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The US Department of State has approved the sale of up to 186 AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) to Romania.
This time the information was shared by Ukrainian Digital Transformation Minister Mykhaylo Fedorov in an interview with the Associated Press. Fyodorov said that one drone missile "Palianitsya" costs less than $1m.
The drone was developed over the course of 1.5 years. By wartime standards, this is very fast. It is also known that the Palianitsya is launched from a ground-based launcher. The missile has a turbojet engine.
The information appeared on the website of the US Department of Defence's Office of Military Cooperation. Norway will purchase 100 missiles for NASAMS anti-aircraft systems. In addition, the contract will include 4 homing modules from AIM-120C-8 missiles, as well as technical equipment and support. The deal will be worth $405 million.
The American start-up company Ares Industries has announced the first tests of a new anti-ship cruise missile being developed for the US Army.
Lockheed Martin has signed a $130 million contract with the US Department of Defence to increase production of Joint Air-to-Surface Surface Missiles (JASSM) and Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM).
The US Department of State has approved Canada's proposal to purchase hundreds of AIM-9X Sidewinder tactical missiles from the US company RTX.
Recently, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted a video that probably showed a new version of the R-360 Neptune cruise missile for the first time.
Indian media reported on the "first test" of the long-range Gaurav glide bomb, which successfully hit a target at a training ground in Odisha, southeastern India.
China is concerned that the Typhon medium-range missile system was deployed during joint US-Philippine exercises.
Information about this appeared on the website of the US Department of State. We are talking about 600 missiles for the Patriot surface-to-air missile system. The approximate value of the contract will be $5bn. In addition to the missiles, Germany is also to receive related equipment.
The information was shared by Politico, citing its sources. The report said that the USA started considering such a possibility after the AFU's successes in Kursk Region. However, the final decision on the transfer of missiles has not been made yet.
This was reported by the press service of the company. A car was used as a platform, but in the future the missile will be carried by Bayraktar Akinci, Bayraktar TB-2 and Bayraktar TB-3 drones.
Recently, on 9 August, the Polish Defence Agency signed a contract with the United States for the supply of several hundred AIM-120C AMRAAM air-to-air missiles manufactured by the US defence giant RTX.
The American concern Boeing is gradually increasing the production of homing missile warheads for missiles used in the Patriot air defence system.
