US announces $11 billion arms package for Taiwan, largest ever https://www.reuters.com/world/china/taiwan-says-us-has-initiated-111-billion-arms-sale-procedure-2025-12-18/2. STAR WARS Russia building new ‘shrapnel cloud’ weapon to wipe out Musk’s Starlink satellites & spark carnage in space, fears Nato https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/15719293/russia-weapon-strike-elon-musk-starlink-nato-reveals/3. Mindful of Trump and China, Japan is ramping up defense spending https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/12/22/japan-defense-spending-boost/5. For US$96 million, the U.S. authorized the sale of a support package for the Taiwan Army’s AH-1W attack helicopters https://www.zona-militar.com/en/2025/12/21/for-us96-million-the-u-s-authorized-the-sale-of-a-support-package-for-the-taiwan-armys-ah-1w-attack-helicopters/#8. Germany to Expand Order of Israeli Arrow 3 Missile Defense Systems https://militarnyi.com/en/news/germany-to-expand-order-of-israeli-arrow-3-missile-defense-systems9.

Source: The Express Tribune December 24, 2025 15:31 UTC