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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.
The US Department of Defence has again raised the issue of transferring the fourth generation F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters to Ukraine. The topic was discussed at a meeting of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Lockheed Martin has signed a contract with Aerojet Rocketdyne to manufacture and supply solid rocket motors and DACS systems for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defence system.
Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov posted a video of German Marder infantry fighting vehicles on social media.
Germany will hand over more than a dozen Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled artillery units, considered to be among the best in the world, to the Ukrainian armed forces in 2022. They will be replaced by new howitzers.
In mid-December 2022, an F-35B Lightning II crashed on the runway in Texas. The cause was vibration in the F135 engine. As it became known, this was not the first such incident
On 13 March 2023, the US Air Force conducted another test of a hypersonic missile. As it became known, the test ended in failure.
The Microsoft HoloLens augmented reality headset has helped Australian scientists learn how to control robots with their mind. The system was developed by researchers at the University of Technology of Sydney and tested by the military.
The A-10 Thunderbolt II has proven itself in Iraq and Afghanistan, but its time has passed. However, the US Air Force has found a new use for the ageing aircraft.
Apart from Poland and Germany, Ukraine also received Leopard 2 tanks from Portugal.
The US Army wants a tactical missile with a launch range of more than 1,000 km. Previously, its future was described as unclear.
Japanese destroyers equipped with the Aegis missile defence system will receive Tomahawk cruise missiles. The upgrade of the ships will be completed by 2027.
