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Since the beginning of the year, the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine has handed over more than 1.3 million UAVs to the Defence Forces.
NATO takes over the coordination of military assistance to Ukraine, as previously planned, instead of the United States.
Lithuania has officially confirmed the purchase of 44 Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks from Germany, the largest defence contract in the country's history.
Greece has announced plans to double its defence budget in the coming years due to the escalation of geopolitical threats in the region.
The Ukrainian Peklo cruise missile has gone into mass production: about 100 units have already been manufactured in three months.
Norway has allocated a new military aid package aimed at strengthening the Ukrainian Navy.
The Ukrainian company, together with the Czech company PBS, has completed the development of the AI-PBS-350 jet engine for drones and has already launched production.
Taiwan has received the first batch of 38 US M1A2T Abrams tanks to replace its outdated equipment. In total, the contract provides for the supply of 108 tanks by 2027.
The Ukrainian Defence Forces are already using laser weapons capable of shooting down airborne targets at altitudes of over 2 km. This makes Ukraine one of the few countries with such technology.
On Sunday, 15 December, a Ukrainian converted sports plane struck a Russian special forces base in Grozny, Chechnya, some 960 km from the front line in Ukraine.
The Times of Israel reports that a Russian military base is located near the ammunition depots, but it is not known whether it was one of the targets of the attack.
Turkey controls 65% of the global drone market, with Baykar outperforming the competition in recent years thanks to innovation and successful exports.
The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom has completed the operation of the last Trafalgar nuclear submarine, HMS Triumph. This ship, which has served for 34 years, will be replaced by the latest Astute submarine.
South Korean company Hanwha Aerospace plans to build a plant for the production of K9 Thunder self-propelled artillery systems in Romania.
The Chinese cargo vessel Yi Peng 3, suspected of damaging an undersea telecommunications cable in the Baltic Sea, was acting on instructions from Russian intelligence, and its routes had been altered in the run-up to the incident.
