Defense
Defense Ministry reviews military training after two SPPI participants die
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The Defense Ministry confirmed the deaths of two SPPI program participants during basic military training.
The Defense Ministry draws a positive balance five months after the launch of the new voluntary military service. Around 298,200 letters were sent by mid-June 2026.
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The German Defense Ministry under Boris Pistorius is ending the F126 project for the Bundeswehr. Rheinmetall faces pressure after recently acquiring the naval unit NVL. Shares in the defense company fell more than 18 percent at times.
Soldiers from IT Battalion 292 trained to protect IT infrastructure during an exercise in Dillingen. Generalmajor Lutz Kuhn visited the troops on site.
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The South Korean Army announced on June 19 that it will allow more qualified noncommissioned officers to transition to long-term service starting in 2028 as part of a personnel overhaul to enhance job security.
A Senate version of the annual U.S. defense bill includes a provision requiring the defense secretary to submit quarterly reports on the roadmap for transferring wartime operational control to South Korea.
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President Emmanuel Macron will appoint General Jacques Langlade de Montgros as army chief of staff and Admiral Christophe Cluzel as navy chief of staff in the coming days.
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