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On 20 January, Lithuania handed over another military aid package to Ukraine, which included Lithuanian-made drones. This was reported by the Lithuanian Ministry of Defence on the social network X.
Turkey's Baykar Technologies has successfully completed another flight test of its Bayraktar KIZILELMA unmanned fighter jet. This is the first unmanned fighter aircraft developed in Turkey and its development is progressing according to schedule.
Turkey plans to build a plant in Mongolia to produce ammunition for small arms, as well as to help create a company to manufacture drones.
Recently, the Ukrainian army has been increasingly using main battle tanks to fight Russian infantry. This is confirmed by videos appearing on social media showing the direct use of tanks to attack enemy positions.
Units of the opposition Government of National Unity of Myanmar have engaged Indian elephants in combat operations against the junta. This is reported by the local edition of Maun Media.
The Polish Army has received the first batch of M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams tanks from the United States, Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz has announced. The first batch, consisting of 28 tanks, was delivered by sea and has already been shipped.
A Russian S-400 air defence system has pointed its radar to target an Atlantique 2 French maritime patrol aircraft flying a mission over the Baltic Sea. This was reported by Le Figaro.
The Swedish Armed Forces have deployed a mechanised battalion for the first time to NATO's land operation in Latvia. The 600-strong battalion arrived in Riga on 18 January 2025 and will be deployed as part of NATO's permanent force at Adazi, alongside units from 14 other nations.
Germany has deployed two batteries of the Patriot air defence system in Poland to strengthen NATO's air defence and protect the logistics centre that supplies materials to Ukraine. This was reported by the Bundeswehr on its official Facebook page.
Anduril Industries' new Arsenal 1 plant in Ohio will begin mass production of drones and autonomous systems. What technologies will be used and what are the new vehicles designed to do?
On 14 January 2025, the Croatian Armed Forces received the first four Bradley M2A2 ODS infantry fighting vehicles during a ceremony at the 132nd HV Brigade in Nasice.
On 16 January, units of the Missile Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine conducted precision strikes on Russian military facilities in the Belgorod region. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The British government is considering the sale of two outdated Royal Navy warships, HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark, to finance defence modernisation.
Germany is planning to allow the military to shoot down suspicious drones near military installations or critical infrastructure.
Lithuania plans to increase defence spending to 5-6% of GDP in the period 2026-2030. This was announced by Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda after a meeting of the State Defence Council, LRT reports.
