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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.
In addition to Brimstone 3 aircraft missiles, the German Ministry of Defence will purchase missiles for Stinger man-portable air defence systems for the army.
The information was shared by Hartpunkt. Germany plans to purchase 3,266 missiles from MBDA UK. In the first phase, the German army will receive 378 missiles worth 376 million euros. Of these, 274 missiles for operational use, 29 missiles for testing and 75 training missiles. By the way, Germany plans to use Brimstone 3 with Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets.
European states will jointly develop a new long-range surface-to-surface missile to catch up with Russia in weapons systems.
The United States successfully tested short-range PrSM ballistic missiles against surface targets during the large-scale Valiant Shield 24 exercise.
According to the manufacturer, the LCM is based on the NCM (Naval Cruise Missile), which is launched from ships. The novelty received a high-precision guidance system. Unfortunately, the manufacturer has not yet disclosed the range of the LCM, but says that the new missile will be able to hit targets deep behind enemy lines.
The information was shared by Voice of America journalist Ostap Yarysh, citing a statement by White House communications adviser John Kirby.
Kongsberg Gruppen has announced that it has started mass production of its new NOMADS air defence system.
Russian opposition media outlet ASTRA reported on Wednesday that occupation forces dropped three Soviet bombs this week in regions they temporarily control.
The US Army has banned the use of Hellfire missiles in the M-SHORAD (Maneuver Short Range Air Defence) air defence system. This was announced by the military at the Eurosatory 2024 exhibition in Paris.
The U.S. Army has again postponed acceptance of the first LRHW (Long Range Hypersonic Weapon) hypersonic weapon battery. The new date is fiscal year 2025.
Italy is preparing a new military aid package for Ukraine. It will include Storm Shadow cruise missiles. This was reported by the Fatto Quotidiano newspaper.
Less than a month remains before the US Department of Defence decides on the fate of the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile programme. The project, the total cost of which already exceeds $100bn, may be closed.
