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The United States of America is going to transfer Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missiles to Ukraine.
The German government has decided to send Ukraine not only Marder infantry fighting vehicles, but also Patriot surface-to-air missile systems.
After several months of negotiations, the United States of America agreed to transfer the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine.
Lockheed Martin, together with the U.S. military, plans to carry out a large-scale modernization of the fifth generation fighters F-35 Lightning II. Information about this first appeared back in the spring of 2021.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine may hand over modernized Czech DANA-M2 self-propelled artillery units in the near future.
Germany has updated the list of military aid for Ukraine.
Information has recently emerged that the United States is considering sending Bradley infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine. According to the Reuters news agency, President Joe Biden confirmed this.
In addition to the ACMAT Bastion armored vehicles, French President Emmanuel Macron promised to give Ukraine AMX-10 RC tanks.
France continues to help Ukraine in its fight against Russian invaders by preparing a new military aid package.
The U.S. military, during extensive firing tests of a new generation self-propelled artillery unit, discovered the problem of rapid barrel deterioration. It can be solved in several ways.
At the end of December, the United States announced a new military aid package for Ukraine, which included a Patriot surface-to-air missile system. The Americans have now started to prepare the SAMs for transfer.
Lockheed Martin could not increase deliveries of F-35 Lightning II fighters to 900 units in 2022. It was hindered by the F-35B accident, due to which the Pentagon banned deliveries of the planes.
Turkish defense companies Roketsan and Aselsan, as well as the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey, tested the Siper surface-to-air missile system.
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has allocated more than $500 million to Lockheed Martin to upgrade the Aegis missile defense system, which will be deployed on the island of Guam.
In November, Lockheed Martin announced an imminent cost increase for its fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter jets. Now more details about this have emerged.
