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A nuclear missile test launch from a Royal Navy submarine has failed for the second time, with the UK Ministry of Defence saying it was an "anomaly".
UkrOboronProm signed a number of documents with the German company MBDA Deutschland, which produces missile systems, including Taurus.
The agreement on Patriot missiles was signed between NSPA(NATO Support and Procurement Agency) and COMLOG, a joint venture between Raytheon, RTX and MBDA. The total value of the contract is up to USD 5.6 billion. The contract provides for the supply of 1,000 Patriot GEM-T missiles to countries such as Germany, the Netherlands, Romania and Spain.
Germany will invest almost $3.5bn to buy missile interceptors for MIM-104 Patriot and IRIS-T missiles. The acquisition was approved by the Parliamentary Budget Committee.
There are several companies in the US involved in hypersonic technology. One of them is GE Aerospace. It recently tested a hypersonic engine.
The US ground-based missile defence system Aegis Ashore has been put into operation in Poland. This is reported by the US Navy in Europe and Africa.
This week Lockheed Martin officially announced the delivery of the first batch of Precision Strike Missiles to the US Army. As it became known, the military service received only four missiles.
Germany has handed Ukraine a new package of military aid. The official website of the German government said that the second MIM-104 Patriot system had already been delivered to Ukraine.
The US has tested an upgraded missile defence system. The Missile Defence Agency of the US Department of Defence conducted the tests against the backdrop of the growing threat from Iran and North Korea.
Scientists from China have managed to achieve a breakthrough in the field of railguns. Artificial intelligence has helped them to do so.
The US Army has begun receiving Precision Strike Missile (PrSM). This is a new long-range weapon for M142 HIMARS high-mobility artillery rocket systems and M270 MLRS multiple launch rocket systems.
Another test of the railgun has been held in Japan. A video of the electromagnetic gun tests was published by the Agency for Procurement, Technology and Logistics.
Ukraine is working on another modification of the Neptun anti-ship missile. This was stated by Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister Lieutenant-General Ivan Havrylyuk.
Boeing will deliver the first GLSDB (Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb) jets to the Pentagon by the end of the year. However, the new weapons will be delivered to Ukraine only next year.
The USA has decided to carry out a large-scale upgrade of its nuclear potential. This is stated in the report of the National Nuclear Security Administration to the US Congress.
