Germany's military will get more than $20.7 billion worth of new defense equipment, including four submarines, under a record package approved by the parliamentary budget committee.
China turned down Pakistan's request for a nuclear second-strike capability earlier this year in return for a military base in the strategic port city of Gwadar.
The military chief of Syria's victorious Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham said it would be "the first" to dissolve its armed wing and integrate into the armed forces.
The Indian Ministry of Defence has awarded contracts to state-owned BEML Ltd. for the production of 8×8 high-mobility vehicles and heavy-duty trailers for the Indian Army.
Estonia’s National Center for Defence Investments has laid the cornerstone of a future marine rescue headquarters and training center at the Old City Harbour in Port of Tallinn.