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Following Spain, Canada also announced a new military aid package for Ukraine.
Spain recently handed over six Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and is now preparing to send more.
The US Department of Defence has published photos of the Abrams M1A1 tanks on which the Ukrainian military will undergo a training programme.
The Defence Air Procurement Committee met in the UK last week. As part of the event, Marshal Sir Richard Knighton provided an update on the supply of F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation fighter jets.
The US Army has ordered a large batch of Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV). They will replace the aging HMMWV armoured vehicles.
Norway has not had an American aircraft carrier for nearly 65 years since the USS Intrepid's (CVA-11) visited the Scandinavian country in the summer of 1958. But that all changed on 24 May when the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) arrived in Oslo.
The Iranian military has developed a new version of the Khorramshahr ballistic missile. It is called the Khorramshahr-4, but is also known as the Khaibar.
Last week we wrote that Germany was preparing to acquire Leopard 2A8 tanks. The Czech Republic has decided to join the programme.
Thailand wanted to order fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter jets for the Royal Air Force. However, the US rejected the request. Nevertheless, the Pentagon is offering two alternatives at once.
A Russian tank has made its way to a NATO country. Residents and visitors to the Dutch capital can see the T-72B with their own eyes. The 44-tonne fighting vehicle stands in the centre of Amsterdam, but there is a nuance.
The South China Morning Post reports that the Chinese army has a secret hypersonic ballistic missile in service. It is called the DF-27. China has not officially announced the weapon.
On 24 May, the media reported that naval drones had attacked the Russian ship Ivan Khurs in the Black Sea. The Russian defence ministry issued a confirmation, although it claimed that all the drones had been destroyed. But this was not actually the case.
A week and a half ago Poland received its first batch of M142 HIMARS highly mobile artillery rocket systems. The second group of launchers did not have to wait long
The other day Ukraine officially confirmed it was using Storm Shadow cruise missiles. This was followed by the first photo of the weapon on the internet.
Ukraine continues to strengthen its air defence and is now preparing to acquire an advanced NASAMS surface-to-air missile system.
