In a first-of-its-kind incident, Russian forces brought down a Ukrainian hexacopter UAV by crashing a reconnaissance drone into it in the skies over Artemovsk. The encounter unfolded as a UAV operator from the Russian Far Eastern Separate Guards Airborne Forces unit, returning from aerial reconnaissance, identified a Baba Yaga-type attack hexacopter employed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces
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The Hungarian defence forces received the first Leopard 2A7HU tank on December 5, the latest in the German-made Leopard series which is custom-made for Hungary. Hungary has placed an order for 44 Leopard 2A7HU tanks
Maintenance experts at Hill Air Force Base are embarking on an unprecedented mission – stitching together two mishap-damaged F-35 Lightning II aircraft to create a fully operational and restored fighter jet. Led by the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO), this project, dubbed the "Franken-bird," involves a collaborative effort comprising experts from the JPO, the 388th Fighter Wing, the Ogden Air Logistics Complex, and Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin fired eight Spike NLOS AURs from the U.S
Airbus has completed a new flight-test campaign for the A400M Roll-on/Roll-off firefighting prototype kit, showcasing its capabilities by dropping 20,000 litres of retardant and creating high concentration lines over 400 meters on the ground. Over a two-week period in south-western and central Spain, the A400M performed six drops, three using red-coloured retardant and three using water
Lockheed Martin tested the JAGM-MR missile on December 2, at the China Lake Test Range in California, demonstrating the missile's tri-mode seeker and its capability to discriminate between multiple targets. Joey Drake, program management director of Air-to-Ground Missile Systems at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, commented, “The enhanced tri-mode seeker provides a new level of precision guidance and defense capabilities, allowing JAGM-MR to lock onto the selected target even when there's multiple targets in the field
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has vetoed the agreement for the supply of armored personnel carriers to Ukraine, a deal previously approved by the Bulgarian Parliament and signed between the Ministry of Interior of Bulgaria and the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. In an official statement from the presidency, Radev cited a lack of sufficient information among parliament members regarding the donation to Ukraine and an inability to objectively assess the necessity of the provided equipment for Bulgaria
The Central Military District of Russia has received a batch of 15 upgraded T-90M Proryv main battle tanks featuring new turret and engine. These tanks are now part of the combat vehicle pools of armored and motor rifle units within the combined arms army of the Central Military District
The Ukrainian military is set to receive a second batch of 5,000 kamikaze drones from the Come Back Alive Foundation in a joint initiative with the United24 fundraising platform and Monobank, as part of the Operation Unity project. This procurement follows an earlier purchase of 5,000 FPV drones, bringing the total to 10,000 drones for the Ukrainian military