International Defense Industry Agenda 18 – 24 December 2023

- Japan has approved a $56 billion defense budget for fiscal year 2024.
- The Azerbaijani army conducted exercises with Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs produced by Baykar.
- A defense cooperation agreement was signed between the USA and Finland.
- Japan announced that with the agreement signed within the framework of security cooperation, Malaysia will be provided with rescue boats and drones.
- A military cooperation agreement was signed between Germany and Lithuania.
- The Italian defense company Leonardo delivered the first C-27J tactical transport aircraft to Slovenia.
- Japan has updated its "Three Principles of Defense Equipment and Technology Transfer" and streamlined its regulations on defense equipment exports.
- Russia has successfully launched a medium-class Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying military satellites into space.
- A defense cooperation agreement was signed between the USA and Denmark.
- Boeing has announced the delivery of its first extra-large unmanned submarine vehicle to the US Navy.
- The German defense company Rheinmetall has announced the production of its first armored combat vehicle in Hungary.
- An agreement was signed between the USA and Japan on the development of artificial intelligence-based unmanned combat aircraft.
- India conducted an autonomous flight test of its UAV with a flying wing form.
- A contract was signed between the Finnish Defense Forces and the Finnish state company Patria for the development of the F-35 program.
- Iran introduced new cruise missiles named Talaiyeh and Nasir.
- Armenia signed an agreement to purchase the Akash air defense system from India for $ 720 million.
- The Russian state defense company ROSTEC announced that it has delivered UAVs called Zala, which are manufactured by the Kalashnikov Group, to the Russian armed forces.
- Spain and Airbus signed a $1.6 billion contract for 16 C-295 aircraft in Maritime Patrol and Maritime Surveillance configuration.

International Defense Industry Agenda 18 – 24 December 2023

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