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The F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft demonstrated a new weapon configuration for the first time - with APKWS II laser-guided missiles. These munitions were not previously included in the official list of compatible platforms, so the appearance of the corresponding image from the US Central Command was a strong signal of a change in approaches to the combat use of the fighter jet.
The government and the military presented 7 Ukrainian multi-rotor UAVs, which are already being used at the front as an alternative to Chinese Mavic.
The Buntar-3 reconnaissance system with built-in artificial intelligence and independent navigation will soon be supplied to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Russia has intensified GPS jamming and spoofing in the eastern Baltic Sea, which poses a serious threat to civilian navigation and is causing alarm among countries in the region.
Lockheed Martin is planning a radical upgrade of the F-35, incorporating developments for the sixth generation fighter into the aircraft. The goal is to make it more powerful, more stealthy and even potentially unmanned.
Meta and miltech startup Anduril are developing the EagleEye VR system for the US Army. The device improves the sensitivity of a soldier's vision and hearing, detects threats, and allows him to control weapons with artificial intelligence.
The first UAT-TISA armoured vehicles from UkrArmoTech have been officially handed over to the military. They have already been tested, received a NATO number and are ready to work at the front.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that China had stopped supplying drones to Ukraine and European countries, while retaining access to drones for Russia.
In Russia, detailed schematics of nuclear facilities have been made publicly available through tender documents, despite a ban on the publication of such information since 2020.
Analysts from the Oryx project have recorded more than 4,000 destroyed or damaged Russian tanks in the war against Ukraine, based on photo and video evidence alone.
In Uzbekistan, the modernisation of the Soviet T-64B tank was demonstrated. The vehicle was completely redesigned externally, equipped with a new engine and a number of visually atypical solutions.
Israel used a combat laser air defence system during its operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon. This became known only six months after the end of hostilities.
The International Drone Coalition, led by Latvia and the United Kingdom, has joined new members. In addition, it plans to spend at least €2.75 billion to support Ukraine by the end of 2025.
Ukraine has tested an autonomous "mother drone" that can fly deep into the enemy's rear (up to 300 km) and launch FPV strike drones there - inexpensively, accurately and without unnecessary noise.
Germany will officially finance the production of IRIS-T air defence systems and missiles in Ukraine and invest in the domestic defence industry.
