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Ukraine will receive about 100 guided missiles for the IRIS-T anti-aircraft missile system from Germany in the near future. This was announced by the German mission to NATO after the 26th meeting of the Contact Group on Defence of Ukraine.
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has launched a study on the possible expansion of its satellite architecture, namely the creation of an internal missile shield called Iron Dome for America.
Northrop Grumman has signed two contracts worth $1.4 billion to improve the air and missile defence systems of the US and Polish armies.
The Gravehawk anti-aircraft missile system, designed specifically for Ukraine, was officially presented in the UK.
Norway will allocate approximately NOK 1.2 billion to strengthen Ukraine's air defence.
British Defence Secretary John Healey said that his country would provide Ukraine with £4.5bn ($5.4bn) in military aid this year.
A photo of a Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet with a C version AIM-120 AMRAAM missile has been posted online, indicating that Kyiv has been supplied with more advanced air-to-air weapons.
The British company Thales UK, together with India's Bharat Dynamics Limited, will supply India with STARStreak man-portable air defence missile systems.
For the first time, Iran has demonstrated the technology of launching attack drones from the underwater position, which could be a significant step in the development of unmanned aircraft carriers.
This year, Latvia will provide Ukraine with 42 Patria 6x6 armoured personnel carriers, most of which will be brand new.
German police are investigating an incident involving the warship Emden, in which unknown persons dumped several dozen kilograms of metal shavings into its engine. The incident took place at a shipyard in Hamburg, where the ship was being inspected before being handed over to the fleet.
The US Army has announced the development of a new main battle tank, the M1E3 Abrams, to replace the upgraded M1A2 SEPv4.
Boeing has completed the assembly of the first P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft for Germany. The aircraft has already been painted and received German markings at the Seattle plant. This is the first of eight P-8As that Berlin has ordered from the United States.
A Su-24MR frontline reconnaissance aircraft, which took off from the Kaliningrad region, entered Polish airspace at 14:09, penetrating 6.5 km into the eastern part of the Gulf of Gdansk. The aircraft was in the Polish sky for 1 minute and 12 seconds.
A Polish fighter pilot flew an F-35A Lightning II for the first time at the US National Guard Air Base in Ebbing, Arkansas.
