Romania Increases its Military Budget: “Security Starts at Home”

After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, many European NATO Member States have announced their plans to significantly increase their defence spending. In line with this trend, on 1 March 2022, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis officially announced his government’s intention to increase the defence capacity of the Romanian State from the current 2% of the national GDP to 2.5%.

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Arrowhead 140 Design Selected for New Polish Frigates

On March 4, Babcock International’s Arrowhead 140 ship design was announced to be selected to equip the Polish Navy with a new class of frigates. This is further proof that Britain wants to strengthen its industrial ties with Poland. The London-based company announced that it had concluded a series of strategic cooperation partnering agreements with the PGZ-Miecznik consortium, which is responsible for delivering three frigates from shipyards in the Polish port of Gdynia.

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The German Breakthrough: €100 BIllion For Military Spending

The outbreak of war in Ukraine has opened a new era in the history of the modern world, particularly in the European landscape. The actions of Russia have led the West to question its means of coping with such aggressive policies.

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Small Yet Powerful, Bug-Like Microdrones Are Gaining Strength

A team at MIT can now build small drones that fly around with bug-like agility and elasticity because of a new type of artificial muscle. Kevin Chen, senior author of the paper, states that “This opens up a lot of opportunity in the future for us to transition to putting power electronics on the microrobot,".

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