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The United Arab Emirates demonstrated the South Korean Cheongung Block-II medium-range air defence missile system purchased from South Korea. This is the first public appearance of the system in the Middle East.
Pakistan's Air Vice Marshal Ahmet Aurangzeb said that Pakistani troops had destroyed the radar and control centre of the S-400 anti-aircraft missile system at an airbase near the city of Adampur.
Pakistan's air defence successfully intercepted a French-made SCALP cruise missile fired from a Rafale fighter jet of the Indian Air Force.
The Italian Air Force has integrated long-range Meteor missiles into its EF-2000A Typhoon fighter jets and used them for the first time during a NATO mission.
The Spanish company Indra is developing the VALERO multi-purpose airborne weapon system capable of performing reconnaissance and strike missions.
The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is seeking to integrate small cruise missiles into MQ-9 Reaper UAVs as well as the newly adopted OA-1K Skyraider II attack aircraft.
Russian troops have begun using the new S8000 Banderol cruise missile, which contains numerous foreign-made components.
The German Air Force has announced the need for a new generation of anti-aircraft missiles for the IRIS-T system. This refers to the advanced IRIS-T SLX missiles that are currently under development.
Russia is updating its "visual camouflage system" in the Far East by installing new dummy S-300/400 air defence systems. This is evidenced by recent Google Earth satellite imagery analysed by an OSINT analyst known as AS-22. The photos show the appearance of additional dummy launchers near several anti-aircraft units.
North Korea has launched short-range ballistic missiles, which, according to the South Korean military, may be prepared for export to Russia.
The Ukrainian military struck a North Korean KN-09 missile launcher located in the Kursk region. A drone from the 4th Regiment of the Special Operations Forces, the Ranger, helped to detect the target and adjust fire.
On the night of 7 May, the Indian military carried out a large-scale attack on a number of targets in Pakistan, the largest escalation since the Third Indo-Pakistan War.
The US Congressional Budget Office has released the first independent estimate of the cost of implementing the space-based missile defence system known as Golden Dome, initiated by President Donald Trump.
The new development was presented after one of Iran's missiles managed to break through to Ben Gurion Airport, despite the Israeli-American missile defence system.
The United States will hand over a refurbished Israeli Patriot air defence system to Ukraine, and other allies are considering the possibility of handing over another.
