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Ukraine is likely to receive a Boxer wheeled infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) equipped with a 30mm cannon combat module from the German company KNDS.
The American company Textron Systems has unveiled the TSUNAMI family of unmanned surface drones designed for the needs of the US Navy and allied countries.
The Royal Danish Air Force has received three new F-35A multi-role fighters. This was reported by the Ministry of Defence of Denmark.
In October 2024, it became known that Croatia was planning to transfer 30 M-84 tanks and 30 M-80A infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine as part of a "ring exchange" with Germany.
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.
