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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
🇺🇦🇱🇹 The Ukrainian company "The Fourth Law" and the Lithuanian RSI Europe have signed an agreement for the joint production of unmanned systems in Lithuania. militarnyi.com/uk/news/fourth-law-t…
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
🇺🇦🇳🇱 According to the Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, this latest package from the Netherlands will include 700 Ruta-family cruise missiles from the Dutch-based company Destinus. militarnyi.com/uk/news/vyrobnytstvo…
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
For its part, Fire Point has recently signed an agreement with the German Diehl Defence for the possible joint production of the FP-5 Flamingo cruise missile in Germany. www.politico.eu/article/germany-tap…
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Three companies in particular were mentioned with the Israeli Covenant, the Ukrainian Fire Point and one more, unnamed, Ukrainian company which manufactures the Bars cruise missile.
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
🇩🇪 Politico reports that Germany is now looking towards Israeli and Ukrainian missile manufacturers to find an alternative to the American Tomahawk land attack missile.
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
militarnyi.com/uk/news/naudi-ta-isp…
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
🇺🇦🇪🇸 The National Association of the Defence Industry of Ukraine and the Spanish Escribano Mechanical & Engineering (EM&E) signed an agreement at Eurosatory 2026 for the joint development and production of high-precision weapons.
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Separate logistics battalions in the Ukrainian Armed Forces had a bakery company with three field bakeries in this 2018 document.
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The Roshel Admiral MRAP. Based on the KF411 from the South African Panyer Vehicle Solutions. Comes with NATO STANAG 4569 lv3 ballistic and level 4 blast protection and has room for nine dismounts.
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Military aid to Ukraine updated with: Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List: - 🇩🇪 182,76 million € (Total contribution: 784,76 million €) The full list: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZR4…
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZR4…
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Military aid to Ukraine updated with: Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List: - 🇳🇱 250 million € (Total contribution: 1 billion €) - 🇸🇪 94,20 million € (Total contribution: 494.2 million €) - 🇦🇺 63,41 million € (Total contribution: 91,7 million €) The full list:
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
militarnyi.com/uk/news/nimechchyna-…
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
🇺🇦🇩🇪 Germany is allocating an additional 400 million USD to the procurement of air defence missiles for Ukraine. Half of these funds will be used for the PURL programme, while the other half will be used for the Jumpstart programme.
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
militarnyi.com/uk/news/niderlandy-5…
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
🇺🇦🇳🇱 The Netherlands has allocated an additional 500 million € in aid to Ukraine. Half of these funds will be used to procure equipment from Dutch manufacturers, while the other half will be allocated to the PURL programme.
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Applications can be submitted until the 20th of July, with a winning solution to be selected by the 11th of August. militarnyi.com/uk/news/ukrayina-i-n…
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
🇺🇦 Ukraine and NATO have launched a competition to find ways to persistently block the use of military airfields by the Russian Federation. Participants must submit proposals for ways in which the use of aviation infrastructure can be denied for extended periods of time.
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
www.hartpunkt.de/diehl-defence-uebe…
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
🇩🇪 Diehl Defence has signed an agreement with the US-based General Atomics for the acquisition of EST Energetics in Rothenburg, Germany, which specialises in the safe disposal and recycling of lithium metal batteries, airbags and munitions.
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
www.hartpunkt.de/gdels-uebernimmt-a…
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
🇩🇪 General Dynamics European Land Systems announced that it has reached an agreement with the Forvia Group for the purchase of its site in Augsburg, Germany. The company plans to transform the site into a manufacturing hub and competence centre for its Eagle light tactical vehicle.
