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The United States continues to help Ukraine and is preparing a new military aid package for the AFU.
Poland may reinforce its coast guard with Naval Strike Missile (NSM) missile systems. This was reported by local publication Defence24, but there is no official information on the procurement at the moment.
GE Aerospace is developing the T901 engine for the Black Hawk, Apache and next-generation attack helicopters. Because of production problems, the Black Hawk upgrade has been delayed by two years.
The press service of the AFU Territorial Defence Service has published a video on Facebook showing the operation of the new Shablia combat module.
Germany is setting up production of ammunition for its Gepard self-propelled air defence systems and intends to supply them to Ukraine.
The Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) programme, which is developing the AGM-183A hypersonic missile, could get a second chance. There is a possibility that the US Air Force will not shut down the project.
On Wednesday, the Republic of Korea and the US signed the "Washington Declaration". One of the points of the agreement is to send US nuclear-powered submarines to South Korea. The first candidate is the Ohio-class submarine USS Maine (SSBN-741).
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is considering doubling production of the FA-50 Fighting Eagle supersonic aircraft. This is due to growing interest from foreign customers, which even include the United States.
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have announced a fifth-generation fighter jet. It is called KAAN.
The US Air Force in early spring made another attempt to obtain permission from the US Congress to decommission 32 fifth-generation F-22 Raptor fighters. The Air Combat Command has said that plans for the decommissioning are already underway.
In April, the US Air Force conducted several "elephant walk" events. One of the most spectacular took place at Holloman, New Mexico.
The US State Department has approved the purchase of Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System-II (APKWS-II) by the United Kingdom. The official statement appeared on the Defence and Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) website.
Turkish defence company Roketsan is working on a new aircraft missile. It is called UMTAS-GM.
Poland continues to strengthen its armed forces. Last week, the country, whose army claims to be the most powerful in Europe, ordered 22 batteries of air defence systems and hundreds of missiles.
BM-21 MT multiple rocket launchers have been spotted in service with the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
