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*Europe and Canada boosted defence spending 20% in 2024, NATO says* >https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/europe-canada-increased-defence-spending-by-20-2024-nato-says-2025-02-07/
*Egypt purchases South Korean-made self-propelled howitzers* Egypt has ordered a batch of Hanwha Defense K9 self-propelled howitzers worth 2 trillion won ($1.65 billion), according to the South Korean arms procurement agency. South Korean company Hanwha, which makes the K9, and Egypt’s defense ministry inked the largest K9 export deal in the Artillery House, a military facility in Cairo, capping more than 10 years of on-again, off-again talks. The deal includes the production of K9s in Egypt and a technology transfer, according to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA).
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dismissed more than 12 generals today. Is something brewing in US army?
*Hegseth says no ‘timeframe’ for war on Iran as Pentagon asks for $200bn* Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hints war funding may change, leaving timeline decisions to President Trump. >https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/19/hegseth-says-no-timeframe-for-war-on-iran-as-pentagon-asks-for-200bn
Chinese missile maker Guangdong Hongda Blasting Co Ltd reportedly has cloned and reengineered the concept of the new Ukrainian Bliskavka (“Lightning”) supersonic cruise missile. The Guangzhou-based firm unveiled a mock-up of its new missile system at the Airshow China 2021 in Zhuhai. The new missile system is named the HD-1A and it looks for all intents and purposes, like a clone of the Bliskavka missile which was developed by the Ukrainian defense contractor Yuzhnoye.
https://www.theonion.com/dying-gazans-criticized-for-not-using-last-words-to-con-1850925657 GAZA CITY, GAZA—The complicity of each and every Palestinian in the violent actions of their militant ruling authority was reportedly on full display Friday morning when dying Gazans received justified criticism for not using their last words to condemn Hamas. For example, instead of issuing a full-throated denunciation of the violent attacks by Hamas that have left over 1,300 Israelis dead, one dying woman holding her 6-year-old son who had just been killed in a bombing is said to have doubled down by telling her child she loved him. According to reports, such barbarism on the part of Palestinians was on full display across the Gaza Strip, where many men of fighting age could not muster a single world of reproof for Hamas’ actions while they coughed up blood. In war-ravaged Gaza City, a dying reporter was heard blatantly begging for help instead of labeling Hamas a terrorist organization. At press time, the Israeli Defense Forces Twitter account underscored the massive surge of contempt they were contending with by posting a video that featured the shocking savagery of a Palestinian corpse that refused to condemn Hamas even when kicked.
