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The U.S. company Lockheed Martin was able to integrate the Patriot PAC-3 MSE missile interceptor into the Mk 41 vertical launch system. A new version of the surface-to-air missile was developed for this purpose.
The United States Air Force will receive an unmanned simulator to simulate battles with Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 fighters. The device is being developed by Exosonic.
The U.S. Space Forces will receive a missile tracking system in the foreseeable future, which will be located in medium Earth orbit. Raytheon Intelligence & Space is developing the system.
Polish President Andrzej Duda, during his visit to Ukraine on January 11, announced new military aid for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) will develop a plan to modernize two Zumwalt-class destroyers. It has already received $10.5 million from the U.S. Navy for this purpose.
The U.S. company Raytheon Missiles & Defense will provide anti-ship missiles to the Romanian Armed Forces. The agreement was officially announced on the website of the U.S. Department of Defense.
The Colombian Defense Ministry has decided to purchase the 155-mm ATMOS self-propelled artillery units from the Israeli company Elbit Systems.
The Latvian Defense Ministry is preparing a new military aid package for Ukraine.
The other day, CNN stated that the U.S. will soon begin training the Ukrainian military on Patriot surface-to-air missile systems. This has now been confirmed by the Pentagon.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will receive one more battery of NASAMS surface-to-air missile systems than planned. This was announced by the office of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
The Canadian Department of Defense has announced the signing of a contract for the purchase of 88 supersonic fifth-generation fighter jets F-35 Lightning II. Deliveries will begin in three years.
At the end of 2022, the U.S. Air Force conducted the debut flight test of the fourth generation fighter F-16 Fighting Falcon with artificial intelligence. The tests took place over the Mojave Desert in California and were successful.
The U.S. Department of Defense has signed a contract with the U.S. company L3Harris Technologies for the production of mobile missile systems VAMPIRE for Ukraine.
The U.S. Army conducted another series of tests of the Bradley active protection system for infantry fighting vehicles. This time it was able to achieve improved results compared to previous tests.
The Swedish government has approved supplies of Archer self-propelled artillery systems to Ukraine.
