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The Ukrainian Armed Forces can expect to receive US high-precision long-range GLSDB missiles no sooner than in the autumn. The M142 HIMARS missile system will be used to launch them.
Romania has signed a contract with Israeli company Elbit Systems to buy Watchkeeper X drones.
Germany's Rheinmetall has announced the delivery of a new batch of Marder infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine. It includes 20 vehicles.
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has finally unveiled the T929 ATAK II helicopter. This happened at the Paris Air Show.
The Merkava II and Merkava III tanks have recently been reported to be under consideration by Israel. The buyer could be Cyprus.
Lockheed Martin fears it will be denied access to rocket engines if L3Harris buys Aerojet Rocketdyne. It has made a statement to this effect to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the US Department of Defence.
Lockheed Martin executive vice president Greg Ulmer has said that the F-35 fifth-generation fighter should get an adaptive engine. Pratt & Whitney criticised his words.
The Ukrainian Defence Forces have received Eagle armoured vehicles. As it turned out, the deliveries were not approved by the Swiss government.
Israeli defence contractor Rafael Advanced Defence Systems has unveiled a new generation air-to-air missile. The ammunition is called the Sky Spear.
Israeli company Elbit Systems is actively introducing new military products. One of the new products is the Range Extension and Smart Tail (REST) kit.
Ukraine has signed a contract with defence company Hensoldt to supply AMPS (Airborne Missile Protection System) missile detection and countermeasures systems. They will be installed on helicopters.
The US Air Force recently returned B-52H Stratofortress nuclear-powered bombers to the Indo-Pacific region. The planes arrived on the island of Guam before making their first-ever visit to Indonesia.
Lockheed Martin has issued a surprise statement criticising the company's decision to upgrade the Pratt & Whitney F135 propulsion system. The manufacturer of the F-35 fifth-generation fighter jet wants to equip the aircraft with a new engine.
US finds additional $6.2bn for Ukraine due to error in valuation of transferred equipment in fiscal years 2022-2023
The European air defence system will be enhanced with laser weapons. It has been developed as part of the Tactical Advanced Laser Optical System (TALOS) programme.
