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16 April

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits the Storting during his visit to Norway.

Ukraine Launches 100 Attacks with Robots on Front: Military Unit to AFP

A Ukrainian unit told AFP on Wednesday that it has carried out more than 100 attacks on the front using ground robots, after Zelensky hailed the capture of a Russian position thanks to this new method.

15 April

HMS Richmond (Type 23) Duke-class frigate

Rojoef Manuel

Babcock to Continue Technical, Management Assistance for UK Naval Ships

Babcock International Group has received a two-year contract to extend its Future Maritime Support Program support for the UK Royal Navy.

15 April

Soldiers, formation, parade, military parade of the Russian Army on Red Square in Moscow on May 9, 2025. Military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. Russia's parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany. Photo: The Kremlin Moscow via (Photo by The Kremlin Moscow / The Kremlin Moscow / dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP)

Rojoef Manuel

Russia Allegedly Testing Artillery, Drugs on Military Volunteers

Russia has allegedly conducted artillery and pharmacological tests on military volunteers to assess their impact on combat effectiveness.

15 April

PHEDRE consortium will advance design methods and tools for next-generation turboprop propellers.

Giulia Bernacchi

Collins Aerospace Leads Initiative to Improve Propeller Design, Simulation

Collins Aerospace has launched a new industry consortium to develop next-generation propeller technologies for turboprop aircraft.

15 April

Rojoef Manuel

Ukraine Orders $3.7B in Patriot Interceptors From Raytheon

Raytheon has received a $3.7-billion contract to replenish Guidance Enhanced Missile - Tactical interceptors for Ukraine’s MIM-104 Patriot network.

15 April

Christine Casimiro

Indra to Equip 6 More Type 212CD Submarines With EW, Radar Systems

Indra is set to equip an additional six Type 212CD submarines with its electronic warfare (EW) and radar systems under a new contract signed with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace.

15 April

Christine Casimiro

Italian Navy Receives ‘Tritone’ Multi-Purpose Support Vessel

The Italian Navy has taken delivery of its upgraded “Tritone” multi-purpose support vessel at Fincantieri’s Palermo shipyard.

15 April

Auterion CEO Lorenz Meier, Airlogix CEO Vitalii Kolesnichenko, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz with an Airlogix autonomous strike system.

Jodesz Gavilan

Germany to Manufacture Thousands of Autonomous Strike Drones for Ukraine

Germany has signed a production contract for thousands of autonomous strike drones to be built on its territory for Ukraine, marking its largest move yet into industrial-scale manufacturing of heavy combat unmanned systems.

15 April

Jodesz Gavilan

Lithuania Receives New Advanced Surface‑to‑Air Missile Systems

Lithuania has begun receiving new National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems, marking a fresh step in its effort to tighten protection of key military and civilian assets against aerial threats.

15 April