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On October 23, Ukraine's cabinet set a booking quota for military-liable personnel at critically important defense-industry and fuel-and-energy enterprises — 95%. A temporary coordination center has been created, and ministries and regional administrations must revise criticality criteria within 10 days.
Aziz KarimovIn Ankara, in the presence of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, three documents were signed: a memorandum on defense industry partnership, an agreement on air transport, and a joint declaration on energy cooperation. According to the head of Turkey's Defense Industries Secretariat, Haluk Gorgun, the talks concerned elevating relations to the level of a strategic partnership.
Javlon TursunovSpeaker of the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg Claude Wiseler said at a joint press conference in Ankara with Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus that the successes of the Turkish defense industry open up opportunities for partnership. The sides marked the 80th anniversary of diplomatic relations and discussed Türkiye's EU accession, the Middle East, normalization between Azerbaijan and Armenia, and Türkiye's memorandum with Libya.
Javlon TursunovFour countries signed the 'Badr' memorandum in Doha on developing defense cooperation: joint projects in military production, R&D and technical training. Project management will be carried out through a two-tier mechanism — an Executive and a Strategic Council.
Sevara AzamovaFormer President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic said in an interview with Ksenia Sobchak that the buildup of military capacity by European countries and rising defense spending could lead to a large-scale conflict. He cited the company Rheinmetall as an example and compared the situation to a 'Chekhov's gun,' noting that he hopes he is wrong in his forecast.
Otabek YusupovTurkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler arrived in Qatar to sign a four-party memorandum of understanding on defense industry cooperation between Turkey, Qatar, Pakistan and Indonesia. The signing is expected on Wednesday in Doha. The document is intended to strengthen the existing bilateral projects of the four countries within a multilateral framework, with an emphasis on joint production and technology transfer.
Javlon TursunovGerman defense group Rheinmetall and Swiss shipping company MSC won the auction to buy the Romanian Mangalia shipyard for approximately €138 million ($155 million). The deal is expected to close within a few weeks. The shipyard is planned to be developed as a dual-use facility for civilian and military shipbuilding.
Nilufar KarimovaTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, speaking at the Türkiye Innovation Week 2026 event in Istanbul, said that in 2025 the country exported defense and aerospace products worth more than $10 billion to 180 countries and regions. He also announced a goal of creating 100,000 tech startups by 2030 and commented on the investment fund investigations.
Nilufar KarimovaDuring a week-long press tour organized with the support of the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Pakistan, journalists visited Pakistani defense industry enterprises: Heavy Industries Taxila (tank modernization), NRTC (communications and electronic warfare) and Pakistan Ordnance Factories (ammunition). Pakistan is simultaneously modernizing outdated Soviet-Chinese armored vehicles and developing drones while reducing their production costs. Possible areas of cooperation with Uzbekistan include equipment modernization, technology transfer and
Aziz KarimovA Norwegian government commission led by Svein Stoltenberg... wait, led by Svein Gjedrem proposed softening the sovereign fund's ethical rules: allowing investments in nuclear weapons makers from NATO-allied states recognized under the NPT. The fund currently excludes 14 companies, including Airbus, BAE Systems, Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Safran. The report was handed to Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg; consultations run until January 15.
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