According to a tweet published by Andriy Melnyk on 29 January 2023, the former Ukrainian ambassador to Germany proposed that Germany give Ukraine its decommissioned Bremen-class frigate, Lubeck. The Bremen-class frigate has a displacement of 3,680 tonnes (3,620 long tons), a length of 130.50 m (428 ft 2 in), a beam of 14.60 m (47 ft 11 in), and a draft of 6.30 m (20 ft 8 in). The vessels is powered by a CODOG (Combined diesel or gas) system that includes two MTU 20V956 TB92 diesel engines, two General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, two Renk STG 150-50 gearboxes, and four Deutz MWM diesel generators. The frigate can reach a speed of 30 knots (56 km/h). Her range is more than 4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h) and she has a crew complement of 202, plus 20 aviation personnel.

France and Australia signed an agreement to supply 155 mm shells to Ukraine to support it in its war against Russia, announced on Monday, January 30, the French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu and his Australian colleague Richard Marles. "Several thousand 155mm shells are going to be produced jointly," declared Sébastien Lecornu, while Richard Marles spoke of a "multi-million dollar Australian project", a "new cooperation between Australian and French defense industries ”. The French defense minister specified that Nexter — a major French defense manufacturer — would be partnering with Australian companies that would supply the powder for the shells. “This forms part of the ongoing level of support that both France and Australia are providing Ukraine to make sure that Ukraine is able to stay in this conflict and be able to see it concluded on its own terms”, Australian Defense minister Richard Marles added. Neither minister would specify quantities beyond “several thousand” artillery shells but they indicated this would be a long-term collaboration.  

American Rheinmetall Vehicles (Sterling Heights, MI) and GM Defense LLC (Washington, DC) have won a contract for the first phase of the U.S. Army’s Common Tactical Truck (CTT) Program. The aim of the multi-phased program is to replace the Army’s family of heavy tactical trucks with the production of up to 40,000 trucks valued at up to $14 billion. The two powerhouse defense companies formed a strategic collaboration in 2022 to compete in the program, bringing together two world-class engineering and manufacturing giants to deliver a modern, tactical truck that enhances soldier capability through advanced technologies including advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) for safety, increased off-road mobility, cybersecurity, machine learning, artificial intelligence, improved survivability and fuel efficiency, among other emerging technologies. The team offered the HX3 Common Tactical Truck (HX3-CTT). The HX3 is the latest generation of trucks in the highly successful, combat-proven, HX family of trucks which are in service with a number of NATO and U.S. allied nations. The HX family of trucks derives from MAN Truck and Bus commercial truck offerings bringing a high degree of commerciality to the fleet, a priority for the Army in the CTT program. The HX3-CTT next-generation system has enhanced on- and off-road mobility, integrated survivability, and an open digital architecture supporting ADAS and enabled for autonomous vehicle operation. Combined with the open architecture, the commercial backbone of the HX3-CTT will support persistent modernization and allow for rapid increases in capability as technologies mature. With a global footprint of both current military user nations and commercial dealer networks, the HX3-CTT provides a basis for optimized lifecycle costs and service support to the Army across the globe.

Crossbow is scheduled to enter service in 2024 with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), which financed its development. Dozens of these mortar turrets will be mounted on Oshkosh Defense's Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV). Elbit Systems presented the Crossbow 120mm turreted mortar at Defence iQ's International Armoured Vehicles (IAV) 2023 conference, held in London this week, Eyal Boguslavsky reports on israeldefense.co.il. The new mortar is scheduled to enter service in 2024 with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). According to Elbit, the mortar can be installed in a mission module with a minimal protrusion, can be easily operated by a single crew member, and is fused for fully automatic operation, Eyal Boguslavsky reports. The mortar can fire the company's range of mortar rounds, including those with an extended range and precision guidance. It has a range of 10 km and a rate of fire exceeding 12 rds/min, achieving 16 rounds for the first minute. Crossbow is designed to be fired on the move and to shoot and scoot with a multiple-round simultaneous impact (MRSI) capability.

The Finnish armed forces have contracted with EuroSpike GmbH, a joint venture of Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH, Diehl Defence, and Rafael, to supply Spike antitank guided missiles. For Rheinmetall, the order is worth a figure in the mid-double-digit million-euro range. Made by EuroSpike – a joint venture in which Rheinmetall holds a 40% stake – the MELLS is a latest-generation effector designed for engaging armoured targets at ranges of up to 4,000 metres or, depending on the model, up to 5,500 metres. Rheinmetall possesses extensive experience with the MELLS. The company has already integrated this advanced guided missile into various combat vehicles.

