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Northrop Grumman is moving forward with work on a new missile interceptor. The development is taking place under the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) programme.
Last autumn, the US Air Force tested the Rapid Dragon system for dropping AGM-158B JASSM-ER cruise missiles from the MC-130J Commando II aircraft. The Japanese Self-Defence Forces intend to follow the same path.
The US Army is facing a problem in recruiting recruits who want to serve in the air defence force. This limits the service's ability to increase the number of MIM-104 Patriot divisions.
Iranian military scientists have reported that they have managed to master the technology that allows them to launch the production of supersonic cruise missiles. The missile itself has already been built and is now being tested.
German authorities intend to extend the deployment of MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile systems in Poland. But they will still return to Germany next year.
Lockheed Martin is ahead of schedule in completing inspections of all subsystems in the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) programme. The company announced this in a recent press release.
The press service of the Ukrainian Air Force has published a video that likely shows the launch of an AIM-120 AMRAAM-ER (Extended Range) missile.
We have already written more than once that Ukraine has asked Germany to hand over the TAURUS cruise missiles, but the country's government refused to do so. Nevertheless, the Ukrainian Armed Forces may still receive such missiles.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have destroyed a Buk surface-to-air missile launcher. The Russians hid it in trees, but it did not help.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited one of the military bases of the Ukrainian Air Force. After that, a video showing the French long-range missile SCALP-EG for the first time appeared on his social media pages.
Leonardo has completed a series of factory acceptance tests of the Kronos Grand Mobile HP (High Power) radar. The radar will be integrated into the SAMP/T NG air defence system.
From the evening of 5 August to the morning of 6 August, Russian forces struck with cruise and hypersonic missiles, as well as Shahed-131/136 kamikaze drones. Ukraine's defence forces dealt with the drones, but the missiles all failed to be shot down.
The Ukrainian Defence Forces will soon receive a new batch of NASAMS medium-range launchers. The donor will be Lithuania.
Ukrainian journalists have proved that Russia is hitting Ukraine with Ukrainian missiles. This was clear last year, but now official evidence has emerged.
Ukraine is not the only user of IRIS-T SLM medium-range air defence systems. Germany also supplies air defence systems to Egypt. A video of an IRIS-T SLM test in the African country has recently surfaced.
