Ukrainian company Fire Point has carried out the first flight test of its FP-7.X anti-aircraft missile, according to the company’s executive director, Iryna Terekh.
Ukraine’s air defences improved their effectiveness against drones and missiles in May despite an increase in the intensity of enemy aerial attacks, the Ministry of Defence said.
Ukraine is working with NATO to strengthen air defence, secure ammunition supplies and scale up production of Ukrainian-made drones.
Milrem Robotics and Dutch company VDL Defentec have opened a THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle production line in Born, the Netherlands.
Russia is using the 3M22 Zircon hypersonic missile in attacks on targets in Ukraine, including Kyiv, as part of efforts to challenge Ukrainian air defences.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv and Washington have still not reached a bilateral drone agreement.
Ukraine and Denmark are deepening defence cooperation in areas considered critical for the Defence Forces of Ukraine.
Ukraine and Canada are expanding defence industrial cooperation through a new project to manufacture Ukrainian unmanned systems in Canada.
Ukraine expects to receive the first batch of Swedish JAS 39 Gripen fighter aircraft within the next 10 months.
The UK Ministry of Defence has welcomed Sweden’s role in brokering a new fighter jet deal to supply Ukraine with Gripen aircraft.
The coalition of countries financing artillery ammunition for Ukraine under the Czech initiative has fallen by half, according to the Financial Times.
Saab said Sweden and Ukraine have taken further steps towards a possible Ukrainian acquisition of Gripen fighter aircraft.
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