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Last year, the Ukrainian defence industry supplied more than 30,000 bomber drones to the strike units of the Defence Forces. This was announced by Minister of Strategic Industries Herman Smetanin during the visit of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Ukrainian border guards have received a 155-mm Dita self-propelled artillery system (APU). This was reported by the press service of the State Border Guard Service.
Iran presented the first Zagros (313) reconnaissance ship, designed and built by local specialists. The ship is positioned as a reconnaissance destroyer based on the Mowj project, although its dimensions and armament are closer to light frigates or corvettes.
French submariners accidentally disclosed information about nuclear ballistic missile submarine patrols through the Strava running tracking app.
Ukraine is considering the possibility of integrating its own air defence systems into the NASAMS system, which should increase its combat capabilities.
On the night of 15 January 2025, Russia launched a combined long-range attack on the territory of Ukraine, using 117 air assets. Ukrainian forces neutralised 100% of drones and 85% of cruise and guided missiles.
Yemeni Houthis from the Ansar Allah group announced a combined drone and missile attack on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the northern Red Sea.
Ukraine's defence industry provides a third of the Armed Forces' needs for weapons and equipment. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a meeting with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and media representatives.
The Greek Air Force has completed the delivery of all 24 Dassault Rafale fighter jets ordered under two contracts.
The US company RTX (Raytheon) is investing heavily in accelerating the production of SM-3 missiles to meet growing demand, in particular due to the difficult situation with the Houthis in the Red Sea.
The system is characterised by high mobility
According to the Polish portal Defence24, the artillery is to be provided to both the existing territorial defence brigades and the new ones that will be formed to cover the so-called Eastern Shield.
US Air Force spokesman Andrew Hunter has warned that China could outpace the US in the race to fully develop the world's first sixth-generation fighter jet.
North Korea on Tuesday morning, a few days before US President-elect Donald Trump took office, tested several short-range ballistic missiles.
The Ukrainian Defence Forces launched a missile attack on a chemical plant in Bryansk specialising in the production of explosives and ammunition.
