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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.
In mid-March, the French Defence Ministry officially announced that the AMX-10RC wheeled tanks had been delivered to Ukraine. Two weeks later, the military demonstrated the new vehicles for the first time.
General Dynamics Land System has made sure that deliveries of tanks to Ukraine will not affect Abrams production schedules for other customers. This was announced by Gabe Camarillo, US Under Secretary of Defence.
In the winter of 2023, the USA officially announced the transfer of M1A2 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. Later it became known that Ukraine would receive older M1A1 fighting vehicles. It seems that the version has been finally decided.
The South Korean Defence Development Agency (DAPA) and Korean Air Industries (KAI) continue to test the KF-21 Boramae fighter. The next test involved two aircraft at once.
