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The US Air Force and Raytheon conducted the first test of the newest AIM-120 AMRAAM missile. An F-15C Eagle fighter jet was used for the launch.
Japan's Ministry of Defence has requested funding to finance the upgrade of the F-2 fighter-bomber. The upgrade will allow the aircraft to be armed with the Type 12 missile.
Japan is strengthening its army. The Ministry of Defence of the Land of the Rising Sun wants a record defence budget.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have started using American VAMPIRE systems. The development of L3Harris helps to cope with Russian drones.
The Russian company Roscosmos had planned to put the RS-28 Sarmat strategic missile systems (SS-X-30 according to NATO classification) on combat duty at the end of 2022. However, it has only managed to do so now.
The US Department of Defence has ordered AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles. Some of them will be delivered to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
North Korea continues provocations with the use of weapons that can potentially deliver nuclear strikes. This time, North Korea launched two missiles.
A short video shows the launch of a long-range Ukrainian missile. The video was published by the secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine, Oleksiy Danilov.
The Ukrainian Defence Forces have weapons that have a launch range of 700 km. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this today.
Last week, a Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile launcher was destroyed on Cape Tarkhankut in Crimea. As it turned out, the strike was carried out by a Neptun anti-ship missile after all.
Northrop Grumman has developed an integrated battle management system for missile and air defence. The U.S. Army has approved the production of a test batch of new-generation Sentinel A4 radars for the system.
The Iranian military has unveiled a new air defence system. It was named Tactical Sayyad.
The Russian Defence Ministry has officially announced the interception of a Ukrainian Neptun anti-ship cruise missile. As is often the case, the ministry did not provide any evidence.
Japan's fourth-generation F-15J Eagle fighters will be armed with US long-range missiles. The potential deal has been approved by the US State Department.
The USA has announced another package of military aid for Ukraine. The announcement was published on the website of the US Department of State.
