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Recently, a Russian T-90A tank hit Louisiana. Now the US has Tor-M1 and S-300 surface-to-air missile systems. But in this case we are talking about mock-ups of very high quality.
The United Kingdom and Germany have signed an agreement to begin a new phase of development of "more lethal" ammunition for improved main battle tanks. The UK intends to upgrade 148 Challenger 2 tanks to Challenger 3 level.
The US has been sending large quantities of GMLRS precision-guided missiles to Ukraine since last summer. The US Army has signed a new contract with Lockheed Martin to replenish the stockpile.
Turkish company BAYKAR has announced its new development, the Kemankes cruise missile.
Norway is one step closer to acquiring the American MH-60R Seahawk multirole helicopter. The potential deal has been approved by the US State Department.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have begun learning to use German Leopard 1 tanks.
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has conducted its first engine test as part of the advanced T929 ATAK-II attack helicopter. The development is taking place under the Ağır Sınıf Taarruz Helikopter programme.
India's defence ministry will not be limited to the Nagastra-1 kamikaze drones. The Defence Research and Development Organisation has started building a huge drone. It will be called Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV).
Although the US Air Force has begun scrapping the A-10 Thunderbolt II at the Warthog flick, the service continues to improve the aircraft. In particular, a software upgrade will allow the attack aircraft to carry more high-precision small-diameter bombs (SDBs) at the same time.
The US Air Force has one fighter in service that was able to destroy two Russian MiG-29 aircraft in a single engagement. It is the F-15C Eagle, part number 86-0156. It will not be making any more combat sorties. The fighter arrived at the National Museum of the US Air Force in Massachusetts this week.
Two divisions of the US MIM-104 Patriot PAC-3 air defence systems have been put on combat duty in Ukraine. This was reported by the commander of the Ukrainian Air Force, Oleh Yashchuk.
German and British Eurofighter Typhoon fighters continue to intercept Russian Aerospace Force aircraft flying over the Baltic Sea from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad.
The day before, we wrote about the "Washington Declaration" signed by the leaders of the US and the Republic of Korea. The agreement envisages the US Navy sending nuclear-powered submarines to South Korea for the first time in 40 years. At the press conference, the presidents did not specify which submarines they were talking about. However, Reuters reports that the US Navy will send Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines to the Korean peninsula.
US and Philippine forces have conducted the first joint exercise in disputed waters claimed by China. As part of the test, a ship simulating an enemy target in the South China Sea was hit and sunk.
The US Air Force is in no hurry to dismantle the F-117 Nighthawk for parts. The two Lockheed Martin aircraft recently flew over a canyon in California, where they were photographed and filmed by @stinkjet on Instagram.