According to the New York Times, the massive increase in the production of artillery ammunition is meant to both make up for shortfalls caused by Russia's war in Ukraine and to build up stockpiles for future wars. Before the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the U.S. produced 14,000 shells monthly, sufficient for the American military's style of war, the New York Times reported. But with the thousands of ammunition delivered by the US to the Ukrainian army, so depleting the U.S. stocks, it has become urgent to replenish these stocks while keeping on the deliveries to Ukraine. Hence, the Pentagon is now aiming to boost the production of artillery shells by 500%. The move is part of "the most aggressive modernization effort in nearly 40 years” for the U.S. defense industry and will involve expanding factoring and finding new producers, the New York Times reported, citing an Army report. Most of the artillery ammunition requested by Ukraine consists of 155mm shells to ‘’feed’’ the numerous howitzers and self-propelled howitzers received from various Western suppliers involved in helping Ukraine fight its Russian invaders.

The German company Hensoldt sold to the Chilean Navy a SERO 250S periscope within the framework of the modernization program of capabilities of the class 209/1400L submarines SS-20 Thomson and SS-21 Simpson. According to a press release published on the company's website, the sale of the SERO 250S exceeds five million euros and is the second order for this periscope model made by the institution. Chilean submarines had periscopes of the SERO 40 Stab type manufactured by Carl Zeiss, today Hensoldt, and the new SERO 250S provides these units for the first time night vision capability contributing to digitalization and the extension of their useful life. Features of the SERO 250S It is equipped with high-performance optics, TV camera with Low Light Level (LLL) capability, eye-safe laser rangefinder, IR camera sensor module for night and day vision, dual-axis line-of-sight stabilization, modular design and tip interface for communications antennas or electronic support measures (ESM). The periscope provides video signals for parallel observation in the submarine's command and control system or with a separate console. The operator receives the images on a compact display in the eyebox mounted under the reticles for direct view and this self-contained unit includes tools for system configurations, camera displays, lens information, system status and communication.

According to a statement published by the Danish Ministry of Defense on January 26, 2023, after the donation to Ukraine of 19 French-made CAESAR 155mm self-propelled howitzers that Denmark had ordered in May 2017, the Danish Government decided to acquire new artillery systems and negotiate now with Israel to acquire 19 ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzers. Citing Danish Ministry of Defense (MoD) information, the procurement agency of the Danish armed forces has launched negotiations with the Israeli company Elbit Systems to acquire ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzers as soon as possible. The Israeli company Elbit Systems will be able to deliver the ATMOS artillery during the year, or early next year in order to maintain the combat capabilities of the Danish army artillery forces. According to the Danish Ministry of Defense, France's offer was more attractive financially, but French Company Nexter, the producer of the CAESAR howitzers would not be able to deliver the new howitzer order on schedule.

On January 27, 2023, Belgium announced a new military aid for Ukraine worth €93.6 million including the latest generation of SCAR assault rifles and MINIMI light machine guns manufactured by the Belgian company FN Herstal.   Belgium will also provide Ukraine with 80 Iveco LMV Lynx vehicles and 150 Volvo trucks that were in service with the Belgian army. Since the beginning of the War in Ukraine, Belgium has already provided Ukrainian armed with military equipment and weapons for the amount of around €90 million. This new military aid from Belgium is worth €93.6 million and it is the largest single military delivery to another country. Citing information from the Belgian Ministry of Defense Ludivine Dedonder, part of the weapons and ammunition that will be delivered to Ukraine comes from the military stocks of the Belgian army but another part of the weapons will be ordered from the Belgian defense industry. With the delivery of SCAR assault rifles and MINIMI light machine guns, the Ukrainian army will be equipped with state-of-the-art small weapons which are in service with several countries all over the world. The SCAR (Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle) is the latest generation of modular assault rifles designed and manufactured by the Belgian company FN Herstal for use by military and special operations forces. It is available in two main variants: the SCAR-L (Light) chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO, and the SCAR-H (Heavy) chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO.

According to information published on the Facebook account of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on January 27, 2023, Poland will deliver 30 PT-91 Twardy Main Battle Tanks  to Ukraine. Currently, Poland approved the delivery to Ukraine of 60 modernized main battle tanks including 30 PT-91 Twardy tanks. This comes to complete the announcement published last week of the delivery of 14 Leopard 2 tanks by Poland. Poland is the European country that has supplied the largest quantity of combat tanks to Ukraine, indeed, 290 T-72A/T-72M/T-72M1R tanks have already been delivered to Ukraine coming from the military inventory of the Polish armed forces.