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US fighter jets in early February shot down four aerial objects, three of which were not identified. US President Joe Biden conceded that the trio were not engaged in espionage, but no one will apologise for the objects being destroyed.
BAE Systems will supply the US Army with an additional batch of M109 self-propelled artillery systems. The contract was announced on the official website of the US Department of Defense.
The European Organisation for Co-operation in the Field of Arms (OCCAR) has signed a contract for the production of SAMP/T NG (New Generation) air defence systems. The air defence systems will be supplied to the French and Italian armed forces.
At the end of the summer of 2022, the US Army was forced to temporarily decommission its entire fleet of CH-47 Chinook helicopters. The problem is expected to be resolved by the end of winter.
The success of the M142 HIMARS in Ukraine has prompted other countries to show interest in the U.S. missile system. One of them is Australia. But it will have to wait.
We have written more than once that France is going to deliver AMX-10RC wheeled tanks to the Ukrainian armed forces. Details of the delivery of the combat vehicles have now emerged on the internet.
A Russian Tu-95 nuclear bomber approached the US border. It was escorted by a Su-35 fighter jet.
Norway, following other European countries, intends to transfer Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.
The Spanish Armed Forces are going to deploy a NASAMS air defence system in Estonia.
At the end of December 2022, Lockheed Martin tested an artificial intelligence system to control the F-16 fighter jet. We had a separate story about that, but now there are new details.
Talks about giving Ukraine long-range ATACMS missiles, with which the M142 HIMARS can hit targets at a distance of 300km, are eight months old. According to Politico, the US is unable to send ballistic missiles to Ukraine due to a shortage of long-range missiles.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have received two sets of Ukrainian Raybird-3 UAVs.
On the evening of 13 February, F-35 Lighting II fighter jets intercepted a group of Russian planes near the Polish border. This was reported by Reuters citing the Dutch Defence Ministry.
Ukrainian tank crews have begun a training course in the use of German Leopard 2 tanks in Germany.
In parallel with preparations for the Challenger 2 shipment to Ukraine, the UK is working on a new main battle tank. The military has finally agreed a final design for the Challenger 3 with Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL).
