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The US State Department approved a possible $1.96 billion sale of up to 20,000 APKWS II laser-guidance kits to Saudi Arabia on July 15, split evenly between air-to-air and air-to-ground versions, as Riyadh seeks a low-cost defense against Iranian and Houthi drones.
A Ka-52 lost on July 2 brings Russia's documented losses of the type to 42 since February 2022, GMN event data shows - more than any other helicopter in Russian service, though production has more than offset combat attrition.
The US Air Force and Anduril announced on July 15 that the YFQ-44A Fury fired an AIM-120 AMRAAM over the Mojave Desert, the first live air-to-air missile shot by a US Collaborative Combat Aircraft.
Three Saronic Corsair one-way attack drones destroyed a docked Ghadir-class midget submarine at Bandar Abbas Naval Base over the weekend of July 12-13, in what CENTCOM called the first combat employment of armed sea drones by US forces.
Two Mirage 2000B trainers carrying Ukrainian student pilots led a 130-aircraft flypast over Paris on July 14, 2026, as France's Bastille Day parade showcased European unity behind Kyiv.
France and Ukraine signed a procurement roadmap in Paris on July 13 covering 16 Rafale fighters for delivery from 2028, SAMP/T NG air defenses, and the first licensed production of French missiles on Ukrainian soil.
The Danish Ministry of Defence confirmed on July 7 a decision to acquire two Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to expand surveillance of the Arctic and North Atlantic, including Greenland and the Faroe Islands.
The first of two C-390 Millennium transports ordered by Czechia landed at Prague-Kbely on July 6 after a 14-hour ferry flight from Brazil, escorted into Czech airspace by Gripen fighters.
Canada has signed a contract worth about CA$800 million (US$564 million) with Norway's Kongsberg for Joint Strike Missiles to arm its incoming F-35A fighters, becoming the sixth nation to select the stealthy cruise missile.
Tuareg-led FLA fighters shot down a Russian Africa Corps Su-24 bomber on July 4 and claimed an Mi-24P helicopter the next day near Gao, as a coordinated rebel offensive struck towns across Mali.
The Kremlin confirmed on July 10, 2026 that Moscow and Ankara are discussing the fate of Turkey's S-400 air defense systems, which Turkish media report could be transferred to a Gulf state to unlock Ankara's return to the F-35 program.
A Zambia Air Force Sikorsky S-76C++ carrying Vice-President Mutale Nalumango crashed shortly after take-off at Nakonde on July 9, 2026. All eight people on board escaped unhurt.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh commissioned INS Mahendragiri, the sixth Project 17A stealth frigate, at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam on July 11, 2026, leaving one ship of the class still to enter service.
GlobalMilitary.net tracking recorded 114 loss events destroying 148 military aircraft between January and June 2026. Iran accounted for 61 of them, most destroyed on the ground during February-March strikes, ahead of the United States and Russia.
Commander Gabriel Edwards, commanding officer of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 5, died after his MH-60S ditched in the Arabian Sea on July 1. Three crew members were rescued; the Navy suspended its search after more than four days.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced on July 9 that Germany will acquire US-made Tomahawk cruise missiles and ground-based Typhon launchers, a purchase reported at over $1 billion that extends the Bundeswehr's strike reach to around 2,500 kilometers.
Eleven NATO allies announced on July 7, 2026, the joint procurement of up to 10 Saab GlobalEye aircraft to succeed the alliance's Boeing E-3 Sentry AWACS fleet, months after Boeing's E-7 Wedgetail was dropped as NATO's presumptive successor.
France's civil security chief said an Airbus A400M fitted with a firefighting kit will fly its first operational wildfire mission within 10 to 15 days, as fires have already burned twice the area recorded by this point last year.
The NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum in Ankara produced a wave of transatlantic arms agreements on July 7, 2026, led by Europe's first ATACMS production line, a four-nation Triton drone buy, and a new Polish cruise-missile plant.
JS Nagara joined the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force on June 29, 2026, the tenth of a stealth frigate class built to operate with a third of a destroyer's crew.
A Hellenic Air Force F-16C caught fire in flight and made an emergency landing at Zakynthos International Airport on July 9, 2026; the pilot escaped unhurt but the jet was engulfed in flames on the runway.