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Rick Gardner of of RGA Investments says higher defense spending commitments across Europe could support the region's defense stocks, which remain relatively cheaper than U.S. peers. He also sees upside for U.S. LNG exporters, producers and refiners if Europe increasingly looks beyond the Gulf region for energy supplies.

Ukraine launched a program last year to host companies that want to test their defense technology. Hundreds of companies have expressed interest, and the number is rising, a defense executive said.

The Royal International Air Tattoo, one of ​the world's largest defence ‌shows, has been cancelled due to military operations linked ​to the Iran ​war, it said on Friday.

Experts say Japan will initially export arms in areas where it's already strong, such as air defense systems and naval platforms. Global military spending hit a record of $2.89 trillion in 2025, the 11th straight year of increase, according to SIPRI

The prolonged conflict in the Middle East is beginning to weigh heavily on global markets, affecting currencies, fuel prices, airlines, and bond markets as investors assess the broader economic implications. From sharp declines in Asian currencies to the collapse of a low-cost US airline, the economic effects of the conflict are spreading across regions and sectors.

Taiwan's opposition-controlled parliament on Friday ​approved $25 billion in extra ‌defence spending, around two-thirds of the much ​larger package the ​government had asked for ⁠to bolster the armed ​forces in the ​face of a rapidly modernising Chinese military.

Israel ​gave final ‌approval for a ​plan to ​purchase two new ⁠combat ​squadrons of ​F-35 and F-15Ia aircraft ​from ​Lockheed Martin and ‌Boeing ⁠in a deal worth tens ​of ​billions ⁠shekels, the ​defence ​ministry ⁠said on Sunday.

Britain's defence readiness minister Luke Pollard said he had agreed to restart the ​army's acceptance of Ajax armoured vehicles from General Dynamics with ‌strict controls focused on improving the experience for soldiers after safety issues.

The United States Air Force has no plans to retire its remaining fleet of Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bombers for at least a couple more decades, and the old "BUFFs" as they are known, will be in service until the late 2040s or early 2050s, perhaps even longer. However, even as the Air Force will adopt the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raiders in the coming year, the B-52s won't be the only old workhorses that will remain in the bomber fleet.

Canada ​is still ‌reviewing its ​plan ​to buy 88 ⁠Lockheed ​Martin F-35 ​fighter jets, defence minister ​David ​McGuinty told a ‌parliamentary ⁠committee on Monday, ​saying ​Ottawa ⁠could also ​purchase ​some ⁠foreign interceptors.