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26.04.2026 19:40 As part of bolstering readiness for near-term combat scenarios and preparing for an intense security decade, the Israel Ministry of Defense Defense Procurement Directorate has issued multi-year orders for aerial munitions manufactured by Elbit Systems, valued at over $200 million .

26.04.2026 19:40 Under the 560 million euro agreement signed in 2024, the Israel Ministry of Defense , through its Defense Export Directorate , together with Israel Aerospace Industries , announced today the delivery of the BARAK MX air-defense system to the Slovak Air Force.

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26.04.2026 19:40 Approved by the Cabinet

26.04.2026 19:40 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment is contributing more than 1,300 Hawaii-based Marines and Sailors for the 41st iteration of Exercise Balikatan, an expansive multilateral exercise conducted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military across the Philippine archipelago from April 20 to May 8.

23.04.2026 21:30 Ukraine will receive the Alkmaar-class minehunter HNLMS Makkum from the Netherlands. Upon joining the Ukrainian Navy, the vessel will be named 'Henichesk' in honour of the ship lost during a combat mission near the Kinburn Spit in June 2022.

23.04.2026 21:30 European Union ambassadors have given a green light to a 90 billion euros loan for Ukraine for this and next year after Hungary and Slovakia lifted their vetoes following the resumption of operations on the Soviet-era Druzhba pipeline, which carries Russian oil -- exempt from EU sanctions -- through Ukraine to Central Europe.

23.04.2026 21:30 The United States' decision to extend a fragile ceasefire with Iran has kept a narrow window open for diplomacy, but fresh security incidents in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday underscore the volatility of the situation and the risks to global shipping and regional stability.

23.04.2026 21:30 US President Donald Trump wants to see a "unified" response from Tehran to US proposals for ending the US-Israeli war with Iran and has not set a "firm deadline" at this point, the White House said a day after he unilaterally extended a cease-fire that had been due to expire on April 22.

23.04.2026 21:30 Iran consolidated its control over the Strait of Hormuz after the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy intercepted two hostile vessels linked to the Israeli regime and transferred them into Iranian territorial waters.

23.04.2026 21:30 Iran continues to maintain substantial military capabilities, despite weeks of US and Israeli strikes, according to multiple US officials familiar with intelligence assessments.

23.04.2026 21:30 Pete Hegseth has removed US Navy Secretary John Phelan, the latest casualty of the US secretary of war's abrupt dismissal campaign amid reported top-level opposition to Washington's unprovoked aggression against Iran.

23.04.2026 21:30 The United States has suspended arms deliveries to NATO ally Estonia as its aggression on Iran has put a major strain on US weapons stockpiles.

23.04.2026 21:30 Lebanon and Israel are set to hold a second round of talks in Washington on April 23, with a Lebanese official saying Beirut will seek a one-month extension of a fragile US-mediated cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel, which is due to expire on April 26.

23.04.2026 21:30 Taiwan has recently signed six major arms procurement deals with the United States worth more than NT$208.77 billion , including High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and M109A7 self-propelled howitzers, the government announced on Wednesday.