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On June 24, 2026, Airbus announced that Belgium received its first H145M helicopter. The aircraft will support both the Belgian Armed Forces and the Federal Police, and Belgium has already expanded its order by adding three more helicopters.

According to a June 18, 2026 report by Reuters, Finland intends to purchase GBU-53 SDB II munitions for its F-35 jets. Further details regarding the purchase have not yet been announced by the Finnish Ministry of Defense.

On June 16, 2026, Castelion announced that the U.S. Navy had awarded the company a US$23.4 million delivery order for the production and delivery of 50 Blackbeard early operational capability pre-production prototype missiles, along with 50 corresponding shipping and storage containers. Within the announcement, Castelion specified that manufacturing and assembly work under this order is expected to be completed in 2027.

On June 11, 2026, the U.S. State Department approved a potential Foreign Military Sale to Brazil of 100 FIM-92K Stinger Block I missiles, including gripstocks, engineering assistance, and support services for an estimated US$330 million.

On June 10, 2026, Taiwan's Military News Agency announced that Taiwan's Fifth Combat Zone carried out its first live-fire verification of the HIMARS outside the Jiupeng base. The system demonstrated it can relocate from a hidden position to a launch site, get ready to fire, launch its rockets, and leave the area in about three minutes.

On June 3, 2026, the U.S. Marine Corps officially retired the last squadron of AV-8B Harriers, making a complete transition to the F-35B Lightning II.

Reuters reported on June 2, that a U.S. military aircraft fired a Hellfire missile at tanker navigating toward Iran. The report further noted that U.S. Central Command released operational video footage of the precision strike, which specifically targeted and disabled the engine room of the Botswana-flagged vessel.

Northrop Grumman announced on June 1, 2026, that it successfully completed a key flight test for the Jackal precision strike missile.

In May 2026, the U.S. State Department approved a potential Foreign Military Sale of Bell 505s and related training equipment to the Armed Forces of the Philippines, valued at an estimated US$150 million.