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OTTAWA ? A new internal report by the Department of National Defence is casting a spotlight on a persistent problem undermining efforts to replace Canada's aging military equipment: a critical shortage of procurement experts.

Ukraine's state arms producer said on Thursday it would launch joint production of 125-mm rounds for Soviet-era tanks with Polish arms producer Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ).

Leonardo and Siemens on Thursday said they signed a memorandum of understanding to offer cybersecurity solutions for infrastructure in the energy, oil and gas and industrial sectors.

French armoured truck maker Arquus, specialised in manufacturing high-tech off-road military vehicles, has gone back to producing more low-tech undercarriages for howitzers as the ground war in Ukraine boosts demand for artillery.

The ?259 million contract also includes an option for an additional five-year extension

The Columbia-class submarine is a top priority program for the U.S. Navy and will replace the fleet of Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines

Top Air Force leaders have said for years that it needs to buy at least 72 new fighters each year to both modernize its fighter fleet and lower its age.

NATO leaders' summits tend to be polite affairs ? but Sec.?Gen.?Jens Stoltenberg may have been needling Canada when he told foreign ministers recently the alliance sees the 2 per cent of GDP defence spending target "not as a ceiling but a floor."

The country is searching for sites along its border with the U.S. to install a new long-range radar designed to protect the continent.