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Italy continues to help Ukraine by handing over a new batch of self-propelled artillery units to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Raytheon has announced that the latest version of the AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missile has been cleared for deployment. It will close a gap that could have been created before the acceptance of the classified AIM-260 JATM missile.
The US Navy intends to acquire a new Virginia-class submarine. It will cost $1bn more than other submarines of this type.
Japan's Maritime Self-Defence Force may get its own aircraft carriers for the first time since 1945. The new ships will be carriers of fifth-generation F-35B Lightning II fighters.
The US Air Force will revive the 95th Boneheads Fighter Squadron this year, which will use the fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II aircraft. It has been inactive since 2019.
US manufacturer Boeing has been awarded a contract to upgrade its fourth-generation F/A-18E/F Super Hornet multirole fighters. The upgrade will significantly increase the aircraft's life expectancy.
In November last year, a Russian Pantsir-S1 surface-to-air missile system (NATO's SA-22 Greyhound) attempted to shoot down an American MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle. The incident took place in Syria.
The US military wants to accelerate the development of three advanced missiles to prepare for a potential military conflict with China. The US Armed Forces want to accelerate the development of three advanced missiles to prepare for a potential military conflict with China.
Rocket Lab recently announced the development of a new rocket for hypersonic suborbital launches. It is called the Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE). The rocket will be used in a test of the hypersonic DART AE aircraft.
The US Army has ordered systems to destroy drones with KuRFS radars. The development is called Coyote Block II, and the manufacturer is Raytheon.
South Korea wants to develop its own tactical missile. The Defense Advanced Projects Agency (DAPA) will allocate $1.17 billion for the project, called Tactical Ground-Based Guided Weapon-II.
The Royal Australian Air Force has several dozen fourth-generation F/A-18 Hornet fighters on its books. They would make a great gift for Ukraine, but are in danger of being scrapped.
On the evening of 20 April, a powerful explosion occurred in the Russian city of Belgorod. A Su-34 fighter jet appeared to have dropped a bomb. The defence ministry said there had been an "unauthorised air munitions drop".
Lockheed Martin is preparing to test the Patriot PAC-3 interceptor as part of the Aegis missile defence system. The company is preparing to test the Patriot PAC-3 interceptor as part of the Aegis ballistic missile defence system, according to Joe DePietro, vice president and general manager of Naval Combat and Missile Defence Systems.
On the previous day, the Russian media published a video and photo of the S-400 surface-to-air missile system (SA-21 Growler, according to US and NATO codification) that ran off the road and overturned. Today, it became known that a Russian soldier, who had been driving drunk, was responsible for the accident.
