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The Netherlands intends to return tanks to the army. After the end of the Cold War, the European country began actively selling off the combat vehicles, but now the authorities are considering acquiring a tank battalion.
The US Navy wants to arm its Mark 54 cruise torpedoes with the High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare (HAAWC) kit. The system will be developed by the US company Boeing to increase the launch range of the munitions.
Israeli company UVision intends to develop new versions of the HERO kamikaze drones. They are called HERO-900 and HERO-1250.
On 28 June 2023, the US Navy's Nimitz-class aircraft carrier caught fire. Fortunately, the fire was quickly extinguished.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces may receive US ATACMS ballistic missiles. This was stated by Senator James Risch in an interview with Voice of America.
The information was shared by Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak. The vehicles are 14 M1A1FEP versions. The tanks will reinforce the Warsaw 1st Armoured Brigade, which currently uses German Leopard 2 tanks.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda announced during his visit to Ukraine on 28 June that Ukraine will receive NASAMS SAMs. It is now known when deliveries will begin.
While USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) makes a stopover in Croatia, another big US Navy aircraft carrier has visited Vietnam. The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) arrived in Da Nang last week.
The US Navy has received the destroyer USS Carl M. Levin (DDG 120). It is the 70th Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and the fifth Flight IIA: Technology Insertion-class ship.
Earlier this month, we wrote about the Republic of Korea's plans to upgrade its K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzers. A few weeks later, details of the artillery upgrade project emerged.
The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) has responded to the controversy that has erupted following Lockheed Martin's CEO's statement regarding the need to develop an adaptive engine for the fighter. The JPO believes it is unnecessary.
The US State Department has approved the potential sale of Boeing P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft to Canada. The deal must now be approved by the US Congress.
The Swiss company Ruag recently requested permission not to sell Leopard 1A5 tanks for subsequent transfer to Ukraine. However, the Swiss Federal Council refused.
Ukraine is in talks with Poland to buy an NSM anti-ship missile system.
US Air Force Base Moody, Georgia, is going from thunder to lightning. The iconic A-10 attack aircraft will be replaced by fifth-generation F-35A fighters.
