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Explained: Will EU's deal to send 1 million artillery shells to Ukraine resolve its ammunition shortage?
Fp Explainers •The EU is looking to provide Ukraine a million 155-millimetre artillery shells in the next 12 months. But Kyiv has said it requires 350,000 shells per month. Some also say the ambitious target is not ‘set in stone’ – which experts warn could prove disastrous for Ukraine
Explained: How sending military aid to Russia can benefit China
•Russian success in Ukraine would be consistent with China's goals of reshaping global politics and power. It could also pave the way for Beijing's rise as an economic and military leader
UK military running out of ammo but 'no new money' for defence: Report
Fp Staff •The UK has signalled that there is no new money for defence despite recognising the urgent need to rearm in the wake of Russia's war in Ukraine, according to a report
Advanced ammunition is reality of new-age warfare, says Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
•If advanced ammunition is the reality of new-age warfare, then the country should focus its attention on where it is standing today in terms of research and development, indigenous capacity and manufacturing capability in this area, the defence minister added
Jammu and Kashmir: Two LeT terrorists killed by security forces during encounter in Shopian
•The police have recovered incriminating materials, arms and ammunition from the site of the encounter
Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara seize huge cache of arms, including five AK assault rifles
•According to an army official, the operation was conducted in very close proximity of the Line of Control in Dhanni village of Kupwara
Two militants 'inspired by Islamic State' killed in encounter in J&K's Shopian; forces seize ammunition from gunfight scene
•Two local militants were killed on Tuesday in an encounter with security forces in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Two militants, including Hizbul commander Manan Wani, killed in encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Handwara town
Fp Staff •The Jammu and Kashmir Police said that it has recovered arms and ammunition from two militants killed during an encounter in Handwara town in Jammu and Kashmir, however, their identities have not been ascertained yet
Army officials find collection of empty ammunition in Jaisalmer field firing range, investigation underway
•Army officials found a cache of empty ammunition in Pokhran field firing range area of Jaisalmer. Further investigations are underway by local authorities.
Indian Army finalises Rs 15,000-crore ammunition project aimed at providing adequate stockpile for month-long war
•After years of deliberations, the Indian Army has finalised a mega Rs 15,000-crore project under which a range of ammunition for its critical weapons and tanks will be produced indigenously to overcome long delays in imports and address the problem of a dwindling stockpile