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The US military is working to integrate Launched Effects (LE) unmanned platforms into Bombardier aircraft suspension units, including the G6500 model.
The Budget Committee of the German Bundestag has approved the purchase of Elbit PULS (Precise and Universal Launching System) multiple launch rocket systems worth EUR 65 million. These funds cover the purchase of five launchers, ammunition, spare parts and a training package.
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has announced new arms supplies to Ukraine and plans for 2025. He made this information public during the 25th meeting in the Ramstein format.
Norway has allocated about 60 million euros (700 million Norwegian kroner) to purchase drones for Ukraine. This was announced by Norwegian Defence Minister Bjørn Arild Gram during a meeting in the Ramstein format.
Ukraine's defence industry has developed a new PTM-L1 high explosive mine with a warhead. A photo of the new product was posted on his X-account by columnist GrandpaRoy2.
Ukraine is to receive 30,000 FPV drones as part of an international initiative known as the Drone Coalition. This was announced by UK Defence Secretary John Healey and his Latvian counterpart Andris Spruds during a meeting in the Ramstein format in Germany.
Thanks to the Danish model, the Ukrainian Defence Forces have received almost EUR 538 million worth of weapons.
Sweden has signed a contract with KNDS for the supply of 44 Leopard 2A8 tanks, which will be locally known as Stridsvagn 123. The country has also begun a large-scale modernisation of its armoured vehicle fleet.
The US Department of Defence has announced the delivery of the 74th military aid package to Ukraine, which includes ground equipment and aircraft weapons to support F-16 fighters.
The Polish military has decided not to purchase wheeled self-propelled artillery systems (SAU) after analysing the fighting in Ukraine. This was reported by ZBIAM with reference to a document of the Polish Ministry of National Defence.
According to a new analysis by the Congressional Budget Office, the proposed US Navy warship fleet expansion plan will require $40.1 billion in annual ship construction costs through 2054. The total cost of this plan will exceed $1 trillion.
Norway has sent F-35A multi-role fighter jets to protect Polish airspace, where the logistics centre for international military assistance to Ukraine is located. This was reported by the 31st Tactical Air Base of the Polish Air Force, located near Poznan.
At the end of 2024, unidentified drones were observed over the Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany, but were not shot down or intercepted. This was reported by the Ministry of the Interior of this federal state and sources of the Bild tabloid.
The British arm of the Italian Leonardo company has unveiled the Proteus maritime unmanned helicopter concept, created in cooperation with the Royal Navy and the UK Ministry of Defence.
Since the start of Russia's full-scale aggression in February 2022, Ukraine has received more than $126 billion in military aid from the countries of the Ramstein Contact Group. This was stated by Deputy Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh on 8 January.
