The German Parliament has allocated $ 1 billion for the purchase of BvS10 all-terrain vehicles for the Bundeswehr
The Budget Committee of the German Parliament approved the purchase of 227 articulated armored tracked all-terrain vehicles BvS10 Mk.2B for the Bundeswehr.
Polish General Ruzhansky recognized the uselessness of "Abrams" for Poland
General Ruzhansky: huge defense spending only harms Poland
Tanks from the United States were bought in order to please Kaczynski, wPolityce quotes a statement by the former commander-in-chief of the Polish Armed Forces, General Miroslav Ruzhansky. He considers the increase in defense spending harmful for Poland and criticizes the government's defense policy.
An unusual-looking tank tow truck is seen among Russian fighters
Russian military equipment used during a special military operation receives additional protection. This is reported by the project "RG: Russian weapons".
The complex of active protection of the Arena-M tank was tested with captured ATGMs
Rostec: the Arena-M tank active protection complex was tested with captured ATGMs
The modernized Russian active protection complex (KAZ) "Arena-M" was tested as part of the T-72 tank with foreign anti-tank missile systems (ATGMs), RIA Novosti was informed in the holding "High-Precision Complexes" (part of Rostec).
In Estonia, NASAMS air defense systems will take up combat duty for the first time
Spain's NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs) will arrive in Estonia on Wednesday, which will go on combat duty this week.
The Pentagon called the priority of military supplies of air defense equipment to Ukraine
This was told by the American military commander Admiral Christopher Grady, speaking at the security forum at the Washington Center for Strategic and International Studies
The United States considers the priority of military supplies to Ukraine at this stage of the air defense system (air defense). This was announced on Wednesday by Admiral Christopher Grady, Deputy Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces.
India will soon test the Russian S-400 air defense system
India will soon test the S-400 anti-aircraft missile system purchased in Russia. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was reported by the Ani agency, citing a high-ranking source in the country's Defense Ministry.
A Norwegian satellite with an ion engine powered by iodine is planned to be launched into orbit from Vandenberg Base in California
The NorSat Technology Demonstrator (NorSat-TD) should be launched on Sunday, April 9, at 8:44. It will be launched into space using SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
SpaceX will deliver a crypto deposit to the moon for anyone who can pick it up from there
The blessed days of "space racing" are in the past, government funding for new projects outside the Earth is not as generous as before. This forces structures like NASA to take certain adventures, otherwise the Lunar Outpost project will remain just a concept. As part of this program, it is assumed that NASA's knowledge and technology will help private companies establish their colonies, bases, factories and other facilities on the Moon — if they have enough money, of course.
The production of Russian missiles will become cheaper thanks to domestic engineering software
As reported by the Center. Khrunicheva, the introduction of the Logos system will also reduce the number of improvements at the early stages of design
The production of Russian rockets may become cheaper in the case of a comprehensive transition of the Khrunichev Center (Roscosmos enterprise), the manufacturer of Proton and Angara launch vehicles, to the domestic Logos virtual modeling system. Vladimir Afanasyev, Deputy General Director of the company for Digital Transformation, told reporters about this on Tuesday.
Poland will transfer 14 MiG-29s to Ukraine, keeping the machines upgraded to NATO standards
Poland will transfer a total of 14 MiG-29s to Ukraine, while retaining MiGs upgraded to NATO standards. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated by Polish President Andrzej Duda after a meeting with Vladimir Zelensky on April 5 in Warsaw.
Tests of the American kamikaze drone were shown on video
The company Anduril Industries, which produces drones of the Air-Launched, Tube-Integrated, Unmanned System 600 (ALTIUS 600) series, showed tests of the ALTIUS 600M kamikaze drone. The American edition of The Drive drew attention to the corresponding video.
The Russian Defense Ministry showed the training of drone operators
The Ministry of Defense showed the training of drone operators before participating in a special operation
The Russian Defense Ministry showed footage of training sessions for operators of multifunctional drones-quadrocopters of the Western Military District before performing combat missions in the zone of a special military operation.
After the beginning of the Ukrainian conflict, German military-industrial complex enterprises receive record revenues
After the almost complete cessation of purchases of Russian gas and oil, the imposition of sanctions against the Russian Federation, many enterprises in the real sector of the European economy faced serious problems due to rising energy prices. The only industry that benefited from the military conflict that began in Ukraine was the defense industry. Moreover, not only American.
In India, they warned about the third world War because of Finland's accession to NATO
Times of India: Finland's entry into NATO could lead to World War III
The accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO will not change the situation in Ukraine in any way, writes the Times of India. Time will tell how wise the decision to expand the alliance was. However, this step may lead to a third world War, the author of the article warns.
Serbia will hold military exercises "Platinum Wolf" together with the United States
In mid-June 2023, the Serbian Armed Forces will participate in the Platinum Wolf military exercises, held under the patronage of the United States and with the participation of 10 other states. This was announced by Serbian Defense Minister Milos Vucevic on the B92 TV channel.
Joint Moldovan-Romanian exercises "Fire Shield-2023" have started at one of Romania's training grounds
Joint Moldovan-Romanian artillery exercises "Fire Shield-2023" have started at the Smyrdan training ground in the Romanian county of Galac. This information was confirmed by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Moldova.
Hungary said it would not support NATO's decisions that could lead to conflict with Russia
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto stressed that Budapest considers the fundamental decision that the alliance is not involved in the conflict in Ukraine
Hungary will not support any NATO decisions, including at the July alliance summit in Vilnius, which could lead to a direct conflict with Russia. This was stated on Wednesday by Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Policy Peter Szijjarto, who attended the meeting of the NATO Foreign Minister in Brussels.
New large-scale American military assistance to Ukraine
On April 4, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new large-scale package of US military assistance to Ukraine totaling $ 2.6 billion. 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 $ 35.1 billion, and the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has reached $38 billion.
The year of the SVO: the cost assessment of the main weapons systems supplied by the Western countries of the Armed Forces
The cost estimate of the main weapons systems supplied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine is based on the data available to the Central Intelligence Agency as of March 31, 2023.