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17.04.2026 18:00 Senior leaders from the Army, Navy and Marine Corps provided an update on steps their respective branches are taking to improve the quality of life for service members during a hearing in Washington yesterday before the House Armed Services Committee's readiness subcommittee.

17.04.2026 18:00 Senior leaders from across the theater gathered for the 21st Theater Sustainment Command Senior Leaders Forum, April 7-10, 2026, at the Workforce Development Center on Sembach Kaserne to align priorities and assess operations in support of U.S. Army Europe and Africa and U.S. European Command objectives.

17.04.2026 18:00 The Pentagon has pushed American automakers to manufacture arms as arsenals of the United States are running out of weapons, a report says, nearly 50 days after a US-Israeli military coalition waged a war of aggression against Iran.

17.04.2026 18:00 U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf returned to its home port in Alameda, Friday, after an 80-day counter-narcotics deployment to the Eastern Pacific Ocean.

17.04.2026 18:00 The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Savannah departed Naval Base San Diego April 8 and arrived at its new homeport of Portland, Ore. April 12.

17.04.2026 18:00 On 14 April, the NATO Support and Procurement Agency led a series of key meetings with 48 officials from 20 Allied and Partner nations, dedicated to medical capabilities in Lisbon, Portugal.

17.04.2026 18:00 On Thursday , NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, had talks in Prague with the Prime Minister of Czechia, Andrej Babiš. They discussed the current security environment, defence investment, production, and Ukraine. The Secretary General welcomed Czechia's commitment to the Alliance.

17.04.2026 18:00 On Thursday , NATO held its first dedicated meeting with the Australian Department of Defence to discuss opportunities to increase defence industrial cooperation and capabilities.

17.04.2026 18:00 A Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130J Hercules will deliver aid supplies to Papua New Guinea following the recent cyclone, as part of a broader New Zealand Defence Force effort.

17.04.2026 18:00 On 16 April, the Government approved the proposal for the Government report on changes in the foreign and security policy environment. The report supplements the Government report on Finnish foreign and security policy published in 2024. The need for the new report arose from changes that have taken place in the global political situation.

17.04.2026 18:00 Ministers responsible for internal security and preparedness from Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden will meet in Helsinki on 16 April to discuss how the EU can prepare for security threats and various crises.

17.04.2026 18:00 On Thursday, 16 April 2026, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže, met with Daniel Günther, Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein and Dr Peter Tschentscher, First Mayor of Hamburg. The German delegation is visiting Latvia, accompanied by entrepreneurs and scientists, to develop closer and more practical cooperation with Latvian partners, particularly in the fields of innovation and defence.

17.04.2026 18:00 Minister of National Defence Robertas Kaunas met with Minister of Defence of Estonia Hanno Pevkur who is on a visit in Lithuania.

17.04.2026 18:00 The Philippines will fully cooperate with Australia to ensure that the Indo-Pacific Region remains secure, Department of National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said on Thursday.

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