The US Army continues to test the endurance under increased fire intensity of US long-range artillery that operates with longer gun tube and ERCA systems. Source
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Ukraine has requested A-10 from the US, but Washington has convinced Kyiv that these aircraft will be squeaky targets and will not bring success to Ukraine. Source
Norway will modernize all NASAMS systems. Germany's Rheinmetall will have to replace the multi-sensor platforms that are currently integrated into NASAMS. Source
In June 2023, the Russian Navy will conduct the first tests of the newest Borei-class submarine. Imperator Aleksandr III was launched at the end of the year. Source
There are about 2,000 combat-ready Leopard 2 tanks in Europe. They are in service in countries including Germany, Finland, Denmark, Spain, Norway, and Poland. Source
Photos of debris from 155 BONUS anti-tank rounds have surfaced on the web. Main comment on the shared photos is that they prove the delivery of them to Ukraine. Source
The CIRCM protection system is now integrated as an upgrade in the US Army AH-64 Apache helicopters. In its functionality, CIRCM is a kind of countermeasure. Source
The deliveries of F135 engines from the Pratt&Whitney company have been stopped. These are the propulsion engines of the F-35, and the cause is the downed F-35B Source
Russian Pacific Fleet will acquire first regular sub carrying hypersonic Zircon missile in 2026 The submarine is the Yasen class sub and is the 6th of the class Source
On December 30, Ukrainian media reported that Canada had sent the Senator 4×4 all-terrain tactical vehicle. They are part of Canada's military aid, sources sa Source
17 of the damaged 18 German Puma infantry fighting vehicles [IFVs] have now been repaired. Berlin has also begun upgrading 150 Puma IFVs to the new S1 design. Source
Ukraine to receive French AMX-10RCR tank destroyers. The information was made public very soon – on December 4. Many media refer to the AMX-10RCR as a tank. Source
Germany will send Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine. “Germany will join the United States in supplying additional Patriot air defense battery to Ukraine.” Source
US firing platforms M109 and M777 will fire a new generation of 155mm ammunition. The Office of the Project Manager Combat Ammunition Systems published a notice Source
A nuclear-capable airbase far from the front lines deep in Russia was attacked and had a tank and military aircraft training facility. A drone struck two Tu-95 nuclear bombers at the second airbase. Both airbases are located more than 300 miles from the border. the airbases that were attacked had […]
Following an AP report that Russian missiles had penetrated into the territory of the NATO ally, the State Department declared that the Biden administration was collaborating with members of the Polish government. Tuesday’s alleged Russian missile strike in Poland that resulted in the deaths of two individuals prompted concerns of […]
During a formal briefing Monday, US Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder acknowledged that active-duty US military soldiers are not only stationed in Ukraine but are also operating distance from the US embassy in Kiev. A background briefing the day before said that “U.S. personnel” had “resumed on-site inspections to […]
China’s government is chasing after its arrangements to annex Taiwan on an “a lot quicker timetable” under Xi Jinping, the US secretary of state has said, repeating alerts of worldwide monetary disturbance in the event that Taiwan was dominated. The remarks by Antony Blinken come as China’s decision Socialist faction […]
The Philippines will gain heavy military helicopters from the US, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said Thursday, in the wake of rejecting an arrangement to purchase comparative aircraft from Russia. The public authority of his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte had marked an arrangement worth $216 million for 16 Mi-17 helicopters, yet pulled […]
Two warplanes of the Air Force approached two Russian bombers that were flying in international airspace near Alaska, the North American Aerospace Command reported. NORAD said it was able to identify, track, intercept, and positively identify the two Tu-95 Bear-H bombers that now operate within the Alaskan Air Defense Identification […]