Ukrainian T-64 Tanks will be repaired in Czechia
The Czech defence ministry said that Czech firms would repair Ukrainian tanks and armoured vehicles damaged in combat following a request from Kyiv.
Ukraine News
Land
Bilateral Relations
Modernisation
Bilateral Relations
Germany will assist Ukraine but not with Leopard Tanks
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Germany would continue to support Ukraine militarily and financially but not with Leopard Tanks.
Bilateral Relations
Norway provides a Mistral air defence system to Ukraine
Norwegian Defence Minister Bjørn Arild Gram said that the government has decided to donate approximately 100 Mistral air defences to Ukraine.
Weapon / Missile
Country
Russia Attacked Neptune’s factory
Russian Defence Ministry claims that it attacked the Luch factory that manufactures Neptune anti-ship missiles. Black Sea flagship Moskva sunk due to Neptune .
Bilateral Relations
Biden will donate Mi-17 Helicopters to Ukraine
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday approved an $800 million package of military assistance, including additional Mi-17 helicopters and 155mm howitzers.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Did Moskva take the TB2 Bait?
The Slava class (Project 1164) Russian cruiser “Moskva”, the flagship of the Russian Navy’s Black Sea Fleet, was heavily damaged yesterday evening.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Russian Moskva in fire, Ukraine claims Neptune hit it
Russian Navy's Black Sea Flagship Moskva is evacuated after a fire in the ship. Russia claims ammunition on board was detonated but Ukraine claims it hit it.
Land
Bilateral Relations
Rheinmetall Company offers Ukraine Leopard 1 Tanks
German defence company Rheinmetall offers brand new Marder Armoured Personnel Carriers and 50 second-hand Leopard 1 Main Battle Tanks to Ukraine.
Bilateral Relations
Czechia Donates T-72 tanks to Ukraine
The Czech government began sending T-72 tanks and BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles out of storage for transfer to Ukraine.
Country
Turkish Embassy Returned to Kyiv
The Turkish Embassy in Ukraine has announced that it has been returned to Kyiv on its social media account.
Weapon / Missile
Did Neptune hit the Russian frigate RFS Admirál Essen
Ukrainian forces claim to have hit the Russian frigate RFS Admirál Essen with the Neptune Р-360 anti-ship missile.
Land
Bilateral Relations
Australia to send Bushmaster MRAPs to Ukraine
Australian Government would be sending Bushmaster armoured vehicles and other military equipment and supplies to Ukraine as soon as possible.
Bilateral Relations
Ukraine Lists Weapons Needed
The Ukrainian military seeks foreign assistance in obtaining reconnaissance and attack drones, tactical radars, ew anti-drone systems and CAS aircraft.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Biden Orders Military aid to Ukraine for Urban Warfare
Biden ordered the shipment of 800 Stinger, 2,000 Javelin missiles, 1,000 light anti-armour weapons, and 6,000 AT-4 anti-tank missiles to Ukraine.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 15:00 Europe’s loyal wingman race becomes a core airpower trend - Collaborative combat aircraft took centre stage at Berlin Airshow 2026 as European firms and air for...
- 15:00 Counter-drone demand expands beyond battlefields into infrastructure - Drone incursions around airports, ports, oil facilities and data centres are accelerating demand for...
- 15:00 European anti-drone defence shifts toward layered effectors - European manufacturers are increasingly pairing anti-drone missiles with high-energy laser weapons,...
- 15:00 Autonomous swarm technologies gain momentum in Europe - Drone swarm challenges and uncrewed systems programmes highlighted at ILA Berlin 2026 showed growing...
- 15:00 Germany links loyal wingman ambitions to sovereign defence industry goals - German interest in collaborative combat aircraft is increasingly tied to a wider push for sovereign...
- 15:00 Hypersonic threats keep driving demand for persistent tracking networks - The spread of hypersonic weapons continues to push Western defence planners toward integrated radar...
- 15:00 Military space resilience shifts toward larger distributed constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring proliferated satellite constellations over a small number of...
- 15:00 Industrial surge capacity is becoming a decisive defence metric - Across missiles, drones and air defence, governments are placing more weight on production scalabili...
- 12:00 Leonardo and Baykar complete first K-SWARM flight tests - Breaking Defense reported that Leonardo’s M-346 and Baykar’s KIZILELMA completed joint autonomous fo...
- 12:00 Janes details M-346 and KIZILELMA crewed-uncrewed teaming trial - Janes reported that Baykar and Leonardo demonstrated crewed-uncrewed teaming between an M-346FA and...
- 12:00 Italy approves Leonardo-Baykar drone joint venture with conditions - Reuters reported that Italy conditionally approved the Leonardo-Baykar joint venture under Golden Po...
- 12:00 Breaking Defense reports ASELSAN lands Steel Dome contract - Breaking Defense reported that ASELSAN signed a €780 million deal to provide air-defence technologie...
- 12:00 Reuters tracks Ankara’s goal of doubling defence exports - Reuters reported that Turkish officials want to double defence exports within two years after export...
- 12:00 Baykar targets first serial KIZILELMA deliveries this year - Baykar CEO Haluk Bayraktar told Anadolu’s English service that the company aims to begin the first s...
- 12:00 Breaking Defense spotlights Baykar’s K2 kamikaze drone - Breaking Defense reported that Baykar unveiled the AI-enabled K2 Kamikaze UAV with swarm capabilitie...
- 12:00 Leonardo says Baykar partnership will produce European-made drones - Leonardo executives told Anadolu’s English service earlier this year that the Baykar-Leonardo partne...
- 12:00 Foreign coverage keeps focus on Baykar’s entry into the European market - International reporting around the Italian approval decision emphasised that the Leonardo joint vent...
- 12:00 KIZILELMA remains central to foreign reporting on Turkish UCAV ambitions - Recent foreign defence coverage has continued to focus on KIZILELMA as Baykar’s flagship step into h...
- 09:00 NATO presses allies to cover US air and naval shortfalls - Washington is asking European allies and Canada to provide more aircraft and naval assets to NATO as...
- 09:00 AI drone swarms rise as a new NATO planning priority - NATO officials are warning that AI-enabled drone swarms could transform warfare within five years, p...
- 09:00 Europe’s loyal wingman race becomes a core airpower trend - Collaborative combat aircraft took centre stage at Berlin Airshow 2026 as European firms and air for...
- 09:00 Counter-drone demand expands beyond battlefields into infrastructure - Drone incursions around airports, ports, oil facilities and data centres are accelerating demand for...
- 09:00 European anti-drone defence shifts toward layered effectors - European manufacturers are increasingly pairing anti-drone missiles with high-energy laser weapons,...
- 09:00 Autonomous swarm technologies gain momentum in Europe - Drone swarm challenges and uncrewed systems programmes highlighted at ILA Berlin 2026 showed growing...
- 09:00 Germany links loyal wingman ambitions to sovereign defence industry goals - German interest in collaborative combat aircraft is increasingly tied to a wider push for sovereign...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats keep driving demand for persistent tracking networks - The spread of hypersonic weapons continues to push Western defence planners toward integrated radar...
- 09:00 Military space resilience shifts toward larger distributed constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring proliferated satellite constellations over a small number of...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity is becoming a decisive defence metric - Across missiles, drones and air defence, governments are placing more weight on production scalabili...
