Prime Minister Mark Carney has broken from decades of caution. He pledged an extra US $6.6 billion (CA $9 billion) for the Department of National Defense in the current fiscal year, moving Canada to the NATO 2 percent-of-GDP benchmark by April 2026 and signalling the start of a long-term shift toward European partnerships.
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On 23 March the Norwegian Government presented a fresh long-term plan for the Armed Forces. The document repeats the core security goals set after the 2004 re-orientation, yet it answers two new pressures at once: higher front-line costs in Afghanistan and sharper attention to the High North. The plan keeps the NATO pledge of a credible national deterrent but trims legacy overhead to give combat units more flight hours, sea days, and live-fire drills.
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Moscow sells the R-168 as proof its army can talk under fire without outside help. Documents and captured sets prove many key chips ship in from abroad. That clash between message and material defines its whole tale.
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Denmark has revealed its 13th military aid package for Ukraine. Government officials confirm a sum of about 3.7 billion Danish kroner, which is close to €500 million. Danish authorities stress that this support aims to reinforce Ukraine’s defense efforts during a tense period in Eastern Europe.
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Pakistan Air Force jets crossed the Line of Control at dawn and released laser-guided bombs against selected sites on the Indian side of Kashmir. Islamabad called the targets “non-military” and said the aim was to show both resolve and restraint. No casualties were reported at the time, yet the flight paths left a clear message: Pakistani aircraft could strike across the line and return home before Indian radar cues reached firing authority.
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