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The United States agreed to sell Poland the latest air-to-air missiles that will enhance its aviation capabilities, in particular for F-16 and F-35 fighters.
The Royal Norwegian Air Force has adopted the JSM multi-purpose cruise missile, designed specifically for fifth-generation fighters, for the first time.
Donald Trump's administration plans to sign a massive $100 billion defence deal with Saudi Arabia, seeking to restore US influence in the region and push Chinese arms companies out of the local market.
Pakistan has for the first time equipped its JF-17 Thunder fighter jets with Chinese PL-15 long-range missiles. This happened against the backdrop of an escalating conflict with India in Kashmir.
On the night of 24 April, Russia used modified North Korean-made KN-23 ballistic missiles for the first time during a combined attack on Kyiv, combining them with cruise missiles and kamikaze drones.
Just 60 kilometres from the Russian capital, near the town of Kirzhach in the Vladimir region, one of Russia's key ammunition storage bases, the 51st Arsenal of the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate (GRU), exploded.
Chinese scientists from the 705th Research Institute of the CSSC Shipbuilding Corporation have successfully tested a new type of non-nuclear hydrogen explosive device using magnesium hydride as the main component.
The US Marine Corps has deployed its latest NMESIS robotic launch systems with Naval Strike Missile for the first time in the Philippines.
US defence company L3Harris has completed a major expansion of its space manufacturing facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana, investing $125 million to upgrade the 8,800-square-metre facility.
Moscow has stated that any use of German Taurus cruise missiles against targets on Russian territory will be regarded as Germany's direct participation in the war.
The US Navy has officially announced the termination of the HALO programme, an ambitious project to develop a hypersonic missile capable of striking enemy vessels, including aircraft carriers, from a long distance. The main reason for the cancellation of the programme is its excessive cost.
South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace and Poland's WB Group have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture to produce guided missiles in Poland.
The United States has allegedly launched a covert operation to replace old B61 nuclear bombs with the latest B61-13 at storage bases in Europe.
The Minister of Defence of Ukraine Rustem Umerov said that the Lithuanian government has allocated EUR 10 million for the purchase of modern Ukrainian long-range weapons for the needs of the Ukrainian Defence Forces.
Friedrich Merz, the leader of the CDU party and a likely future German chancellor, confirmed that he would like to give Ukraine Taurus cruise missiles.
