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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.
The Serbian Army has received the latest French GM400 and GM200 multi-purpose radars. According to the Serbian Ministry of Defence, the 126th Air Surveillance Brigade has been deployed with these systems.
The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine will provide direct funding to combat units to enable them to purchase the drones they need to perform their combat missions.
The United States has ramped up production of 155mm barrels for artillery systems. The production rate exceeded 40 units per month for the first time.
Ukraine has codified and allowed the use of the Poseidon reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle system in the Defence Forces, the Ministry of Defence has announced.
