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The Ministry of Defence has approved new unmanned aerial systems NORD, developed in Ukraine, for use in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. They are characterised by manoeuvrability, resistance to electronic warfare and high speed.
The US Air Force and Parsons will equip the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) with a directed energy weapon (laser) to defuse explosive ordnance.
The UK government is deciding whether to purchase additional Eurofighter Typhoons or seek new export contracts to support the operation of the BAE Systems plant in Wharton, where these aircraft are assembled.
French Defence Minister Sébastien Le Coronneu said that on 2 March, a Russian Su-35 fighter jet carried out dangerous manoeuvres near a French Reaper drone over the Mediterranean Sea. According to him, the Russian aircraft took off from a base in Syria.
Ukrainian company DroneUA has started supplying robotics to NASA. The first test batch of equipment has already been shipped to Virginia, where tests will be conducted to determine the optimal areas of application of Ukrainian technologies.
The German defence concern Rheinmetall plans to start repairing infantry fighting vehicles, tanks and artillery pieces in Ukraine.
Canadian prime ministerial candidate Chrystia Freeland has said that the country should strengthen relations with the United Kingdom to protect itself from a possible threat from Donald Trump.
Lockheed Martin, in cooperation with the F-35 Pax River Test Group, has successfully conducted the initial flight test of a long-range anti-ship missile (LRASM) on the F-35B Lightning II fighter jet.
The US Air Force has officially named the combat drones developed by General Atomics and Anduril Industries YFQ-42A and YFQ-44A. General David W. Alvin made the announcement during the Air Force Association's 2025 Military Symposium in Aurora, Colorado.
According to a report by the Federation of American Scientists (FAS), 22 previously mothballed nuclear bunkers at the Lakenheath military base in Suffolk have undergone a large-scale upgrade.
The Royal Norwegian Air Force has taken delivery of three new F-35A fighters. This brings the total number of these aircraft in the country to 49.
The Russian Baltic Fleet has likely received a new flagship, the large anti-submarine ship Severomorsk Project 1155, which previously belonged to the Northern Fleet but has been in the Baltic Sea for more than a year.
The Royal Moroccan Air Force has received the first batch of 6 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, with the remaining 18 to be delivered in the coming months.
US President Donald Trump has suspended military aid to Ukraine following a conflict with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The Turkish strike drone Bayraktar Akinci has conducted its first test flight with the Murad AESA active phased array array (AFAR) from ASELSAN.
