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Can Canada Beef Up Its Military After Decades of Atrophy?

Par :Ian Austen
To help shift the country away from its dependence on the United States, Canada’s prime minister plans to spend billions to revitalize its military and meet a NATO spending goal.

© Gavin John for The New York Times

Canadian soldiers during a training exercise in March. Prime Minister Mark Carney has not specified where the money for increased military spending would come from.
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Japan Flexes Its Military Muscle at China, and Trump

Par :Martin Fackler
A highly visible missile base on Okinawa is part of a Japanese defense buildup made amid fears of Beijing’s growing power and questions about U.S. commitment.

© Ko Sasaki for The New York Times

Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers of the Seventh Regiment going through physical tests at Camp Katsuren in Okinawa, Japan, last month.
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Pakistani Man Convicted of Smuggling Iranian Missile Parts Headed to Houthi Rebels

Par :Chris Cameron
Muhammad Pahlawan was captured by American forces off the coast of Somalia in a raid last year that led to the deaths of two Navy SEALs.

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Prosecutors said the U.S. military found Iranian-made missile components that were bound for Houthi rebels in Yemen aboard a boat intercepted in the Arabian Sea.
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Israel Armed Palestinian Militia to Fight Hamas, Officials Say

Par :Aaron Boxerman and Patrick Kingsley
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged only that Israel had been working with “clans.” But the opposition leader warned that the “weapons going into Gaza will eventually be pointed at Israeli soldiers and civilians.”

© Abdel Kareem Hana/Associated Press

Smoke rising behind Israeli tanks in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, in May.
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Israel Says It Made Record Weapons Sales Abroad While Fighting War

Par :Lara Jakes
The exports show how Israel is pursuing new markets as its forces battle on multiple fronts.

© Louiza Vradi/Reuters

A LORA quasi-ballistic missile by Israel Aerospace Industries was exhibited at the DEFEA Defense Exhibition in Athens in May.
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Swiss clear Leopard 1 tank sale to Germany, unless reexported to Ukraine

Par :Yuri Zoria

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Switzerland’s federal government has approved on 28 May the sale of 71 Leopard 1 battle tanks by defense contractor Ruag MRO to Germany, while explicitly prohibiting their export to Ukraine, in line with Swiss neutrality laws. This was reported by SWI swissinfo.ch.

Although largely retired from active combat roles in most NATO countries, Leopard 1 tanks are still maintained for training and reserve use. Ukraine currently employs both Leopard 1 models from the 1960s and 1970s, as well as newer Leopard 2 tanks, in its defense against ongoing Russian aggression in the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war.

In 2023, Switzerland’s state-owned arms manufacturer Ruag sought to sell 96 Leopard 1 tanks to the German arms company Rheinmetall for eventual use in Ukraine. The tanks, acquired from the Italian Ministry of Defense in 2016, were originally purchased for resale or as a source of spare parts. They are currently stored in Italy.

However, the Swiss government blocked a proposed sale the same year of the tanks to Germany due to concerns they could be transferred to Ukraine. Swiss law prohibits the export of war matériel to countries involved in armed conflicts.

Following that decision, Ruag MRO submitted an application to the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) for a license to carry out the sale. However, according to the federal government, no license is necessary in this case. Germany is listed among countries to which military matériel can be sold without requiring special authorization.

Whether Germany needs these outdated tanks for any purpose other than upgrading and sending them to Ukraine is still unclear.
Swiss-owned Leopard 1 tanks in Italy. Photo: RSI

Despite the green light for the transaction with Germany, the tanks “may expressly not be sold to Ukraine,” the report noted.

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