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Australia signals greater defense investment, but is urgency still lacking?
“All the things are positive, but I think what we’ll need to do is move faster and acquire capability more quickly," one analyst commented.
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Baltic nations brace for impact of Iran war delaying US weapons shipments
Delays in ammunition deliveries could reopen a thorny question for Baltic HIMARS users: Would the U.S. permit non-Lockheed rockets to be loaded?
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