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The exercises, known as Ulchi Freedom Shield, are being seen as a sign of the allies’ determination to restore large-scale training after they had cancelled some regular drills and scaled down others to facilitate nuclear talks, and because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The US and South Korea have begun their biggest joint military drills in years – a show of force that is expected to raise tensions with an increasingly hostile North Korea. For the first time, the US is sending 15 ScanEagle surveillance drones to help the Ukrainians spot and correct the precision artillery and rocket strikes that have taken a toll on Russian forces in recent weeks. The shipments indicate that Washington and Kyiv expect hard fighting on the ground in the coming weeks. The US on Friday announced it will send a slew of new weapons to Ukraine as part of a $775 million package, including new drones, armored vehicles and artillery. Demokritos Zervakis had a close up look at the Iron Dome during a visit to Israel this March. Kathimerini says Chief of the National Guard Lt. It will be used to defend the island against Turkish drones in particular. The exact number of systems being acquired was not disclosed, however. Estimated completion date is March 31, 2025.Īpparently, Cyprus has inked an agreement with Israel to acquire the latter’s Iron Dome air defense system, the Cyprus edition of the Kathimerini daily has reported. Bids were solicited via the internet with seven received. a $7.6 million deal for fire and electric safety assessments. Expected completion will be by November 2023. Raytheon won an $11.2 million contract modification for Total Ship Computing Environment Lab hardware for modernization/technical refresh and Conventional Prompt Strike to support DDG 1000 Class combat system activation, sustainment and modernization. Work will take place in New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Expected completion date will be August 16, 2024. Work will take place in Totowa, New Jersey. BAE Systems won a $13.5 million order, which provides for the ALR-56M radar warning receiver, C-130J Block Cycle F, operational flight program and mission data file generation updates and system services.