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German rocket RFA ONE is preparing for its summer debut in the Shetland Islands after successfully overcoming the consequences of the 2024 accident.
The B61-12 thermonuclear bombs were probably delivered to the Lakenheath airbase in Suffolk. This is the first possible deployment of US nuclear weapons in Britain since 2008.
Brave1, an innovative platform, has announced the launch of a defence technology testing programme in Ukraine. The aim of the initiative is to find solutions that can change the course of the war, help Ukrainian defenders and create new standards in the defence technology market.
US President Donald Trump may provide Ukraine with an additional Patriot air defence system. The White House has already asked the Pentagon for a request, The Wall Street Journal reports.
According to a new investigation by The Guardian, the United States has only 25% of the required number of Patriot interceptor missiles to meet the Pentagon's military plans. This has forced the Donald Trump administration to reconsider its approach to supplying such munitions to Ukraine.
Ukraine's Defence Minister Rustem Umerov announced on the official telegram channel of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine that Ukraine will receive 350 modern British-made missiles to strengthen its air defence. The delivery will be made with funds received under the ERA programme, which allows the use of proceeds from frozen Russian assets.
Honda has unexpectedly reported a successful test of its experimental rocket in Japan. The "Reusable launch vehicle" (RLV) climbed to a height of 271.4 metres and landed just 37 centimetres from the target point. The entire test took just under a minute - 56.6 seconds.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced the defeat of Russian Iskander tactical missile systems on its official Facebook page.
Russia is trying to conceal the losses of strategic aviation after a large-scale SBU attack by replacing destroyed bombers on satellite images and downplaying the losses.
The F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft demonstrated a new weapon configuration for the first time - with APKWS II laser-guided missiles. These munitions were not previously included in the official list of compatible platforms, so the appearance of the corresponding image from the US Central Command was a strong signal of a change in approaches to the combat use of the fighter jet.
In Russia, detailed schematics of nuclear facilities have been made publicly available through tender documents, despite a ban on the publication of such information since 2020.
Germany will officially finance the production of IRIS-T air defence systems and missiles in Ukraine and invest in the domestic defence industry.
South Korean company Hanwha Aerospace has presented the concept of an unmanned multiple launch rocket system that looks like the well-known Chunmoo, but is designed for new combat scenarios, including maritime operations.
Ukrainian engineers have developed a unique Sky Sentinel system capable of independently destroying drones, barrage munitions and even cruise missiles.
The DPRK does not approve of the US idea to deploy a missile shield in space, calling it "arrogant arbitrariness" and "a plan for nuclear war from orbit".
