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Spain is preparing to invest more than $10 billion in its defence sector to finally reach NATO standards, although it has been considered an outsider in terms of spending.
Australia has not yet delivered any of the promised M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, despite official commitments, as deliveries are blocked by bureaucratic and technical difficulties, as well as the lack of formal permission from the United States.
Donald Trump's administration plans to sign a massive $100 billion defence deal with Saudi Arabia, seeking to restore US influence in the region and push Chinese arms companies out of the local market.
An American F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet has crashed into the sea along with a tractor during an operation in the Red Sea. The incident occurred on board the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, which is taking part in a mission against the Houthis.
Pakistan has for the first time equipped its JF-17 Thunder fighter jets with Chinese PL-15 long-range missiles. This happened against the backdrop of an escalating conflict with India in Kashmir.
Latvian Defence Minister Andris Sprūds has announced the transfer of 1,500 attack drones to the Ukrainian Defence Forces. This is part of a large-scale order for 12,000 drones manufactured by two Latvian companies. The total value of the contract is €17 million.
About a third of the CV90 infantry fighting vehicles to be purchased by the Nordic and Baltic countries will be assembled at enterprises in Lithuania.
A Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet destroyed a Russian FPV drone control and launch point in the southern direction, conducting an air strike using French AASM HAMMER precision-guided bombs.
The US Department of Defence has increased funding for the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) programme by allocating an additional $400 million for the development of Boeing's F-47 advanced fighter jet.
Poland has unveiled a new naval drone that is similar in size to its Ukrainian counterparts and will be part of the country's larger strategy to create drone troops. This was announced by Polish Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysh.
On the night of 24 April, Russia used modified North Korean-made KN-23 ballistic missiles for the first time during a combined attack on Kyiv, combining them with cruise missiles and kamikaze drones.
The United States has agreed to sell 44 Javelin missiles and 36 launchers to Ireland for about $46 million to strengthen its defence capabilities.
London is inclined to abandon the idea of a large-scale deployment of troops to Ukraine, focusing instead on a limited presence of trainers in the western part of the country.
For the first time since the start of patrolling NATO airspace, Swedish JAS 39 Gripen fighters stationed in Poland intercepted a Russian reconnaissance aircraft near the Alliance's borders.
Vilnius has developed a detailed plan to evacuate more than 400,000 residents in the event of a threat from Russia or Belarus. The city has already identified routes, assembly points and a warning system.
