcher Futuretech supplies German Armed Forces with decontamination agents

In June and July of 2023, Kärcher Futuretech signed agreements with the German Armed Forces to supply them with decontamination agents for radioactive, biological, and chemical substances. The orders include a nuclear decontaminant called...

Russia claims successful test of nuclear-powered cruise missile

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Thursday that the country had conducted a successful test of an experimental nuclear-powered cruise missile. He also cautioned that the country's parliament may revoke its ratification of a...

Pentagon releases updated strategy to counter WMDs

The 2023 Strategy for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) has been released by the US Department of Defense (DoD) in an unclassified version. This strategy aims to address the current and emerging challenges...

USS Louisiana test fires Trident II ballistic missile

The U.S. Navy's Strategic Systems Programs conducted a scheduled missile test flight of an unarmed Trident II (D5LE) missile from the USS Louisiana (SSBN-743) submarine on 27 September. This test marks the 191st successful...