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The Bundeswehr is purchasing Israeli PULS missile systems to replace the five MARS II (M270) missile systems transferred to Ukraine in 2022.
Italy will implement NATO's rotational air defence model in Lithuania by deploying SAMP/T air defence systems.
The US Department of Defence has funded the upgrade of the THAAD missile defence system to the new TH 6.0 standard.
Turkey conducted another test of the Tayfun short-range ballistic missile, which reached a range of 561 km, a record for Turkish tactical missiles.
Azerbaijani experts have recovered a fragment of a Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile from the downed Embraer ERJ-190 aircraft flying from Baku to Grozny.
Iran is working to develop a ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead and covering 3,000 km, using designs received from North Korea.
US Air Force F-16 fighters will now use laser-guided APKWS II missiles to destroy Houthi drones.
General Electric and Pratt & Whitney Engines have received modifications to their Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) contracts, raising the maximum amount for the prototype phase to $3.5 billion per unit. This is three times the original limit of $975 million set for 2022.
Poland's Ministry of National Defence has signed an intergovernmental agreement with the United States to purchase more than 200 AARGM-ER (Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile - Extended Range) missiles. The manufacturer of this state-of-the-art weapon is the American company Northrop Grumman.
Newly elected US President Donald Trump has signed a decree lifting the ban on the supply of 925kg MK-84 aircraft bombs to Israel, which was imposed by his predecessor Joe Biden.
North Korea has tested a long-range cruise missile for submarines, the Pulhwasal-3-31. This was reported by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
Russia is ramping up production of its own components for Kalibr cruise missiles, as reported by The Economist.
Germany's Diehl Defence has signed a contract to complete the development of the IDAS submarine anti-aircraft system, which will allow the company to shoot down anti-submarine aircraft while remaining in the underwater position.
The head of the Defence Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate, Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov, told The War Zone that in 2024 Russia received 148 KN-23 ballistic missiles from North Korea, which are actively used to strike Ukraine.
Sweden plans to invest in the Ukrainian defence industry to increase production of long-range weapons.
