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NATO fighters again intercepted Russian planes. This time a scout escorted by two fighters was flying towards Kaliningrad.
In January, the USA announced a military assistance package for Ukraine, which included Bradley infantry fighting vehicles. It appears that the BMPs are already in the possession of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The US Navy in April 2023 began planning to scrap the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68). Despite this, the ship will remain in service for at least three more years.
The US Air Force retired the A-10C Thunderbolt II last week. As part of its final flight, it flew to Arizona, where it will be dismantled for parts. Following the A-10C, the E-3 Sentry long-range radar detection aircraft was retired.
The German Ministry of Defence is preparing to order a batch of Leopard 2A8 tanks. This is reported by Army Recognition, citing Europäische Sicherheit & Technik.
Today, 17 April, the military exercise Aurora 23 began in Sweden. For Sweden, this is the biggest such event in more than 25 years.
Slovak Defence Minister Jaro Nad said on Facebook that Ukraine has received all the promised MiG-29 fighters.
A few days ago, pictures of the Russian T-90A tank on the US soil surfaced on the World Wide Web. The vehicle was photographed on its way to the U.S. Army's Aberdeen Test Center.
North Korea again launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) this week. The US then sent B-52H Stratofortress nuclear bombers to the Korean peninsula.
The UK continues to develop the Tempest sixth-generation fighter programme. The UK Ministry of Defence has allocated an additional £656m for the project.
The United States is working on the AGM-158D JASSM-XR air-to-ground missile. The first foreign customer could be Poland.
General Kenneth S. Wilsbach, commander of the US Pacific Air Force, flew a Russian Su-30 fighter jet. This took place at Kalaikunda Air Base of the Indian Air Force.
The People's Liberation Army of China has a new hypersonic ballistic missile. It is called the DF-27. The photo above shows the DF-26 with a range of up to 5,000km.
The US Air Force has begun testing next-generation helmets for F-22 Raptor fighter pilots. They will be a replacement for the HGU-55/P.
The US Department of Defence has awarded the contract to Aerojet Rocketdyne.
