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The information was shared by the Defence Cooperation and Security Agency of the US Department of Defence. The matter concerns a batch of ALTIUS 600M-V and Switchblade 300 attack UAVs. The contract for the purchase of the first drones is estimated at $300m, and for a batch of the latter - $60.2m.
The information was shared by a representative of the French Armaments Directorate General at the Eurosatory exhibition. We are talking about two batteries of SAMs, which were ordered in 2023. Now the system is used for training. In the near future, the batteries will become on combat duty. By the way, the VL-MICA SAMs are a replacement for the Crotale NG systems that France transferred to Ukraine.
The information was shared by French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu during the Eurosatory 2024 exhibition in Paris. The contract will be fulfilled by KNDS France (formerly Nexter). Unfortunately, the number of howitzers and the price of the deal have not been disclosed yet.
The Security Policy Committee of the Swiss National Council, the lower house of parliament, has approved a proposal that would allow indirect arms exports to Ukraine.
At the beginning of the year, the German government said that it would finance the purchase of 36 RCH 155 self-propelled howitzers for the Ukrainian army. It has now become known that the Ukrainian armed forces will receive more units.
One of Russia's newest and most advanced submarines, which recently left Cuba, is "falling apart" and has hull damage, an open-source intelligence analyst said.
The helicopters arrived from Poland. They were delivered to the Philippines with the help of the Ukrainian transport aircraft An-124 Ruslan. The first batch consists of 5 helicopters. In total, the Philippine Army has ordered 32 additional S-70i Black Hawk helicopters. The contract for the delivery of the aircraft was signed in 2022. The S-70i Black Hawk is assembled in Poland at the Sikorsky PZL Mielec plant (a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin).
Ukraine's Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky said that Russian troops are increasing their attacks and trying to seize more territory before the Ukrainian Armed Forces receive foreign military assistance, including F-16 fighter jets.
A European think tank said that China has outperformed its superpowers when it comes to increasing its stockpile of nuclear warheads: from 410 to 500 in a year.
Engineers integrated R-73 air-to-air missiles onto the platform. Thanks to them, the maritime drone can now also engage air targets. For example, helicopters. According to the commander of the Ukrainian Defence Ministry's special unit Group 13 with the call sign "Thirteen", such marine drones have already been used in operations and have proven themselves in combat conditions.
The information was shared by Bjorn Bernhard, head of the company's ground systems department. It is about the anti-aircraft system, which will consist of the Skyranger 35 module and the Leopard 1 tank chassis. Thanks to this, it will be possible to increase the ammunition of the anti-aircraft gun, as well as to increase its cross-country capability. In addition, the Leopard 1 chassis will allow the installation of more sensors for target detection. There is no information yet on when production of the new anti-aircraft system will begin.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that NATO is negotiating the deployment of more nuclear weapons in the face of threats from Russia and China. He also added that the bloc must show all enemies its nuclear capabilities.
A Ukrainian military officer said that US assistance helped reduce the number of successful Russian guided missile attacks on his unit's positions in Krynky, on the left bank of the Dnipro River.
The novelty has a length of 5 metres and a width of 1.2 metres. The drone is equipped with an attached 60 horsepower petrol engine. Thanks to it, Stalker 5.0 can reach speeds of up to 40 knots (about 75 km/h). The drone's cruising speed is 30 knots (about 55 km/h).
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this at a meeting with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. In total, Denmark will transfer 19 aircraft in the MLU (Mid-Life Update) modification to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. By the way, after the Danish planes, Ukraine is to receive Dutch fighter jets.
