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The US Department of Defense intends to significantly increase the production of high-precision GMLRS rounds, which are used by the M142 HIMARS and M270 MLRS missile systems. This was announced by Pentagon deputy chief Gabe Camarillo.
Airbus was able to successfully test the Auto'Mate technology, which enables the implementation of unmanned aerial refuelling. The company conducted two tests, which lasted a total of 12 hours.
The United States will increase production of fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighters and upgraded F-15EX Eagle II jets. This was announced by Frank Kendall, secretary of the U.S. Air Force.
The US Navy has signed contracts with Raytheon and Lockheed Martin to develop and build prototypes of a new hypersonic anti-ship missile. It will be developed as part of the Hypersonic Air Launched Offensive Anti-Surface (HALO) programme.
US defence company General Dynamics Land System (GDLS), maker of Abrams tanks, has managed to create a robotic air defence system. The TRX robot is used for this purpose.
Fifth-generation F-35A Lightning II multirole fighters have landed at Kadena Air Base in Japan. They will temporarily replace the obsolete F-15 Eagle aircraft.
BAE Systems has announced a successful test of a sub-calibre guided long-range projectile. The XM907E2 howitzer, which has a 58 calibre barrel, was used for the test.
Foreign sources this week started writing that France may buy dozens of Dassault Mirage 2000 jets for Ukraine. Both countries have already issued denials.
In February, Croatian media reported that the Croatian government was going to hand over Mi-8 helicopters to Ukraine. This information has now been confirmed.
The US Department of Defense may shut down one of its hypersonic weapons development projects. This was reported after the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) failed test.
A few weeks ago it was revealed that Spain wants to buy more Eurofighter Typhoon fighters. It looks like the deal is nearing completion.
The US Department of Defense is developing two similar projects to develop hypersonic missiles for the US Air Force and US Navy. One of them will receive nearly $2bn over 5 years.
The situation around Turkey's purchase of F-16 Fighting Falcon jets changes every week. It is possible that Turkey will upgrade the fighters in-house.
U.S. officials have announced that the U.S. will no longer hand over strategic nuclear force data to russia. This is in response to russia suspending participation in the Strategic Arms Treaty.
The US Air Force wants 1,000 guided drones to work with sixth- and fifth-generation fighters. To prepare for their creation, the service wants to conduct an experiment by turning F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters into drones.
