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Less than two weeks remain before the NATO summit in Vilnius. But comprehensive preparations for the event are well underway. The summit will take place on 11-12 July 2023.
The Norwegian defence procurement authority Forsvarsmateriell and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace have unveiled a new version of the NASAMS air defence system. The first demonstration test of the short-range surface-to-air missile system took place in late May 2023.
This time the Ukrainian Armed Forces received the TRML-4D radar for the IRIS-T SLM medium-range missile system. This is the second radar to be handed over to Ukraine.
France's directorate-general for armaments this week conducted the first test of the VMaX hypersonic guided weapon. This is an important step towards a weapon capable of travelling at over Mach 5 (6174km/h).
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.
