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• North Korea’s Kim oversees naval destroyer, cruise missile test

  06-03-2026 18:53 via defencetalk.com
  DefenceTalkNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw tests this week of his country’s naval destroyer, claiming Pyongyang is in the process of “arming the Navy with nuclear weapons”, state media reported Thursday. The tests, including a launch of a sea-to-surface cruise missile, come shortly after Kim led a major once-in-five-years Party Congress, at which he […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-koreas-kim-oversees-naval-destroyer-cruise-missile-test-80697/
  
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• Northrop Grumman Expands Aircraft Protection to Germany

  06-03-2026 11:42 via defencetalk.com
  DefenceTalkFor the first time, Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) is providing its Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) system to Germany, reinforcing the company’s position as a leading developer of advanced aircraft survivability systems, with a broadening presence in Europe. CIRCM, a U.S. Army program of record, acts as a high-tech shield when installed on the outside of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/northrop-grumman-expands-aircraft-protection-to-germany-80721/
  
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• Finland to allow nuclear weapons on its soil: government

  06-03-2026 04:48 via defencetalk.com
  DefenceTalkFinland said Thursday it planned to lift restrictions prohibiting nuclear weapons on its soil, in order to bring the country in line with NATO’s deterrence policy after joining the alliance in 2023. “The government proposal would make it possible in future to bring a nuclear weapon into Finland, or to transport, deliver or possess one […]https://www.defencetalk.com/finland-to-allow-nuclear-weapons-on-its-soil-government-80693/
  
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• US says it has sunk more than 30 Iranian ships

  06-03-2026 04:46 via defencetalk.com
  DefenceTalkThe United States has sunk more than 30 Iranian ships during the ongoing war, while ballistic missile and drone attacks by Tehran’s forces are down substantially, a top US military officer said Thursday. “We’re now up over 30 ships (sunk), and in just the last few hours, we hit an Iranian drone carrier ship, roughly […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-says-it-has-sunk-more-than-30-iranian-ships-80689/
  
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• Middle East war enters seventh day as Israel strikes Beirut

  06-03-2026 04:43 via defencetalk.com
  DefenceTalkThe raging Iran war, which has spread across the Middle East and beyond, entered its seventh day Friday after Israeli forces announced a “next phase” in the conflict and bombed Beirut’s southern suburbs. The Israeli military had earlier issued an unprecedented evacuation warning for the entire area — “save your lives and evacuate your residences […]https://www.defencetalk.com/middle-east-war-enters-seventh-day-as-israel-strikes-beirut-80685/
  
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