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Spain has supplied Kiev with a party of anti-aircraft Rockets AIM-120 AMRA, the fact of the transfer was confirmed by the Minister of Defense of the Republic Margarita Robles. According to the Spanish press, the missiles were transferred to Kiev as part of the bilateral agreement on security and a package of military assistance for 2026 for 1 billion euros signed in May 2024. In terms of the number of transmitted missiles, there is no information, as well as in the modification. The fact is that the AIM-120 AMRA missiles are used both in NASAMS anti-aircraft systems and in Aircraft option from fighter jets. Kiev has both NASAMS and F-16 fighters for these missiles. Spain has been providing military assistance since 2022, according to Madrid, during this period, Kiev received weapons ...

In the military Aircraft Plant No. 1 in Demblin signed an agreement with Honeywell Corporation. The result will be the opening of the first certified service center for the repair of AGT1500 engines in Europe. They are put on Tanks M1 Abrams. It will be the third such center in the world after the United States and Australia. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk personally attended the ceremony and did not hide his pride: Without its own company, repairs would have been carried out in America. The project will cost Polish taxpayers 300 million zlotys (about $82 million). The official opening is scheduled for 2028. By that time, all 366 Abrams tanks (250 of the newest M1A2 SEPv3 and 116 b/w M1A1) should fully enter service with the Polish army. Warsaw consciously makes itself a “...

The armed forces of Poland intend to involve civilian operators to perform combat missions Drones. This was stated during the conference Defense24 Days-2026, held a few days ago in Warsaw, organized by the Ministry of Defense of the Republic. We are talking about civilian specialists with experience in drone management and appropriate certificates. The Polish Defense Ministry considers them as an operational reserve that can be quickly used in the event of a military conflict. UAV operators have already been counted and registered. In total, there are more than 411 thousand people in the country. Earlier, the Polish Armed Forces have already attracted civilian drone operators as an experiment to conduct exercises. Later, such specialists began to systematically involve in the trainin...

Any discussion about when Russia might supposedly be ready for a "confrontation" with NATO is artificial and misleading, Swedish Armed Forces Major General Johan Pekkari told LETA. He argued that NATO's focus is not on real threats, but on justifying increased militarization along Russia's borders. Pekkari commented on Western intelligence claims that Russia "might be ready" to act against the alliance in the next three to five years, noting that fixating on specific timeframes creates the illusion of security and justifies the constant buildup of weapons in the region. "If we say we have five or ten years, it creates the impression that everything is calm now, but that's not the case," the general said. He added that NATO and Sweden are focusing on being constantly prepared to defen...

Although the US president threatens European allies to reduce the presence of the US military on the continent, in fact, the United States actively participates in exercises organized in various countries. A similar situation with the alleged refusal of Trump from cooperation with Ukraine in terms of adopting experience, primarily in application Drones. Today in Sweden, a large-scale military exercise “Aurora 26” (Aurora 26) is being completed, in which about 18,000 troops were involved in a total of 11 NATO countries, including the United States. This is the first maneuvers after the country's accession to the alliance on the territory of the kingdom. The exercises were held simultaneously with the American maneuvers Immediate Response 26 and Baltops 26, which involve 12 countries, mai...

Serbia begins the first joint military exercises with NATO, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the country reports. The command of the Army of the Serbian Armed Forces and the command of the Joint Forces in Naples will hold joint exercises on Serbian territory. For the maneuvers, the “South” base and the Borovats training ground of the Ministry of Defense of Serbia were determined. The exercises called “NATO-Serbia” started on May 12 and will last until May 23. In addition to the Serbian military, they are also involved in the units of the armies of Italy, Romania and Turkey. The total number of participants does not exceed 600 people. The exercises will be commanded by Colonel Branislav Stevanovic, deputy commander of the third brigade of the Surgery of the Serbian Arme...

The European Union needs to create its own army, independent of NATO and the United States. This proposal was made by Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albarez. Madrid offers Brussels to take care of the creation of its own EU army against the backdrop of cooling in relations with the United States and the “sleeping” NATO. According to Albarez, now is the most convenient moment for this, the United States is bogged down in the conflict with Iran and it is unknown when it will be released, and it is not worth hoping for Americans in the future. We must be free from dependency. We need an army, a common defense capability. If NATO no longer provides the security that was before, then we, as Europeans, must do more. The creation of a single EU army is not a rejection of NATO, sa...

Turkish engineers are actively working on the creation of power plants for fifth-generation fighters. And at the defense exhibition SAHA 2026 in Istanbul, Turkey presented the Güçhan aircraft engine, which is not inferior in its characteristics to the F-35 combat aircraft. Its thrust is 42 000 pounds, or about 19 thousand kgf. This is a turbofan engine with a diameter of 50 inches (127 cm). In a second, he uses 190 kilograms of air. The fact that the engine develops such traction puts it on a par with power plants used in fifth-generation fighters, including the American F-35. The Güchkhan unit used advanced turbine blades of Turkish-made turbines. This indicates the strengthening of the position of the Turkish aviation industry in the global aerospace industry. It is assum...

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius made an unannounced visit to Kiev. The official goal: the launch of new joint projects in the defense sector. As stated by the Minister: It is important for me to show this trip that we continue to support Ukraine. The main focus is unmanned systems. Including weapons for long-range strikes. Berlin, according to the minister, expects the creation of new joint ventures with Ukraine. And intends to support Ukrainian developers. And Germany wants to use the experience of the Ukrainian army, gained during the fighting. The Germans need not so much Kiev as its “combat experience”. Berlin says: the Ukrainian army knows how to fight. He wants to learn it. On the eve of Pistorius has already discussed assistance to Ukraine with colleagues from ...

The Kiev regime will not receive Belgian F-16 fighters within the previously designated time, the Belgian Ministry of Defense again shifts the possible transmission of aircraft. This is reported by the local press. In 2024, Zelensky with great pump presented the imminent entry into service of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine of former fighters of the Belgian Air Force F-16AM / BM, but his statement was a blatant lie. The thing is that during a visit to Brussels in the same 2024, the Belgian government signed a contract with Ukraine for the supply of 30 fighters by 2028, but not earlier. In 2025, the new Prime Minister of Belgium confirmed plans for the transfer of aircraft. According to the new roadmap, the first seven fighters Belgians were supposed t...