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Lockheed Martin has begun building the first F-35A Lighting II fighter jet for the Belgian Air Force. Major General Thierry Dupont, head of the Air Force, visited the plant in Fort Worth, Texas.
As expected, Germany has officially confirmed funds for the purchase of Israel's Arrow-3 missile defence system. The documents will be signed at the end of the year.
An exercise of unprecedented scale, Air Defender 2023, has been launched in Europe this week. The exercise will feature the B-1B Lancer supersonic bomber.
NATO allies have started training Ukrainian pilots on US F-16 fighter jets. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said this.
The US edition of CBS News, citing a Pentagon official, has revealed when the training programme for Ukrainian crews on Abrams tanks will end.
Israeli defence contractor Rafael Advanced Defence Systems has announced the Sky Sonic interceptor missile. It aims to counter hypersonic threats.
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The Belarusian Polonez multiple-launch rocket systems may receive Russian tactical missiles equipped with nuclear warheads. Self-proclaimed President Aleksandr Lukashenko has made a statement to that effect.
The Swiss authorities have agreed on the resale of Leopard 2 main battle tanks. The buyer is the German concern Rheinmetall.
There has been an increase in the number of US aircraft in the Middle East. The US has redeployed fifth-generation F-22 Raptor fighters to the region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have been asking the US for ATACMS ballistic missiles for the highly mobile M142 HIMARS artillery system since last summer. However, Washington is limited to GMLRS and GLSDB projectiles only. Deliveries of the latter are expected at the end of this year. The situation developed further this week.
The UK Ministry of Defence, BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, Leonardo UK, MBDA and a number of smaller companies are working on the development of the sixth generation Tempest fighter. The work is being carried out as part of the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP).
Norway will join the Czech Republic with Germany and will also purchase upgraded Leopard 2A8 NOR tanks. Deliveries will start in a few years.
Hungary's decision not to approve Sweden's entry into NATO has left it without the M142 HIMARS high-mobility artillery missile system. The US has blocked the sale.
Chip maker GlobalFoundries and defence giant Lockheed Martin announced a partnership this week. It aims to secure domestic supplies of semiconductors for defence systems.
