Global for Friday, April 4, 2025

• Space Force issues $13.5 billion in contracts to 3 launch firms
• Hegseth to visit Panama as Trump says US is ‘reclaiming’ its canal
• Norway to nearly double its K9 howitzer fleet for around $534 million
• Trump fires 4-star general heading NSA, US Cyber Command
• Europe’s defense puts a fresh twist on steel, growth engine of old