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A soldier operates a Javelin anti-tank missile system during a live military exercise.

India buys 60 Javelin missiles under emergency procurement window

The Rs 292-crore government deal adds a portable fire-and-forget anti-armour capability while leaving room for future US-India co-production talks.

Heavy machinery operates at the Pela Ema rare-earth mine in Goiás.

Brazil

US funding clears path for acquisition of Brazil's Serra Verde rare-earth mine

USA Rare Earth secured $1.5 billion to buy Brazil's only operating rare-earth mine, including $750 million from the US government and a five-year supply commitment.

Shinjiro Koizumi and Richard Marles shaking hands during a defense meeting.

Oceania

Japan and Australia advance frigate deal and deeper defense cooperation

Shinjiro Koizumi will meet Richard Marles in Canberra to discuss Mogami-class frigates, joint weapons development, testing, exercises and intelligence cooperation despite a recent political controversy.

A remotely operated explosive ordnance disposal robot positioned during a military engineering demonstration.

Brazil

What Brazil's new explosive-disposal robot adds to military readiness

The Brazilian Army has acquired a domestically produced robot designed to help neutralize explosive devices, reduce risk to specialists in the field and support readiness requirements for international peacekeeping missions.

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