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First Anduril missile production line in Europe. WZL-2 in Bydgoszcz to build thousands of 900 km-range cruise missiles — 30% cheaper and 50% faster to produce than comparable Western systems.

New Zealand completes the Five Eyes commitment to the AI battlefield command backbone. Maven AI (used in the Iran war) is the operational core; Pentagon plans to 5x annual spending in FY2027

Army awards LOCUST laser maker a 3-year C-UAS contract; laser can down drones at $3/shot vs. millions for a Patriot. AVAV stock surged 40% in one week on combined earnings + contract news.

Trump signed the 14-point Islamabad MOU at Versailles, reopening the Strait of Hormuz and launching a 60-day nuclear negotiation window. Brokered by Pakistan.

Pentagon dropped the "Indo" from Indo-Pacific Command, reverting to the historic Pacific Command name, sparking debate about US-India relations and Quad strategy.

Germany's sovereign space intelligence platform launched at ILA Berlin Air Show, combining SAR satellites with German NewSpace startups for all-weather military reconnaissance.

argest-ever expansion of the Chinese Military Companies list, adding Alibaba, Baidu, BYD, NIO, Unitree Robotics. DoD contracting ban kicks in June 30.

Turkey unveiled the Yildirimhan ICBM at the SAHA 2026 expo in Istanbul developed by the MoD R&D Center, with a 6000 km range, Mach 9-25 speed, and a 3000 kg conventional warhead.

The Pentagon confirmed withdrawal of ~5000 US troops from Germany over the next 6-12 months after Trump clashed with Chancellor Merz over the Iran war. The drawdown affects a brigade combat team and a planned long-range fires battalion.

The Department of Defense announced agreements with eight leading technology firms to deploy AI systems on its most sensitive classified networks following a dispute with Anthropic

Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz collapsed to ~5% of pre-war average after the US-Israel offensive against Iran began Feb 28

The US Army officially named its next-generation assault aircraft the MV-75 Cheyenne II built by Bell Textron from the V-280 Valor demonstrator. First delivery expected in 2027

Ukrainian forces struck Russia's Tuapse oil refinery three times in two weeks in mid-to-late April, having damaged ~20% of Russia's refining capacity since early 2024.

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