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Global defence spending jumped to record $2.2 trillion last year: Report

Spending set to rise in 2024 with Israel’s war on Gaza, Russia-Ukraine conflict, tensions in Indo-Pacific.

Al Jazeera · Feb 13, 2024

UK takes centre stage in Red Sea action, targeting Yemen’s Houthis

Three Royal Navy Frigates are now in the region, as the UK ramps up to its biggest military footprint since the Cold War

Al Jazeera · Jan 16, 2024

How big is Israel’s military and how much funding does it get from the US?

Israel has one of the world’s most powerful militaries, bolstered by more than $3.8bn of military aid a year from the US

Al Jazeera · Oct 11, 2023

Russia estimated to have lost ‘almost half’ of its key battle tanks during Ukraine war

Losses force Moscow to rely on older Soviet-era tanks, report from military think tank says

The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2023

Russian army has lost half its tanks in Ukraine war so far, think tank says

Russia had lost ‘around 50% of its pre invasion fleet’, the International Institute of Strategic Studies says

Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2023

Russian army has lost up to half of key battle tanks, analysts estimate

Experts say Moscow has large number of cold-war era models in storage so can continue war in Ukraine for some time

The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2023

How could F-16s make the difference for Ukraine in the war against Russia?

US will back international effort to train Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 and other modern fighter jets

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2023

Western unity is critical, but Ukraine needs more than tanks to win this war

Washington joins Berlin in agreeing to send tanks – but offer will only go so far to keep Russians at bay

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2023

A look at Leopard 2 tanks that could soon be sent to Ukraine

In the wake of intense pressure from its allies, Germany appears to be inching toward approving deliveries of high-tech Leopard 2 main battle tanks that Ukraine and its biggest Western backers hope will boost Kyiv’s fight against Russian invaders

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023

Thursday briefing: Could a supply of European tanks turn the tide in Ukraine?

In today’s newsletter: European-made armour support could be the key to sustaining Ukraine’s war effort – if the continent can agree on what to lend the country

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2023