• French authorities canceled the participation of Israeli companies in Eurosatory, one of Europe's largest defense industry exhibitions.
• China announced that it would impose controls on the export of certain industrial products and critical technologies that could be used for military purposes.
• China established a new investment fund to strengthen its chip industry.
• A US Marine Corps F-35 Lightning II fighter jet crashed at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
• Pratt & Whitney Canada held the groundbreaking ceremony of the engine parts production facility to be built in Casablanca, Morocco.
• The U.S. Department of Defense signed a contract with Boeing Defense worth $7.48 billion for the supply of JDAM guidance kits.
• Rheinmetall signed contracts with unnamed European and NATO customers for the supply of artillery and air defense ammunition and barrels for PzH 2000 howitzers.
• The French Navy ordered an additional 40 Exocet MM40 Block 3C anti-ship missiles from MBDA.
• The U.S. military conducted a tunnel warfare exercise as part of African Lion 2024 (AL24) drill in Morocco’s Tifnit.
• The Dutch Air Force announced that it has completed the transition from F-16s to F-35s for NATO's nuclear deterrence mission.
• The U.S. State Department announced that it has approved the foreign military sale of a total of 36 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to Sweden, Austria and Brazil.
• South Korea's Defense Ministry announced the features of a new and advanced air defense system it has begun developing against missile threats from North Korea.
• The Indian military announced that the Indian Air Force's Su-30 MK-I fighter jet successfully conducted a flight test of the RudraM-II air-to-surface missile.
• The Chinese army exhibited robot dogs mounted with automatic rifles.
• Sikorsky announced the start of flight tests of a new unmanned aerial system with vertical take-off and landing capability.
• Patria opened a new production facility in Valmiera, Latvia for the full-time production of 6×6 armored vehicles for the first time in the Baltic region.
• Negotiations between the governments of India and France will begin for 26 Rafale fighter jets.
• The UK Ministry of Defence announced increased funding for the DragonFire Laser Directed Energy Weapons program.
• The U.S. Air Force signed a contract with the Norwegian company Kongsberg Defense to purchase the Joint Strike Missile for use on the F-35 Lightning II fighter jets.
• The Royal Netherlands Air Force becomes the first European user of F-35 Lightning II fighter jets for NATO's nuclear sharing role.
• Poland signed a contract to acquire 4 Aerostat systems carrying AGM-158B JASSM-ER long-range cruise missiles and early warning radars.
• Lebanon approved for the first time a national maritime strategy aimed at strengthening maritime borders and better maritime surveillance.
• The U.S. administration sanctioned 4 entities linked to the Rayan Roshd Afzar Company, which supplies critical components for Iran's unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) program, along with the director of the Aviation Industry Organization of Iran.
• The defense ministers of South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed to launch the Freedom Edge trilateral multi-domain exercise this summer, South Korean Defense Ministry said.
• Iran's Chief of Staff Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard announced that Tehran will unveil its next generation of long-range defense systems in the coming days.
• Japan announced the signing of an agreement with France and Germany for cooperation on electromagnetic cannon technologies.
• The Swedish Defense Ministry's equipment branch, has announced a call for the purchase of eight anti-aircraft guns under a contract worth more than $176 million.
• The U.S. Marine Corps ordered 200 tactical robots from Israel in a deal worth $30 million.
