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18 February 2026 14:23 205-18-02-2026 Dear Bruno, Friends, colleagues, We are delighted to welcome you to Moscow. We know that you have a very busy programme, which includes all aspects of our bilateral relations, in particular, in trade, the economy, investment and finance. This is especially topical in the current situation, which has developed in Cuba, a fraternal country, as a result of the US threatening to toughen its inhuman and illegitimate actions after a more than 70-year-long blockade. Like the greater part of the international community, we call on the United States to show common sense and take a…

20.2.2026 – Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (‘KONGSBERG’) has signed a contract with the Norwegian Defence Material Agency for upgrading the combat system on board the Norwegian Navy’s Skjold class vessels. The contract has a value of about NOK 400 million and the deliveries from KONGSBERG will upgrade and improve the technical availability of the Skjold class. The project is a continuation of the upgrade of the Skjold combat system, initially awarded in 2022. “We are pleased to continue the work with the Norwegian Defence Material Agency on the Skjold class to support and strengthen the fleet’s operational ability and availability,”…

Konstantin Stoykov is fully prepared for battle at the first Grand Prix tournament in the -75 kg division of the international fighting series SENSHI, which will take place on February 28 in Varna, Bulgaria. At just 22 years old, Konstantin Stoykov is already an 11-time Bulgarian kickboxing champion and a three-time Pro Fight winner. On the SENSHI ring, he has recorded two victories and one loss. In a special interview for Gong.bg, he stated that he is entering the tournament highly motivated, with the clear goal of getting through three extremely tough fights, ending only in victories. For him, there is no…

If this title slipped under your radar when it launched in late 2025, now might be the perfect time to dive in because Devil’s Dozen Games has pushed Update 1.1 for its Titans of the Past as the game’s last major update. Titans of the Past is a first-person, party-based dungeon crawler RPG with roguelike runs and a town layer, built around a simple hook where time only advances when the player moves. It launched on Steam on December 3, 2025, and it has leaned hard into classic blobber DNA while still letting players theorycraft builds through skills, spells, gear affixes,…

When a soldier reads a field manual, they are studying the Army’s guide on how to fight. Now, doctrine writers are using artificial intelligence to update those manuals, the service shared in a press release this week. Leaders at the Combined Army Doctrine Directorate have started training authors on generative AI tools to speed up research and drafting, a move that reflects the military’s broader efforts to quickly push updated guidance to a force facing a rapidly-evolving battlefield. “We have had people ask us about using AI and large language models to speed up the doctrine development process for years,”…

Editor’s note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter.For several generations, the rain-soaked soils of Mindanao Island have slowly swallowed the remains of scores of American and Filipino soldiers who vanished in the chaos and brutality of World War II.Now, however, a flicker of deliverance has emerged: a groundbreaking partnership between a Virginia-based nonprofit organization and officials of the autonomous Muslim government that administers five provinces of the Philippines’ second-largest island. The hope is that the newfound cooperation will result in at least some…

The Landing Craft Heavy vessels will be based on the Damen LCT100 design. Credit: Austal. Austal Defence Shipbuilding Australia (Austal Defence Australia) has secured an A$4bn ($2.8bn) contract from the Commonwealth of Australia to construct eight Landing Craft Heavy (LCH) vessels under the Strategic Shipbuilding Agreement. The announcement follows statements made by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, and Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The parties signed the contract on 20 February 2026 at…

Oshkosh’s Joint Light Tactical Vehicles. Credit: © Ministry of National Defence Republic of Lithuania. The Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence has concluded its Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) acquisition project, with the final two US-made vehicles delivered in mid-February. With this delivery, the Lithuanian Armed Forces now operates 500 JLTVs, making it the largest operator of this vehicle class outside the US. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The procurement process began in 2019 with a contract signed between the Ministry of National…

BERLIN — With North Korean soldiers and equipment playing a key role at Russia’s front line in Ukraine, some experts worry Moscow may be ready to return the favor by providing highly sensitive information on nuclear submarines to its newfound ally in Pyongyang. Russia could trade away what Peter Roberts, associate fellow at the University of Exeter’s Centre for Public Understanding of Defence and Security, described as the “crown jewels of military knowledge,” if Moscow runs out of things to offer Pyongyang in exchange for Kim Jong Un’s support.Roberts was speaking as an expert before the U.K. Parliament during a…

When China launched a sudden investigation into Ant Group, the financial subsidiary of the tech giant Alibaba, in 2020, it sent a shiver through China’s business community. Regulators halted Ant Group’s IPO, which was expected to be the world’s largest at the time, and later fined Ant and other tech platforms billions of dollars. Alibaba’s founder, Jack Ma, who had earned the ire of Chinese leaders after criticizing Beijing’s cautious approach to financial regulation, retreated from the public spotlight. For the next few years, most private firms operated in a fog of regulatory uncertainty: permissible boundaries for business activity were…