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At the end of 2024, the French army received the first MEPAC self-propelled mortar based on the Griffon armoured vehicle. This was reported by the French Ministry of Defence.
Israel has probably started transferring Soviet and Russian-made weapons captured during the fighting in Lebanon to Ukraine. This is evidenced by data on flights of US Air Force C-17 military transport aircraft from Israel to Poland, which were discovered by the OSINTdefender project.
Red Cat Holdings, Inc. has announced new orders worth $518,000 for 12 Edge 130 drones. The customers are the US Army National Guard and another government agency.
The People's Liberation Army Navy of China (PLAN) has officially commissioned the first Type 054B guided-missile frigate CNS Luohe. The commissioning ceremony took place in Shandong province and the frigate was handed over to the North Sea Fleet.
Russia is ramping up production of its own components for Kalibr cruise missiles, as reported by The Economist.
German and French companies have signed an agreement to establish the MGCS Project Company, which will develop and manufacture a new generation European Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) tank.
North Korea transferred 122mm multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) to Russia, disguising them as civilian trucks to avoid detection.
The UK government has signed an $11 billion multi-year deal with Rolls-Royce. The deal is aimed at modernising the Royal Navy's nuclear submarine fleet.
In four months, the French army has developed an upgrade to the 53T2 anti-aircraft system with a 20mm F2 automatic cannon, which has been in service since the 1970s. The upgraded system is called Proteus, and its main task is to destroy drones.
Germany's Diehl Defence has signed a contract to complete the development of the IDAS submarine anti-aircraft system, which will allow the company to shoot down anti-submarine aircraft while remaining in the underwater position.
The Magyar Birds unmanned systems team announced the development of domestic drones that are controlled via fibre-optic cable and have a flight range of up to 41 kilometres. This figure is the largest among similar systems reported in open sources.
The head of the Defence Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate, Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov, told The War Zone that in 2024 Russia received 148 KN-23 ballistic missiles from North Korea, which are actively used to strike Ukraine.
Sweden plans to invest in the Ukrainian defence industry to increase production of long-range weapons.
Ukraine's Leopard 1A5 has proven to be highly resilient, withstanding numerous attacks by Russian FPV drones thanks to upgrades and additional protection.
The UK has signed a £61 million contract with BAE Systems and Sheffield Forgemasters to manufacture artillery barrels for Ukraine. According to Defence Equipment & Support, the production will take place in Yorkshire.
