New Cargo Parachute System for the US Army
According to the official press release of the US Army Internet portal, a new parachute system for dropping heavy loads is currently being tested at the Yuma training ground. The purpose of the event is to significantly reduce the time of cargo preparation for landing and unpacking after landing.
German Marder infantry fighting vehicles sent to Ukraine
The first batch of German Marder infantry fighting vehicles has already been sent to Ukraine. This was announced by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius. The head of the Bundeswehr also spoke about the training of Ukrainian servicemen on German air defense complexes and Western-made armored vehicles.
RD-180 operator accused Russia of a shortage of rockets to launch satellites
The global market does not have enough rockets to launch satellites. SpaceNews writes about this with reference to the heads of American space companies.
A Russian Su-35 fighter jet was scrambled to intercept two US Air Force B-52N strategic bombers over the Baltic Sea
The United States continues to carry out provocations near the Russian borders, the air defense forces on duty in the Western Military District were forced to respond to the appearance of two American B-52N strategic bombers over the Baltic Sea.
The APU has adopted Australian disposable cardboard drones designed for cargo delivery
The Ukrainian army is quite actively using Australian disposable cargo drones. These drones, assembled from cardboard, are supplied to Kiev by SYPAQ.
Macedonia has confirmed that it has handed over to Ukraine unsuitable Su-25 attack aircraft
The Minister of Defense of Northern Macedonia Slavyanka Petrovska confirmed that Skopje handed over four Su-25 attack aircraft to Ukraine.
A new complex of long-range thermal imaging reconnaissance "Checkpoint-4T" has been developed in Russia
A new complex of long-range thermal imaging reconnaissance for the Russian military was developed by specialists of the Astron Optical and Mechanical Design Bureau, part of the Shvabe holding. At the moment, the complex has already been tested and has reached the stage of creating the first samples.
Saudi Arabia has significantly reduced investments in the US national debt and decided to develop its own military industry
It became known about a significant reduction in Saudi Arabia's investments in the US national debt. To date, the figures remain quite high – about 110-111 billion dollars, but this is an anti-record of the last 7 years.
What is depleted uranium, the shells with which Ukraine will receive, and why is it "not a dirty bomb"
London announced that it would supply depleted uranium ammunition to Kiev
The United Kingdom, as part of the military assistance provided to Ukraine, intends to send depleted uranium shells to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was announced by the Deputy Minister of Defense of the kingdom Annabel Goldie. According to experts, such ammunition, although it cannot be considered a nuclear weapon or a dirty bomb, but it poses a certain danger. "Newspaper.Ru" found out what exactly.
Putin: Russia will have to react to weapons with a nuclear component
Putin: Russia will react to the West's use of weapons with a nuclear component
Russia will be forced to react if the collective West starts using weapons with a nuclear component, President Vladimir Putin said after talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The Russian Embassy warned London against supplying Kiev with depleted uranium shells
The use of such ammunition is fraught with an escalation of the conflict and will affect the health of the local population, the diplomatic mission noted
The Russian Embassy in the UK warned London against transferring depleted uranium shells to Kiev. As emphasized in the embassy's comment, transmitted to TASS on Tuesday, this step is fraught with an escalation of the conflict, and the use of such ammunition will affect the health of the local population.
The features of depleted uranium shells for Abrams tanks are described
Depleted uranium shells for American Abrams tanks, which can be supplied to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, have a high level of toxicity and carcinogenicity, but they are inferior to dirty bombs in terms of the degree of radioactive damage. The relevant features of RBC shells were described by experts.
The UK will supply Ukraine with depleted uranium shells
Such projectiles are highly effective at hitting tanks and armored vehicles, said the Deputy Minister of Defense of the United Kingdom Annabel Goldie
The British authorities will supply Ukraine with shells containing depleted uranium and having increased efficiency in destroying armored vehicles.
18 countries have joined the joint procurement of ammunition for Ukraine
EU High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security Josep Borrel said that 18 countries (17 EU countries and Norway) have joined the project of the European Defense Agency to place industrial orders for ammunition for Ukraine, RIA Novosti reports.
Additional package of American military assistance to Ukraine
On March 20, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 350 million. Thus, the total amount of US military assistance officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 now amounts to about $ 32.5 billion, and the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has reached $ 35.3 billion.
In the West, they explained what the defeat of Ukraine is fraught with for Europe
Politico: the future of the European military-industrial complex depends on the results of Ukraine on the battlefield
European armies should not cling to their arsenals and immediately supply all weapons to Ukraine, writes Politico. The longer the fighting goes on, the more the arsenals of European countries supplying weapons to Kiev are depleted, the authors believe.
Experts: the settlement in Ukraine requires sending a mission to the country with the participation of US troops
One way to achieve this is to create an "Atlantic-Asian Security Community that would include many NATO members, Ukraine, its allies and any neutral states willing to join," according to Michael O'Hanlon, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Liz Howard, a political scientist at Georgetown University.
The opinion of Americans about Ukraine was in the hands of a "brave" TV presenter
The Telegraph: Fox News host Carlson was able to change the opinion about Ukraine in the United States
Fox News host Tucker Carlson allowed himself to openly express dissatisfaction with the Washington elite, writes The Telegraph. For this courage, he was even nicknamed "Putin's parrot". But today his influence is so great that he can change the opinion of Americans about Ukraine.
The expert believes that the United States needs to start an active dialogue with Russia about Ukraine in the near future
George Beebe, former special adviser to the 46th Vice President of the United States Richard Cheney on Russia, Eurasia and intelligence issues, named three factors determining the prospects of the conflict in Ukraine - the situation on the battlefield, the country's internal policy and interaction with China.
Antonov declared the obsessive idea of the United States to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia
According to the Russian Ambassador to the United States, Washington does not think that by allocating aid to Kiev, they provoke the expansion of the geography of the Ukrainian crisis
The United States Administration, by supplying its weapons to Ukraine, provokes the expansion of the geography of the Ukrainian crisis and turns a blind eye to the corruption of the Kiev authorities. This was stated on Monday by the Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov, commenting on the next package of military assistance for $ 350 million.