The UK will invest about one billion pounds, roughly $1.35 billion, to buy 72 remote-controlled RCH 155 howitzers to modernize the British Army and address a war-fighting capability gap. Deliveries are set to begin in 2028, and the contract is expected to support more than 500 UK jobs as the vehicles are designed for long-range fire and high-speed movement.
North Korea says it will deploy new long range artillery systems that can strike Seoul and commission its first naval destroyer. The announcements come after Pyongyang revised its constitution, removing unification references and cementing a two state framework, a move seen as part of Kim Jong Un’s more hardened posture toward South Korea and escalating pressure in the region.
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