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The Polish government recently said that it was ready to transfer Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine. As it turned out, deliveries will start in the next few days.
The US Air Force has released video of an incident involving a US MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Black Sea on 14 March.
Ukraine continues to rearm behind NATO standards. This time, the Defence Ministry is buying new small arms.
The draft budget for fiscal year 2024 envisages an increase in spending on the B-21 Raider nuclear bomber. The first contract could be signed as early as 2023.
The US Navy is preparing for a massive investment in armaments in fiscal year 2024. The service is requesting $6.9 billion in the draft defence budget.
The US Army plans to adopt hypersonic weapons in a few months' time. The draft budget for fiscal year 2024 calls for the purchase of the first missiles.
The Canadian government has expressed a desire to upgrade its fleet of 14 maritime patrol aircraft. Ottawa is willing to spend billions of dollars to acquire the Boeing P-8A Poseidon.
At the US Naval Base in San Diego, California, it has been announced that Australia is providing nuclear-powered submarines to deter China in the region.
The US Army wants more than a hundred Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM) in 2024. Further development of the missile is also planned.
The US Army has finally been able to assemble its debut battle group, which consists exclusively of modernised military equipment. It consists of tanks, armoured vehicles, howitzers and armoured personnel carriers.
Against the backdrop of nuclear and missile threats from North Korea, the Republic of Korea has decided to approve the purchase of US fifth-generation F-35A Lightning II fighter jets. The Republic of Korea has decided to approve the purchase of the US fifth-generation F-35A Lightning II fighters, according to local newspaper Yonhap, citing the Defence Acquisition Programme Administration (DAPA).
A test of an unknown US rocket was due to take place at Cape Canaveral this month. However, they were cancelled by the US Department of Defence.
The Polish government recently announced that it would hand over PT-91 Twardy tanks to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Now there is information that the AFU is already undergoing a training programme in their use.
We wrote that the US Air Force has requested $911m to develop a nuclear cruise missile. The service also wants $384 million next year to develop an airborne hypersonic missile.
Three US companies continue to work on a new missile for the fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter. It is called Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW).
