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The Russian Federation has decided to strengthen its air defence in the temporarily occupied Crimea. For the first time, the aggressor country deployed S-500 Prometheus surface-to-air missile systems.
The United States decided to sell Denmark advanced air-to-air missiles AIM-120C-8, as well as logistics worth $215.5 million.
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has equipped its missile destroyer HMAS Sydney with a Naval Strike Missile.
Ukraine is developing its own cruise bombs in an attempt to offset the numerical superiority of Russian weapons, which cause a lot of damage both on the front line and in the rear.
Iraq may purchase South Korean M-SAM-II medium-range air defence systems. This means that in this case Russia will be left out of the picture with its S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile systems.
The US Department of Defence has ordered JSM (Joint Strike Missile) missiles for F-35 Lightning II aircraft. The manufacturer is the Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace.
The USA has authorised Ukraine to use US weapons to destroy targets located on the territory of the Russian Federation. Immediately after that, the Ukrainian Defence Forces successfully destroyed a S-400 surface-to-air missile system located in Belgorod Region.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has reported that the Ukrainian army struck the enemy territory with the Neptun coastal missile system on the morning of 31 May.
Lithuania intends to strengthen its air defence with German IRIS-T SLM medium-range surface-to-air missile systems. This was announced by Baltic Defence Minister Laurynas Kasčiūnas during a meeting with his German counterpart Boris Pistorius.
At the Marynovka airfield, 300 km from the border with Ukraine, Russians have begun to build defensive hangars to protect their aircraft.
The US Air Force has ordered equipment from Boeing to turn conventional bombs into guided weapons known as JDAMs (Joint Direct Attack Munitions). This was announced on the official website of the US Department of Defence.
This week, the Republic of Korea completed the development of the L-SAM long-range air defence system. This was announced by the country's Ministry of National Defence.
The Ukrainian Air Force has for the first time published official photos of the FrankenSAM air defence system. It is a Soviet Buk-M1 surface-to-air missile system capable of using US RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missiles.
Poland intends to purchase $735 million worth of long-range missiles from the United States to strengthen its defence capabilities to counter potential Russian threats.
Ukrainian Air Force aircraft are armed with US GBU-39/B SDB bombs. This was first reported by The Washington Post and later photos of the weapons appeared.
