F-16 Fighting Falcon

Russia has changed its shelling tactics to a more combined one, increasingly using ballistic missiles. Russia will continue to try to break through the air defense system, but Ukraine will strengthen its air defense with aircraft like the F-16, which can shoot down missiles earlier and reduce the amount of debris falling on cities.

Canada and Turkey have reached an agreement to resume Canadian exports of drone components to Turkey in exchange for greater transparency in their use. This happened after Ankara finalized the ratification of Sweden's accession to NATO.

The US State Department has authorized a potential $23 billion sale of 40 new F-16 fighter jets and modernization kits for Turkey's existing F-16 fleet. This happened shortly after Turkey ratified Sweden's accession to NATO. At the same time, Greece will receive 40 F-35 fighter jets in order to balance relations between the two NATO allies.