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The images show the fighting vehicle in its newest variant, the CV9040C, with a 40mm Bofors L70 cannon and additional armour. The CV9040C also boasts an improved surveillance and air-conditioning system.
The US Air Force will not be able to retire its old F-22 Raptor fifth-generation fighter jets. The Senate Committee on Armed Services (SCAS) has decided once again to reject the service's request.
The acceleration of deliveries of the F-35 Lightning II to the Danish air force brings the transfer of the F-16 Fighting Falcon to Ukraine closer. The Scandinavian country is preparing to decommission the fourth-generation fighters two years earlier than planned.
The leadership of the US Air Force may be getting ready to pop the champagne. The Senate Committee on Armed Services (SCAS) has authorized the retirement of a large batch of A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft.
According to Reuters, the United States is about to announce a new military aid package for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The other day we wrote that Ukraine would receive two IRIS-T SLM surface-to-air missile systems from Germany this year. As it turned out, Germany will also transfer a new batch of Gepard self-propelled air defence systems to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Australia has announced another military aid package for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The US company Lockheed Martin intends to sign a contract for the production of two batches of fifth generation fighters F-35 Lightning II. This was announced by CEO Greg Ulmer.
The US company Lockheed Martin and Germany's Rheinmetall will jointly develop a European multiple rocket launcher system. The M142 high-mobility artillery system, better known as HIMARS, will form the basis of the system.
The European giant MBDA has decided to create an interesting device that will work in tandem with a sixth-generation fighter and beyond. It is not a missile, a plane or a drone. The development is an "expendable remote carrier" (ERC).
Airbus, Dassault, Safran and Leonardo have joined forces to build Europe's next-generation drone, the Eurodrone. Thales has recently joined them.
The UK and France have worked together for several years under the Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) programme to develop new missiles. Italy has recently joined them.
Belgium was recently granted observer status in the development programme for the sixth generation of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) fighter aircraft. Spain has already declared that it will defend its share in the project.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces will receive six German medium-range IRIS-T SLM air defence systems by the end of next year. This was announced by Brigadier General Christian Freuding.
The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency has signed a contract with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace to upgrade AN/TPQ-64 Sentinel radars. The radars are used in NASAMS air defence systems.
