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The Estonian government has approved the state budget strategy, which provides for an additional EUR 1.6 billion for the purchase of ammunition until 2031.
This was reported on the website of the country's government. The new aid package includes 16 AS-90 self-propelled artillery systems. 10 of them are already in Ukraine, and the rest will arrive in the near future.
The US recently announced a new $375 million military aid package for the AFU, which appeared to include AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) aircraft bombs.
Information about it appeared on the Pentagon's website. The aid package is worth $375m and includes: air-to-ground munitions, 155mm and 105mm artillery shells and much more
The US Army has announced the selection of two finalists for the development of a ground drone under the SMET (Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport) Increment II programme. These will be Germany's Rheinmetall and the US-based HDT Expeditionary Systems.
A demonstration video was published by the press service of the Air Command West of the Ukrainian Air Force. The video shows servicemen of air defence units performing practical firing from an anti-aircraft gun. It is not yet known how many such systems are in the armed forces' inventory.
A small proportion of the artillery shells transferred from the United States and under the Czech initiative exploded prematurely, causing injuries to Ukrainian soldiers and damage to equipment.
Norwegian fishermen say a Russian destroyer fired a warning shot in their direction during the Ocean 2024 exercise in the Barents Sea.
In a press release, Saab announced that it will soon begin building a new weapons plant in Grayling, Michigan.
Bloomberg has reviewed the draft three-year budget of the Russian Federation and reported that Russia plans to increase military spending to $142 billion (13.2 trillion rubles) in 2025.
This was reported by DSCA (Defence Security Cooperation Agency). The contract is worth $114 million and will include 218 missiles and 107 launchers. In addition, the Bulgarian Army will receive simulators for training and logistical support. The contract will be implemented jointly by Lockheed Martin and Raytheon.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog said on Tuesday that he "categorically rejects any connection" with the preparation of a remote detonation operation against pagers and radios in Lebanon.
Ukraine's Defence Minister Rustem Umerov said that Ukraine had reached verbal agreements with its Western partners on financing its missile programme.
In an interview with German TV channel Welt, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said that Finland could deploy more than 280,000 people to defend the country in the event of a war with Russia.
The United States is to announce a major arms package for Ukraine next week, but according to two US officials, the delivery of the equipment will be delayed due to a shortage of supplies.
