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The Czech Ministry of Defence is considering postponing the purchase of Leopard 2A8 tanks from Germany. This decision is due to financial pressures caused by the reduction of the defence budget for 2025 and lower than expected government revenues.
The United States has successfully completed the B61-12 modernised thermonuclear bomb programme, which has been implemented by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) since 2008.
The French manufacturer Dassault Aviation has published its annual report for 2024, according to which 21 Rafale fighter jets were produced, which is one more aircraft than planned
The Chilean Navy has been replenished with the modernised frigate Capitán Prat, which has undergone repairs and upgrades after being transferred from Australia.
The UK government, together with the Ministry of Defence, has announced the launch of a project to create a stealthy maritime drone designed to perform combat missions in Ukraine and abroad.
The Lithuanian Military Logistics Directorate has signed contracts with the United States to purchase Switchblade 600 drones and radios to equip the army.
Long-range self-propelled artillery systems M1989 Koksan made in North Korea have appeared at the front, probably transferred to Russia for combat operations.
The French military is testing modern approaches to combat operations, combining the capabilities of attack and reconnaissance drones with helicopter aviation. The goal is to create new doctrines that take into account the lessons of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
The German army has received parliamentary approval to purchase the first batch of Elbit's PULS rocket artillery systems. This decision may force Berlin to turn to European ammunition suppliers in the future.
Israeli company Elbit Systems has signed a $60 million contract with a NATO member state in Europe to supply a multi-level anti-drone system.
Chinese companies supplying servos for Shahed guided bombs and drones to Russia are illegally using the name of the Taiwanese company TRC to avoid sanctions.
Russia may transfer advanced satellite and space technology to North Korea, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said after meeting with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul in Seoul.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine are conducting military tests of Black Widow 2 small riverine unmanned kamikaze boats designed to perform combat and reconnaissance missions in difficult conditions.
At the beginning of January 2024, the B-261 Novorossiysk diesel-electric submarine left the Mediterranean Sea, where it was based in the Syrian port of Tartus.
Serbia has completed a $335 million deal with Israeli company Elbit Systems to purchase PULS rocket artillery systems and Hermes 900 reconnaissance drones.
