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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.
The largest military exercise in NATO history concluded in Europe this week. The US Air Force redeployed dozens of aircraft to take part in Air Defender 2023. Detailed reports on the event have yet to emerge, but for now we offer a look at photos of the planes that flew over Germany, Latvia, the Czech Republic and Estonia.
Aerojet Rocketdyne has become the propulsion supplier for the Long Range Maneuverable Fires (LRMF) missile. The company has signed an engine development contract with Lockheed Martin.
Lockheed Martin, which feared a deal between L3Harris and Aerojet Rocketdyne, may not worry at least about the engines for the Javelin. The company will continue to receive propulsion systems for two years.
Aerojet Rocketdyne has announced the successful test of its improved eSR-19 solid propulsion engine. Firing tests of the propulsion system came in California at US Air Force base Edwards.
Northrop Grumman has reported the achievement of a major milestone. The company has completed work on the 2000th solid-propellant rocket engine for the Trident II (D5) intercontinental ballistic missile.
General Electric has signed a contract with India's Hindustan Aeronautics to produce propulsion systems for fighter jets. This is about the F414 engines.
The Netherlands intends to buy a batch of FN MAG machine guns for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This was announced by the Dutch Defence Ministry.
The German Army has adopted a new version of the German Leopard 2 tank. The fighting vehicle is called the Leopard 2A7V.
A local version of the NASAMS surface-to-air missile system has been tested in Australia. It is designed to meet the criteria set out in the Land 19 Phase 7B program.
Belgium recently officially became a member of the European sixth-generation fighter programme. Sweden is in no hurry to take this step.
For five years, China has not confirmed the use of H-6K strategic bombers for flights around Taiwan in 2018. And now, that has changed.
