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The Ukrainian Air Force wants to receive F/A-18 Hornet fighters, which are at the disposal of the Royal Australian Air Force. Ukraine has already made a request regarding the technical condition of the planes.
The Italian Navy is set to purchase French SCALP Naval cruise missiles.
The first F-35 fifth-generation fighter jet with Technology Refresh 3 (TR-3) hardware will roll off the assembly line next month, but it will go into storage as deliveries will be suspended. Lockheed Martin commented on the situation.
Germany and Denmark will jointly transfer over a hundred German Leopard 1A5 tanks to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This was announced by German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces are using German Leopard 2A6 tanks as part of a counter-offensive. One of them was damaged in the fighting but was evacuated.
Germany has already handed over two IRIS-T air defence systems to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. At the same time, the European country has not purchased any anti-aircraft missile systems for the Bundeswehr. But this is about to change.
The US Department of Defence intends to halt deliveries of the F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation fighter jets, which have Technology Refresh 3 (TR-3) hardware, from July. Deliveries could be resumed at the end of this year or early next year.
The day before, we wrote that Raytheon would increase production of MIM-104 Patriot and PAC-3 interceptors, while Ukraine received five more batteries of anti-aircraft missile systems. The Wall Street Journal article stated this. However, there is another interesting statement in the piece.
The US Air Force will soon be able to deploy a fourth H4 laser weapon system. Raytheon Technologies has announced that the installation has been handed over to the US Department of Defence.
An F-35B Lightning II fifth-generation fighter jet has been damaged in Japan. The US Marine Corps has launched an investigation.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces should receive American M1 Abrams tanks in the autumn. US President Joe Biden's administration is considering sending a "gift" of the combat vehicles.
The House Armed Services Committee's tactical air and land forces panel is authorising the US Air Force to retire some A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft. But there's a nuance.
According to Oryx analysts, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have destroyed two upgraded 2022 T-80BVM tanks and damaged another. And now, the first such tank has been captured.
Ukrainian first-person view drones have managed to hit two Russian tanks at once. And one of them is very new.
Ukraine continues to strengthen its air defence system. This time, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have received the Viktor anti-aircraft units.
