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27 August

An F-16 fires an AIM-120D-3 in the final required flight test for the missile variant, developed under the Form, Fit, Function Refresh, known as F3R. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John McRell)

US Approves $592 Million Sale of AMRAAM Missiles to Romania

The US State Department has approved a sale of up to 186 AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles to Romania.

27 August

Inder Singh Bisht

US Approves Sale of 100 AMRAAM Missiles for Norwegian NASAMS

The US State Department has approved the sale of Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles–Extended Range and related equipment to Norway.

26 August

A US Air Force security forces raven maintains security aboard a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in support of the Afghanistan evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport

Bill Callen

On the Need for Intermediate Force: Operational Lessons From the Afghanistan Evacuation

The US military needs to prioritize developing and integrating non-lethal weapons to better manage complex and ambiguous combat situations like the 2021 airlift at Hamid Karzai International Airport.

26 August

Inder Singh Bisht

Norway Approves Nammo License Transfer to Produce Artillery Ammo in Ukraine

The Norwegian government has approved the transfer of Nammo defense technology to a Ukrainian firm for the production of 155mm artillery shells in Ukraine.

26 August

Inder Singh Bisht

US Approves Anti-Sub Warfare Sonobuoys for Indian Helicopters

The US State Department has approved the sale of anti-submarine warfare sonobuoys and related equipment to India for an estimated $52.8 million.

26 August

Kim Jong Un oversees a performance test of drones.

Staff Writer With AFP

Kim Unveils New North Korea Suicide Drones

North Korea has unveiled a new suicide drone, state media said, with leader Kim Jong Un overseeing a performance test of the weapons, which experts said could have come from Russia.

23 August

Joe Saballa

UK Needs to Regrow Stockpiles to Prevent War With Russia: Former Chief

The UK military must immediately replenish its heavily-diminished stockpiles in order to prevent an “inevitable” war with Russia, the country’s former army chief said.

23 August

Joe Saballa

Russia Believes US Will Soon Scrap Limits on Donated Weapons to Ukraine

Moscow’s ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said he has reason to believe that Washington will soon remove all restrictions on its donated weapons to Ukraine.

22 August