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
🇪🇺🇺🇦 The European missile manufacturer MBDA and the Ukrainian Luch Design Bureau have signed an agreement on the joint development of an updated version of the Neptune cruise missile dubbed Neptune 2. www.hartpunkt.de/mbda-und-luch-woll…
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
🇩🇪🇺🇦 The German sensor manufacturer Hensoldt and the Ukrainian Fire Point have signed an agreement for the integration of the TRML-4D Air Surveillance Radar into the Freya Anti-Ballistic Missile system. www.hartpunkt.de/hensoldt-und-fire-…
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
🇩🇪 Germany has opened up a tender for the procurement of up to 900 flatbed railcars to transport heavy military equipment through the European procurement platform TED. ted.europa.eu/de/notice/-/detail/38…
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
🇩🇪🇺🇦 Quantum Tencore Industries (QTI) has been awarded a contract by the German government for the supply of 2.000 TerMIT unmanned ground vehicles to the Ukrainian armed forces over the next 12 months. quantum-systems.com/news/quantum-sy…
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
🇫🇷 France has selected the Thundart system from MBDA and Safran as the winner of its M270 LRU replacement programme. www.hartpunkt.de/raketenartillerie-…
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
www.hartpunkt.de/ffg-und-hyundai-ro…
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Additionally, at Eurosatory, a representative of FFG told me that a similar agreement with Hanwha Aerospace was being worked on to develop an armoured recovery vehicles based on the K9/10 family of self-propelled howitzers/ammunition supply vehicles.
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The vehicle will pair the hull of the K2PL MBT with the superstructure of the Wisent-2 ARV. The current agreement covers the production of 31 vehicles with first deliveries to Poland starting in 2029.
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
🇩🇪🇰🇷🇵🇱 The German Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft (FFG) and the South Korean Hyundai Rotem have signed an agreement for the joint development and production of an armoured recovery vehicle based on the K2 Main Battle Tank.
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
As I leave Eurosatory 2026, I would like to express my gratitude to this pit for providing us with a shaded space to rest up and eat lunch.
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Last day at Eurosatory. Hope I can find a few more interesting things.
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Both the INS/GNSS and laser homing variants of this kit are completely ITAR-free.
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
At the request of Ukraine, the company also developed a variant with terminal laser guidance which would allow them to retain a CEP of 3m even in a GNSS-denied environment, which has now entered mass production with at least 1.000 units already delivered to Ukraine since Q1 of 2026.
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
🇺🇦 Spoke with a representative of the Spanish EM&E today, and they told me that the company has provided over 10.000 GNSS/INS guidance kits for 122mm Grad rockets to Ukraine since 2023, which allows for a CEP of 15m.
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Can't wait to have a total of five missiles for this battery by 2099 :)
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
🇺🇦 Spoke with a representative of DG Industries today who confirmed to me that serial production of the Equelizer glide bomb is underway and that the first units have already been used in combat by the Ukrainian Air Force.
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
They also clarified to me that the recent Canadian pledge for 383 vehicles is made up of 100 ambulances, 82 command posts and 201 troop carriers.
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
🇺🇦 When asked, a representative from Roshel confirmed to me that the company has localised assembly of the Senator MRAP in Ukraine and is working continuously to localise the manufacturing of components.
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
This change came as part of the country's ongoing effort to extend the range of its conventional artillery. The company has the capability to produce up to 100.000 shells per year but can only import the propellant charges for half of those.
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
🇺🇦 When asked, a representative from Ukrainian Armoured Vehicles, which produces 155mm artillery shells in Ukraine under licence from CSG, stated that Ukraine is no longer procuring M107-type shells and has skipped contracting the L15 by moving directly to ordering ERFB shells.
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
The monthly production rate for the Bohdana family, meanwhile, remains at roughly 40 units per month. Illustrative image of a 2S22 Mod.4
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
🇩🇪🇺🇦 When asked, a representative from Ukrainian Armoured Vehicles confirmed to me that the 200 Zetros-based 2S22 Bohdana that Germany pledged to Ukraine will be armed with an L39-length barrel and receive the name "Marta".
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
By the time the system had been dialled in the Russians had gotten to a point that they could easily jam the GPS guidance of the GBU-39 which Boeing is now working to solve.
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The initial poor performance of the system came both from its extremely short development period and lack of proper training for the end user.
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Spoke with a SAAB representative for the GL-SDB project which told me that all contracted missiles have been delivered to Ukraine and that no new other has been placed so far.
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
By far the most impressive vehicle at Eurosatory.
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
🇺🇦 The Vyrivniuvach Glide Bomb from the Ukrainian company DG Industry as presented at Eurosatory.
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Me vs the guy she tells you not to worry about.
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