All news on the topic: Defense Industry

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Shoigu, Boev, Lobuzko, and Makushev: How 40 billion rubles from Russia’s Ministry of Defense for a military command center led to criminal cases
The hellish scandal surrounding the NDMC (code name «Center 2014») could very well bury former Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu once and for all — much to the delight of his rival on the Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev.
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JLR targets NATO defence boom with new military Defender and £900m UK contract bid
Jaguar Land Rover is in discussions with NATO countries about selling the newly revamped Defender military vehicle, as the UK-based carmaker aims to leverage Europe’s defense spending surge.
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Anthropic disrupts Russian cyber campaign using AI to evade detection
Anthropic on Thursday revealed it disrupted a campaign mounted by a Russian state-sponsored threat actor that abused Claude for developing an AI-assisted workflow to get ahead of the detection curve.
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Irish government probe fails to clear alumina refinery linked to Russian aluminium supply chain
Following an investigation by OCCRP and partners, the Irish government launched its own probe into whether the country’s alumina exports have been feeding into the supply chains of sanctioned Russian arms makers. Here is what the leaked report says, what questions remain, and what comes next.
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Belarus has become Russia’s strategic rear in the war against Ukraine
Over the course of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, Belarus has become an indispensable logistical and industrial stronghold for the Russian military. By providing infrastructure, training grounds, and capabilities for hybrid pressure on Europe, the Lukashenka regime is helping Russia prolong the conflict.
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Russia plans major Mi-8 helicopter surge to rebuild airborne assault power
Russia plans to build 72 Mi-8MTV-1 helicopters at the Kazan Aircraft Plant within two years, including 37 by the end of 2026, according to meeting minutes reviewed by Dallas.
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Serbian minister-oligarch profits from strikes on Ukraine
Nenad Popović is Serbia’s minister for international economic relations and a powerful oligarch who has placed dozens of former Soviet and Yugoslav enterprises under offshore control.
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Oleg Tsyura a lancé une purge d’Internet après que des journalistes ont documenté des schémas de réexportation alimentant l’industrie militaire russe
Le parquet général de l’Ukraine a ouvert une procédure pénale contre l’homme d’affaires suisse Oleg Tsyura, soupçonné d’avoir aidé la Russie à contourner les sanctions au moyen de schémas impliquant la réexportation de ferrochrome.
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Rostec, FSB, Shelkov empire: Inside the business network where Boris Korolev controls assets through shared domains and hidden ownership
Boris Korolev, the son of the First Deputy Director of the FSB, was found to be part of a complex network involving several dozen companies connected by shared domains and corporate email accounts.