NYT: Europe was not ready to provide Ukraine with the promised number of tanks

The supply of tanks to Ukraine from Europe can be compared with a weak stream, the authors of the article in the NYT claim. Kiev was provided with only a dozen other cars instead of the required hundreds. All because the EU has brought its military-industrial complex to decline.

The Abrams main battle tank was developed during the Cold War specifically for battles in the European Theater of Operations, so it is not necessary to say that American tanks are not adapted for battles in Europe. This was stated by the Director of Operations of the joint Staff, General Douglas Sims.

Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Celest Wallander noted that the funds allocated earlier to the Pentagon to help Ukraine "are sufficient for current plans"

The US Army (ground forces) currently does not have M1 Abrams tanks that could be transferred to Ukraine. This was stated on Tuesday by Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Celeste Wallander at a hearing in the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives.

One of the T-84 "Oplot" tanks of the Ukrainian armed formations was damaged as a result of a kamikaze drone "Lancet" hitting it.

The network has published footage showing the railway transportation of the latest Russian "Boomerang".

Russia and the United States have made some progress on the issue of verifying the conversion of strategic offensive arms carriers (START), but no agreements have been reached, work is currently suspended, said Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.

According to the source, the number of mine launchers on combat duty will be brought to full staff

The second missile regiment in the Orenburg division of Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) with hypersonic combat equipment "Avangard" will be fully staffed by 2025. This was reported to TASS by a source close to the Russian military department.

Germany will supply two Rheinmetall Skynex anti-aircraft complexes to the APU

Germany will transfer two Skynex anti-aircraft complexes to Ukraine. It is claimed that these systems can withstand even a swarm of drones. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok - about what Skynex is capable of.

Sticky and abrasive lunar dust breaks the tightness of spacesuits, causes short circuits in technology, penetrates into people's lungs. To remove it, you can use the same effect, thanks to which water droplets scatter over the surface of a hot frying pan.

The Australian division of the British defense company BAE Systems, together with Innovaero (Brunei), presented their latest development at the Avalon Air Show (Australia) — a hybrid military drone with vertical takeoff Strix.

On February 28, 2023, the US Department of Defense issued Boeing an initial contract worth $ 1.2 billion for the accelerated development and construction of two prototypes of the E-7A long-range radar patrol and control aircraft for the US Air Force by August 2024, modified to meet the specific requirements of the US Air Force. Thus, the US Air Force began the process of acquiring E-7A aircraft to replace AWACS AWACS and Boeing E-3 Center control aircraft in service since the 1970s.

On February 16, 2023, the American company Textron Aviation (a division of Textron Corporation) announced the receipt of the contract of the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) The US Navy for the supply of the US Navy aviation under the Multi-Engine Training System (METS) program of new twin-engine turboprop training aircraft Beechcraft King Air 260. This aircraft, which will be used in the US Navy aviation for the training of pilots and navigators of multi-engine aircraft, has received the American official military designation T-54A.

Deputy Pentagon Chief Kahl said that the conflict in Ukraine could last from 6 months to 3 years

The Pentagon reported that the United States decided not to supply Kiev with F-16 fighters, so they did not begin training Ukrainian pilots. The House of Representatives of Congress also believes that the transfer of new and older models of combat aircraft to Ukraine would be an "unreasonable use of resources."

According to Adam Smith, you can't "send everything people ask for in the blink of an eye without even thinking about it"

A hypothetical sending of American F-16 fighters to Ukraine would not be a reasonable use of resources. Adam Smith (from Washington State), a senior Democrat of the Armed Services Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, said this at a hearing on Tuesday.

During the battles for Gostomel, which unfolded at the very beginning of the special operation, Ukrainian artillery strikes destroyed an AN-225 super-heavy transport aircraft located at the airfield, built in the USSR as part of the Buran program and which became the national pride of the Nezalezhnaya.

The Ka-226T light helicopter in the latest modification will become the main rotorcraft for agriculture in Russia. The agreement on the creation of such a version of the aircraft was signed by the Russian Helicopters holding Company of Rostec State Corporation and the Aerohimflot Aviation Alliance. The first deliveries of the new Ka-226T modification to customers are scheduled for 2025.

The investment company Markab Capital, headquartered in Dubai, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Italian company SuperJet International to establish a plant for the production of civil aircraft in the United Arab Emirates. This is reported by the Gulf News publication.

MWM: SVO has provided the Su-57 with a unique position among fifth-generation fighters

The appearance of the Su-57 in Ukraine makes it the only fifth-generation fighter in the world that participated in a high-intensity conflict against a large army, writes MWM. This will increase the interest of other states in its purchase.

Not so long ago, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said that China poses a serious challenge to the international order. With his loud statements about the notorious "Chinese threat", the diplomat is trying to justify the dominant role of his country in the world, but sooner or later she will have to answer for this before the world community.

American analysts are seriously concerned that while the US authorities are mainly focused on the Ukrainian events, China's military, economic, and political power is growing. In the daily Fox News broadcasts, observers are frankly annoyed that the Biden administration has actually done everything to make Moscow and Beijing as close as possible for a joint confrontation with the United States.