A motion put forward in parliament by Germany's conservative opposition that called for the government to send long-range Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine was rejected by a large majority of lawmakers.
French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday that France will supply Ukraine with 40 long-range SCALP cruise missiles.
At 3:45 a.m. (Sana’a time) on January 13, U.S. forces conducted a strike against a Houthi radar site in Yemen.
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The Kh-101 cruise missile is one of the latest Russian strategic weapons systems. Its range of approximately 2500 km makes it one of the few weapons in Russia's arsenal capable of striking the entire territory of Ukraine.
Military analysts in the United States believe Russia could launch further major air attacks on Ukraine like the one that killed several dozen people on Friday.
On December 29, cruise missile launched by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation violated Polish airspace during an attack on targets in Ukraine.
MBDA Germany has announced through its account on the X platform that it is poised to swiftly restart production of the Taurus KEPD 350K cruise missiles.
Raytheon, in support of the U.S. Army, completed a live-fire engagement using the advanced, 360-degree Lower Tier Air and Missile Defence Sensor, known as LTAMDS.
The United States Department of State has approved the sale of a total of 400 Tomahawk cruise missiles with related equipment to Japan.
The Government of Australia announced that it has approved the procurement of "more than 200" Tomahawk cruise missiles manufactured by American defence company RTX.
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius reiterated his country's reluctance to send cruise missiles to Ukraine.
Western intelligence organizations are currently analyzing data about the new Iranian cruise missile called Abu Mahdi.
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