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The United States and Australia are preparing a joint military assistance package for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The US Air Force has released some new images of the GBU-57/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bomb. It can penetrate tens of metres into the ground.
The US Army has awarded Javelin Joint Venture (JJV) a new contract to manufacture Javelin anti-tank missiles. The customers are the US and international allies.
Four years ago, the US Navy received the world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). And now it has embarked on its first-ever full-fledged mission.
The US Air Force is considering changing the ratio of fighters to bombers. But this is not a matter for the near future.
The Pentagon conducted a small exercise in which the MQ-9 Reaper drone took off for the first time not from an airfield, but from a conventional road. The event, called Agile Chariot, began on 30 April and ended on 2 May.
The U.S. Air Force announced the completion of the deployment of the B-52H Stratofortress bomber task force. The planes returned to the U.S. at a base in Louisiana.
The U.S. Air Force intends to lay the groundwork for the accelerated production of the secret AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM), which will become a replacement for the AIM-120 AMRAAM. The new weapon is being developed for fourth-, fifth- and sixth-generation fighters, but U.S. Air Force officials said during a speech to Congress that drones will also be equipped with JATM.
The U.S. Air Force is preparing to begin production of the secret AIM-120 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM) as early as this year. This was announced by U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall during a hearing in the U.S. Congress.
The US Air Force continues its fight against unknown flying objects over North America. Over the winter, Air Force aircraft shot down several balloons over US and Canadian territory, including a Chinese balloon. It was the first aerial target to be destroyed by a fifth-generation F-22 Raptor fighter. Recently, three such aircraft were sent to intercept an unidentified spherical object.
Last week, Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol visited the US, where he signed the "Washington Declaration". The document aims to deter the DPRK, which is preparing to conduct its first nuclear test in years. A key component of the deterrence will be the US Navy's nuclear-powered submarines.
Last week, the Air National Guard's second unit received its first F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation fighter jets. The three aircraft arrived at Truax Field, Wisconsin.
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has conducted its first flight test of the T929 ATAK-II helicopter. The test took place a few days after the debut of the engines.
Ukraine has received two IRIS-T SLM surface-to-air missile systems from Germany. The Air Force has for the first time published a video of a German air defence missile.
The Ukrainian army has received a Bradley infantry fighting vehicle from the US.
