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NATO military exercises are taking place in northern Norway. Russian Ilyushin-38 anti-submarine planes were attempting to observe them.
Lockheed Martin has unveiled the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter, upgraded to the Block 70 Viper. The recipient of the aircraft is the Royal Bahrain Air Force.
The US Department of Defence will have to allocate an unprecedented budget in the coming years to ensure effective deterrence of China in the Indo-Pacific region. The command has calculated how much money is needed to achieve the goal.
Norway, in cooperation with the United States of America, will transfer two platoons of NASAMS air defence systems to Ukraine.
The partners continue to help Ukraine fight the Russian occupiers by handing over new weapons to the AFU.
Mark Kelly has outlined what to expect from the Block 4 upgrade that all fifth-generation F-25 Lightning II fighters will undergo. The general said the key upgrade will be electronic warfare capabilities.
The US Congress is limiting the Pentagon's desire to retire not only the F-22 Raptor fighters, but also the A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft. However, the legendary planes, nicknamed the Warthog, will still be retiring soon.
Italy wants to increase its fleet of fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighters. It could order 41 more aircraft.
In the summer of 2022, we wrote about how China copied the Patriot surface-to-air missile system and Soviet designs for the DF-21 / DF-26 ballistic missile, the HQ-9 air defence system and the J-11 fighters. But China has not stopped there.
The Italian armed forces want to acquire German Leopard 2 tanks.
The United States Air Force is exploring different concepts to improve weapon accuracy. One of the developments under consideration is the so-called "mutant missile".
The U.S. Department of Defense plans to provide additional protection for nuclear weapons mines. Boeing will help with this.
Germany is ready to allocate part of its $157bn defence budget to buy Boxer armoured vehicles. This was reported by the Australian Financial Review.
This week, B-52 Stratofortress strategic jets conducted several missions over Europe. In particular, two planes were spotted a few dozen kilometres away from Ukraine.
The Ukrainian Defence Intelligence Directorate has published the first images and shared details of the ICEYE satellite.
