bne IntelliNews – Serbia facilitated arms transit to Ukraine despite Russian warnings https://www.byteseu.com/1231884/ #ammunition #Arms #bne #BusinessNewEurope #defence #Exports #ForeignPolicy #industry #Russia #Serbia #Ukraine

Some good news. The government is banning lead use in ammunition. It’s estimated that 7,000 tonnes of lead is released into the countryside each year, poisoning wildlife and polluting habitats.

#Lead #Ammunition #Environment #Wildlife #Pollution

Tens of thousands of birds to be saved from toxic lead poisoning
https://www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/news/tens-of-thousands-of-birds-to-be-saved-from-toxic-lead-poisoning

https://www.europesays.com/2238955/ We need a new transatlantic bargain – POLITICO #ammunition #Armaments #cooperation #défense #DefenseBudgets #DonaldTrump #EU27 #EuropeanDefense #FromAcrossThePond #JamesDavidVance #JdVance #military #nato #Russia #security #TransatlanticRelations #UnitedStates #vance #VicePresident #VP #WarInUkraine

Ukraine spy chief claims North Korea supplying 40% of Russia’s ammunition for war https://www.byteseu.com/1186119/ #ammunition #Conflicts #KyryloBudanov #MilitaryIntelligence #NorthKorea #NorthKoreaRussiaAlliance #Russia #Ukraine #UkrainianMilitaryIntelligenceChief

Poland invests $662M to up production of 155mm ammunition https://www.byteseu.com/1163971/ #155mm #ammunition #Global #Poland #PolskaGrupaZbrojeniowa(PGZ) #Ukraine

Associated Press (AP) about the "aid distribution" sites of the so-called Gaza "Humanitarian" Foundation (#GHF). Read it, and watch the videos provided by AP:

»American contractors guarding aid distribution sites in #Gaza are using live #ammunition and stun grenades as hungry #Palestinians scramble for food […]

Two U.S. contractors, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity […] said the security staff hired were often unqualified, unvetted, heavily armed and seemed to have an open license to do whatever they wished.

They said their colleagues regularly lobbed stun grenades and pepper spray in the direction of the Palestinians. One contractor said bullets were fired in all directions — in the air, into the ground and at times toward the Palestinians«

https://apnews.com/article/palestinians-israel-gaza-contractors-aid-distribution-fe27f3ea83e06a09d66424eed7a5d56f

Poland invests $662M to up production of 155mm ammunition https://www.byteseu.com/1160849/ #155mm #ammunition #Global #Poland #PolskaGrupaZbrojeniowa(PGZ) #Ukraine

"Israeli #occupation forces... fired live #ammunition directly&heavily at the #diplomatic delegation while it was in the vicinity of #Jenin camp to view the camp's conditions & the siege..."

Israeli forces open #gunfire on diplomatic delegation near Jenin #refugee #camp

https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/157596

The small Baltic country of #Estonia will establish a major military #explosives factory outside Pärnu.

The operation is slated to produce more than 600 tons of RDX explosive yearly, supplying Estonian and European #ammunition (especially artillery) manufacturers.

Belgium will hit its 2% NATO defence spending target this year, says its defence minister.

Belgium will invest an extra €4 billion in military programmes to hit NATO's 2% of GDP spending target for the first time this year, Defence Minister Theo Francken has said.

“This extra money will mainly go to ammunition purchases,” Francken said, explaining that NATO stipulates that each country should have a 30-day supply.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250427-belgium-will-hit-its-2-nato-defence-spending-target-this-year-says-its-defence-minister?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

Spain terminates an Israeli ammo contract after uproar threatened to topple the coalition.

After the Spanish press revealed that Madrid had ordered 15 million bullets from an Israeli military firm last fall, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced the €6.6 million contract would be nixed, in a bid to quell the backlash that nearly split the country’s coalition government.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250424-spain-terminates-an-israeli-ammo-contract-after-uproar-threatened-to-topple-the-coalition?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

https://www.europesays.com/2022501/ Spain terminates Israeli ammo contract after uproar threatened to topple coalition – POLITICO #ammunition #Armaments #crisis #défense #Israel #military #parliament #PedroSánchez #security #spain #SpanishPolitics #Weapons #welfare #YolandaDíaz

https://www.europesays.com/2017373/ IMF slashes world growth forecasts due to trade war – POLITICO #ammunition #AsianEconomy #banks #business #CentralBanks #China #crisis #currencies #currency #DonaldTrump #Economy #Eurozone #exports #france #FrançoisVilleroyDeGalhau #Fuels #germany #growth #Inflation #markets #México #policy #tariffs #trade #TradeWar #UnitedStates #war

EU under pressure to secure more military aid for #Ukraine, after weeks of delay: EU foreign ministers are expected to discuss an updated Kallas' plan again on Monday, with focus on #ammunition. https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/eu-under-pressure-to-secure-more-military-aid-for-ukraine-after-weeks-of-delay/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=dlvr.it

https://www.europesays.com/1949754/ New IFVs for Poland, Will EU Finance Polish Submarines, Poland Enhances Cooperation with France #Aktualności #ammunition #Borsuk #Daglezja #EastFront #EastFrontNews #france #obrum #orka #poland #polska #SelfPropelledBridges #submarine