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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 US State Department has approved the sale of small-diameter Bomb-Increment II (SDB-II) missiles to Belgium.
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.
Israel Aerospace Industries presented a new air-to-surface missile called the Wind Demon at the Farnborough International Airshow 2024.
The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine reported that the Russian defence industry has increased the production of X-101 cruise missiles.
On Tuesday, 23 July, a batch of missiles for the Javelin medium-range portable anti-tank system worth about $7 million was delivered to Lithuania.
The UK Ministry of Defence has ordered a significant number of Martlet universal missiles, which will also be transferred to Ukraine.
According to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian defence industry has made progress in creating its own missiles that can hit targets at a great distance.
Spain has signed an agreement with the United States to purchase Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missiles and related support equipment.
The information was shared by the press service of Rheinmetall, which will fulfil the order together with its Belgian subsidiary FZ Thales Group. The contract is worth 100 million euros.
The United States has announced plans to deploy long-range weapons to Germany in 2026.
In March, it became known that the Netherlands would transfer €150m worth of armaments for Ukrainian F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters. Now the country's defence ministry has announced an additional package.
This was reported by Bloomberg, citing the words of the new British Prime Minister. We are talking about long-range Storm Shadow missiles. Previously, the UK allowed only temporarily occupied territories and border areas to be hit with them. Thanks to the new permission, Ukraine will be able to strike airfields and other Russian military facilities deep inside the country with British missiles.
The information was shared by the US Department of Defence. It is a $226m contract for international partners. The missiles are planned to be delivered to Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Morocco. Deliveries are to last until 2028.
On Friday, 28 June, the US Department of Defence announced a $5.27bn contract with Lockheed Martin for the production of PAC-3 missiles, which are an integral part of the Patriot air and missile defence system.
