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Estonian-based Meridein Grupp has announced plans to open a large drone manufacturing plant in one of the Baltic states.
Pakistan's Air Vice Marshal Ahmet Aurangzeb said that Pakistani troops had destroyed the radar and control centre of the S-400 anti-aircraft missile system at an airbase near the city of Adampur.
The Bulava unmanned systems unit of the 3rd Mechanised Battalion of the Bohdan Khmelnytsky Separate Presidential Brigade successfully tested a Queen Hornets drone with a grenade launcher in combat conditions, eliminating a Russian soldier.
The Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has ruled that Russia is responsible for the downing of flight MH17 and that the country violated the Chicago Convention by illegally using weapons against a civilian aircraft.
The artillery of the Republic of China fired the first missiles from the M142 HIMARS multiple launch rocket system.
The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine has codified and authorised the use of the Spider ground robotic system in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The South Korean Navy has updated its plan to build a light aircraft carrier, replacing F-35B fighters with combat drones.
Pakistan's air defence successfully intercepted a French-made SCALP cruise missile fired from a Rafale fighter jet of the Indian Air Force.
The Italian Air Force has integrated long-range Meteor missiles into its EF-2000A Typhoon fighter jets and used them for the first time during a NATO mission.
The Spanish company Indra is developing the VALERO multi-purpose airborne weapon system capable of performing reconnaissance and strike missions.
The French Ministry of Defence has announced the preparation of a low-orbit training mission for the personnel of the CdE Space Command. As part of this mission, it is planned to perform realistic rendezvous manoeuvres around a predetermined target.
The UK Ministry of Defence has announced that it will supply eight Raven air defence systems to Ukraine in 2022. However, the Royal Marines reported that five more units are planned for delivery in the near future.
The Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom conducted test launches of FPV drones from a Chinook transport helicopter as part of the Hornets Nest programme, which involves the massive use of drones from airborne platforms.
The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is seeking to integrate small cruise missiles into MQ-9 Reaper UAVs as well as the newly adopted OA-1K Skyraider II attack aircraft.
Russian troops have begun using the new S8000 Banderol cruise missile, which contains numerous foreign-made components.
