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Below are the main programs for the supply of weapons and military equipment by Poland to the Armed Forces of Ukraine in chronological order from the moment Russia launched a special military operation to the present.

In the global aircraft industry, machines with composite materials actively used in their construction are becoming more and more widespread. At the same time, Europe does not know how to provide them with missile defense.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has published video footage of the operation of the Niobium radar, the specifics of which are described by the head of the radar station.

The commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Sergei Naev, said that the military, who are part of the Avenger crew, were trained in Germany

The American Avenger anti-aircraft missile system has entered combat duty in the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This was announced on Wednesday by the commander of the joint forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Sergey Naev.

The country buys new fighters from the United States and upgrades already acquired

The Bahrain Air Force became the first customers and recipients of American F-16V fighters of new production.

Today, an unmanned aerial vehicle of Ukrainian formations was shot down in the Valuysky city district in the Belgorod region. This was announced in his Telegram channel by the governor of the Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov.

The fact that Tehran has strategically important relations with Damascus has long been known. It is no secret that the main enemy for these states is Israel.

The other day, the US Department of Defense announced the transfer of special weapons to Ukraine to combat unmanned aerial vehicles. This is reported by the American edition of Defense One with reference to the state company SAIC.

Greece will not supply Leopard-2A6 tanks to Ukraine, as well as Russian-made S-300 air defense systems. This, according to RIA Novosti, was announced by the Minister of National Defense of Greece Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos at a meeting of the permanent parliamentary commission on national Defense and foreign Affairs, the text of the speech was distributed by the press service of the Ministry of Defense.

On April 4, 2023, Finland became the 31st full member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). And on April 5, Finnish Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen approved the purchase for the Finnish armed forces of the Israeli David's Sling missile defense system ("Kela David" - "Shield of David") as a new high-altitude long-range anti-aircraft missile system. The purchase of the production complex by the Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems will be carried out within the framework of an intergovernmental agreement with the Israeli Ministry of Defense.

On April 4, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new large-scale package of US military assistance to Ukraine totaling $ 2.6 billion. Thus, the total amount of US military assistance officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 now amounts to about $ 35.1 billion, and the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has reached $38 billion.

This was told by the American military commander Admiral Christopher Grady, speaking at the security forum at the Washington Center for Strategic and International Studies

The United States considers the priority of military supplies to Ukraine at this stage of the air defense system (air defense). This was announced on Wednesday by Admiral Christopher Grady, Deputy Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces.

Spain's NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs) will arrive in Estonia on Wednesday, which will go on combat duty this week.

India will soon test the S-400 anti-aircraft missile system purchased in Russia. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was reported by the Ani agency, citing a high-ranking source in the country's Defense Ministry.

The Pentagon is going to thoroughly increase the arsenal of weapons of destruction for its combat aircraft. According to Lockheed Martin Corporation, the country's military department has ordered the supply of large batches of JAGM and HELLFIRE air-to-surface missiles, the total cost of which can be up to $4.5 billion, including subsequent possible options.

The new package, in particular, will include ammunition for missile defense and MLRS systems

The United States is allocating a new package of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $2.6 billion, including ammunition for missile defense and MLRS systems. This was announced on Tuesday by the Pentagon press service.

On April 4, the US authorities announced the allocation of a new package of military assistance to Ukraine. The full list of transferred types of weapons, military equipment and equipment has been published by the US Department of Defense.

SpaceX announced the launch of a launch vehicle (RN) with a group of satellites as part of the mission of the US Space Force (Space Development Agency). As specified in the American company, it was about 10 communication satellites placed in low orbit.

Turkey has presented an anti-aircraft missile and cannon complex, which, according to local observers, will surpass the Russian counterpart.

Why tests of new American weapons systems end in failures

Lockheed Martin's AGM–183A ARRW hypersonic air-to-ground missile development and procurement program will be curtailed, said Andrew Hunter, Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Air Force for Procurement.