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The information was shared by Clash Report. The event took place at the RMK Marine shipyard in Istanbul. The ceremony was attended by Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska, Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, Navy Commander Oleksiy Neizhpapa and other guests.
The US Department of Defence's Office of Military Cooperation has approved the sale of AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters to Slovakia.
The Houthis' drone attack on Tel Aviv on 19 July took Israelis by surprise, breaking through the country's battle-tested defences and revealing vulnerabilities.
A new RAND analysis of US national defence says the Pentagon could run out of ammunition within "three to four weeks" in a prolonged war with China.
China is seeking to enhance submarine power through the potential integration of laser weapons.
Deputy Defence Minister Dmytro Klimenkov said at a press conference on Wednesday, 31 July, that 80 per cent of logistics procurement and 70 per cent of weapons procurement is carried out by Ukrainian companies.
This was reported by the publication Hartpunkt. In addition to the systems, Germany can also transfer IRIS-T and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles to them. Unfortunately, the timing of deliveries and their quantity have not yet been disclosed.
The information was shared by the country's Ministry of Defence. We are talking about 14 Leopard 2 tanks in the A4 modification. Germany will give them to the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic will also receive an additional repair and evacuation vehicle Bergepanzer 3 Buffel. By the way, in 2022 and 2023, Germany sent the Czech Republic the same number of Leopard 2A4s and Bergepanzer BREMs in exchange for aid to Ukraine.
On 31 July, it became known that Ukraine had received the first batch of F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters. Now there is also information about the number of aircraft.
The information was shared by the American edition of Bloomberg, citing anonymous sources. The report says that the deadline for deliveries was scheduled for the end of this month and the partners kept their word. Unfortunately, the number of aircraft has not been disclosed yet. It is only known that there are definitely not a lot of them. Most likely, the first planes arrived in Ukraine from Denmark. In total, the AFU will receive about 80 F-16s. By the way, it recently became known that Ukrainian F-16s will use modern weaponry.
The Wall Street Journal has found out information about the armament of Ukrainian F-16 fighter jets, which will soon be available to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The manufacturer told about it on its official website. The contract for the delivery of the aircraft was signed in 2022. In total, England will receive three aircraft: one in transport modification and two for long-range patrols.
The information was shared by the press service of Lockheed Martin. The company said that the Netherlands will become the fifth international operator of AGM-158 JASSM-ER. Unfortunately, the price of the contract and the number of missiles the manufacturer did not disclose. By the way, it is known that the Netherlands plans to use cruise missiles with fifth-generation F-35A fighters.
The United States and Japan agreed to expand production of Patriot missile systems to fill their own stockpiles and possibly supply Ukraine with additional missiles.
Ukraine has created new protection for Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, which are among the key targets for Russian drone attacks.
