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30 July

US Announces $1.7B in New Security Assistance for Ukraine

The US announced new military aid for Ukraine valued at around $1.7 billion that features air defense munitions and artillery rounds that Kyiv's forces say they desperately need.

29 July

Inder Singh Bisht

US Approves Small Diameter Bomb Sale to Belgium

The US State Department has approved a possible sale of Small Diameter Bomb-Increment II to Belgium.

29 July

155mm artillery rounds stacked up behind the line of AS90s and their Ukrainian operators. Photographer: Corporal Rob Kane ©MoD Crown Copyright 2022

Inder Singh Bisht

UK Taps Sheffield Forgemasters to Produce Gun Barrels for Ukraine

The UK Ministry of Defence has announced a partnership with Sheffield Forgemasters to expand the country’s ability to produce forgings for gun barrels.

29 July

Inder Singh Bisht

Spain to Send Additional Hawk Air Defense Battery to Ukraine

Spain will send another Hawk air defense system to Ukraine in September, Minister of Defense Margarita Robles told her Ukrainian counterpart last week.

26 July

Gunnery fires a next-generation human electro-muscular incapacitation device at a target during a limited user evaluation hosted by Air Force Security Forces Center

Gary Anderson

Non-Lethal Weapons Could Help Israel and the US in Future Urban Combat

Hamas’ practice of holding hostages in hospitals and schools has highlighted the need for Israel and other Western militaries to develop advanced non-lethal weapons.

26 July