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Norwegian company Raufoss Nammo wants to expand its ammunition production, but has suddenly run into trouble with Tik-Tok.
The US Air Force sent fifth-generation F-22 Raptor fighter jets to the Philippines for the first time during an exercise. They landed at Clark Air Force Base.
North Korea has developed a nuclear-powered underwater drone. The state-run Central News Agency (KCNA) issued this statement.
Germany continues to help Ukraine with a new military aid package for the Armed Forces.
Last week we wrote that the US Navy has requested funds for the purchase of the first Conventional Prompt Strike hypersonic missiles for the 2024 fiscal year (FY). Now it is known that their number will increase to 64 within 5 years.
The US Navy wants laser weapons for surface ships. The service has approached seven companies to do so.
The US Navy has completed an upgrade of the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71). It took a year and a half to complete at the NAS North Island Naval Air Station.
On 17 March, Prime Minister Eduard Heger confirmed that Slovakia would send MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine. The first batch has already departed.
The Ukrainian government has submitted a request to Finland to consider deliveries of F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
We recently wrote that the US wants to transfer older Abrams tank models to Ukraine than originally stated. This information has now been officially confirmed.
Advances in hypersonic weapons by China and russia are forcing the U.S. to look for ways to counter missiles capable of reaching speeds greater than Mach 5 (6,174 km/h). Japan could help the Pentagon in this endeavour.
The United States Air Force will retire the E-8 Joint STARS command and control aircraft next year. Part of their functions will be taken over by satellites.
The United States Air Force announced in early 2023 that F-15EX Eagle II fighters would go without conformal fuel tanks. But the service changed its mind two months later.
The United States Navy has decided not to retire the destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51). It will remain in service until the beginning of the next decade.
The B-1B Lancer supersonic bomber managed to take part in bilateral exercises in Japan and South Korea last week.
