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The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine reported that at the initiative of the Ministry, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted a document regulating the involvement of foreign companies in the development and modernisation of equipment for the Ukrainian defence forces.
The Lithuanian Defence Minister announced that this week Ukraine will receive 4,500 drones, which will also be used by the Lithuanian Armed Forces. The drones are manufactured by Dangolakis, RSI Europe, Ltmiltech, Granta Autonomy and Unmanned Defence Systems.
The North Korean anti-aircraft missile system was probably shot down in the Kursk region. However, at first, Russian propagandists claimed that Russian occupation forces had hit a Western-style radar station.
In Poland, four soldiers are accused of negligence that led to the temporary loss of a shipment of 240 anti-tank mines.
German companies Rheinmetall and MBDA Germany are planning to set up a joint venture to develop a shipboard laser weapon. This was reported by Hartpunkt.
The Ukrainian Defence Forces have received new Shield AI MQ-35A V-BAT drones, which have already started operating at the frontline.
The Ukrainian company Dron ZP has developed a turret capable of shooting down enemy drones. It was tested by soldiers of the Unmanned Systems Battalion of the 15th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine.
For the first time since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, the Ukrainian defence forces have an advantage over the occupiers in the use of tanks, although this would only be in certain areas of the frontline.
The Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine, Brigadier General Anatoliy Klochko, held talks with a delegation from the Defence Industry Agency of the Italian Ministry of Defence.
The Ministry of Defence of Slovakia is considering the purchase of Swedish CV90120-T light tanks as an alternative to the expensive Leopard 2A8. This was announced by the Minister of Defence of Slovakia Robert Kalinak.
The United Arab Emirates has 30 "extra" Mirage 2000-9 aircraft capable of carrying Black Shaheen cruise missiles, the export version of the SCALP-EG. According to Opex360, the search for buyers for these aircraft is taking place with the participation of France.
A Ukrainian long-range Neptune missile has hit a military depot in Rostov Region. The operation was carried out by the SBU and the Ukrainian Navy, Babel's sources said.
Serbia has cancelled a number of contracts with the Russian defence industry due to its inability to supply arms. This was announced by the Chief of the Serbian Army General Staff, General Milan Mojsilovic, in an interview with Novosti.
The cost of fibre-optic drones has dropped significantly due to large-scale production and may fall even further for Ukrainian companies. This is reported by Ekonomichna Pravda with reference to Ukrainian manufacturers.
Italy has signed a second contract for the purchase of US M142 HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems, bringing the total number of ordered systems to 21.
