France has delivered a batch of 155-mm self-propelled guns TRF1 to Ukraine
France handed over to Ukraine a batch of 155-mm self-propelled guns TRF1, removed from service with the French army. This is reported by the French press with reference to a statement by French Defense Minister Sebastian Lecorny.
Germany will supply Ukraine with RCH 155 wheeled howitzers
According to the official statement of the German Federal Government dated December 7, 2022, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) is allowed to sell 18 RCH 155 wheeled howitzers to Ukraine. As a result, Ukraine will become the first customer of this newly developed weapon system.
A repair center for the restoration of weapons transferred to the Armed Forces has been launched in Slovakia
Germany has opened a repair center for military equipment of the Ukrainian army on the territory of Slovakia, the first self-propelled guns Panzerhaubitze 2000 from the presence of the APU have already been delivered for repair work. This was stated by the head of the special staff for Ukraine in the German Defense Ministry, Christian Freiding.
Finnish armored personnel carrier XA-180 became a trophy of the Russian army for the first time
The first XA-180 Pasi armored personnel carrier delivered from Finland became a trophy of the liberators. The three-axle car does not have any visible damage, except that the front right wheel is flat.
Ukrainian intelligence reports on the transfer of Russian T-72 tanks to the territory of Belarus
Russia continues to transfer military equipment to the territory of Belarus, another batch of T-72 tanks has arrived in the republic. According to Ukrainian intelligence, an echelon with armored vehicles arrived at the Zaslonovo station in the Vitebsk region.
American edition: Iran will limit the range of ballistic missiles intended for transfer to Russia
Iran will limit the range of ballistic missiles that it allegedly plans to transfer to Russia, the American news website Axios claims, citing four unnamed Israeli senior officials.
Finland acquires Israeli anti-tank guided missiles Spike
On December 9, 2022, the Finnish Ministry of Defense announced the purchase of large batches of Spike-SR, Spike-LR2 and Spike-ER2 anti-tank guided missiles for the Finnish armed forces from the Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems for a total of 223.6 million euros (excluding VAT). The purchase will be carried out through the NATO procurement agency NSPA (NATO Support and Procurement Agency) and the NATO Land Combat Missiles partnership program.
The US Air Force announced the successful test of a full-fledged prototype of the AGM-183 ARRW hypersonic missile
The US Air Force has moved to the testing stage of a full-fledged prototype of the latest hypersonic air-to-ground missile, created under the ARRW (Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon) program. The next rocket launch was carried out off the California coast of the Pacific Ocean.
France announced the delivery of a new batch of anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine amid reports of a shortage of components for the S-300 and Buk-M1
France is preparing to supply Ukraine with a new batch of anti-aircraft systems, and it is planned to do so in the near future. This was announced by French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, speaking at an international conference on support for Ukraine.
FT: the confrontation with Russia has seriously depleted Ukraine's weapons stocks
The newspaper reported that "Kiev is spending ammunition at an alarming rate"
The conflict with Russia has depleted ammunition for Ukraine's air defense systems. This was reported on Tuesday by the Financial Times newspaper with reference to the assessments of representatives of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The US has provided some details about the flight and return of the Orion spacecraft of the Artemis I mission after the Moon flyby
NASA's new Orion capsule returned from lunar orbit on Sunday, December 11, 2022, landing in the Pacific Ocean, near Mexico, and thereby completing a test flight. This mission was supposed to pave the way, so to speak, for astronauts during the next flyby of the moon.
Finnish border guards tested Schiebel UAVs with vertical takeoff
An unmanned aerial vehicle manufactured by the Austrian company Schiebel was tested in Finland as part of the Valvonta2 project, led by the Finnish Border Service and funded by the European Marine and Fisheries Foundation (EMFF).
The characteristics of the next Ukrainian drone of "own design" - "Inquisitor" became known
Experts are increasingly calling the military campaign in Ukraine nothing less than a "drone war". Moreover, from the traditional use of drones to obtain intelligence, UAVs are increasingly being used to deliver high-precision strikes, especially at long-range targets. The ultra-efficient use of Russian kamikaze drones "Geran-2" (Ukrainians have not been able to prove that these are Iranian "Shaheds") haunts Kiev, and they decided to prepare a "retaliatory strike" there.
Kiev claims that Russia has started using a new batch of Iranian drones
The speaker of the AFU command, Yuri Ignat, said that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation resumed the use of Iranian UAVs from a new series of deliveries in the special operation zone. It is noted that there have already been two attacks by "flying shahids", but the Ukrainian air defense allegedly successfully repelled them on the territory of the southern regions.
The Indian Navy Command has decided on a new carrier-based fighter to replace the Russian MiG-29K
The Indian tender for new carrier-based fighters for the newest aircraft carrier of its own design, INS Vikrant, may be completed in the near future. According to the Hindustan Times, the Indian Navy Aviation Command has identified an aircraft that will enter the aircraft carrier's wing.
There were shots of the destruction of the Su-35S air target of the Russian Aerospace Forces during a special operation
The crews of multi-purpose Su-35S fighters of the Russian Aerospace Forces worked out the tasks of air patrol and cover for assault aircraft in a given area, as well as army aviation helicopters when air strikes were carried out on military facilities and equipment of Ukrainian militants in the zone of a special operation to protect the civilian population of Donbass. Footage of combat sorties was shared by the Russian Defense Ministry on Tuesday, December 13.
Iranian pilots master heavy Russian fighter
MWM: Iranian Air Force pilots are trained on Su-35
According to US officials, the pilots of the Iranian Air Force have begun training on Russian Su-35 fighters, writes MWM. With reference to US officials, the author of the article reports that a "full-fledged defense partnership" is emerging between Moscow and Tehran.
The United States handed over M777 howitzers to Kurdish formations in Syria, which caused confusion in Ankara
The United States handed over to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) 155-mm howitzers M777. SDF - Kurdish formations that are supported by the United States, but are in conflict with Turkish troops. It turns out that these howitzers can now be used by the Kurds against the Turkish army at least in northern Syria.
The UK imposed sanctions against 12 Russian military leaders
The list also includes three Iranian businessmen and officials, as well as one Iranian company
The UK has imposed sanctions on 12 major Russian military leaders, three Iranian businessmen and officials, as well as one Iranian company in response to Russian strikes on Ukraine's infrastructure. This is stated in the sanctions list published on Tuesday by the Foreign Ministry of the United Kingdom.
Italian Defense Minister: Military support for Ukraine will stop sooner or later
Western countries will sooner or later be forced to cut off the flow of military aid to the Ukrainian regime. This was stated by Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto.