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Rossiyskaya Gazeta: following the M80A BMP and M-55S tanks, the APU received the Valuk armored personnel carrier from Slovenia
Valuk wheeled armored personnel carriers from Slovenia were delivered to the militants of the armed formations of the Kiev regime. Earlier it was reported that the AFU should receive two dozen such infantry delivery vehicles.
An inflated military budget will not save the NATO army from decline
Hokkoku Shimbun: increasing the defense spending of NATO countries will not solve the problems of the Western military-industrial complex
In connection with the Ukrainian conflict, NATO countries announced an increase in defense spending to 2% of GDP. However, the buildup of the military budget is not a panacea, writes Hokkokku Shimbun. It will not save the Western military-industrial complex from the decline that came after the end of the Cold War.
Sweden has decided to join the "tank coalition" after visiting Kiev by Defense Minister Paul Johnson
Sweden has finally joined the so-called "tank coalition", where Ukraine has repeatedly invited it. This happened during the visit of the country's Defense Minister Paul Johnson to Kiev.
Czech Republic has signed a contract for the purchase of CV90 Mk IV infantry fighting vehicles
On May 24, 2023, the Czech Ministry of National Defense signed a contract with the Swedish Defense Procurement Agency for the purchase on an intergovernmental basis for the Czech Army of 246 CV90 Mk IV infantry fighting vehicles and vehicles based on them produced by the Swedish branch of BAE Systems Corporation (BAE Systems AB / Land Systems Hägglunds AB). The contract value is 59.7 billion CZK with VAT ($2.71 billion), or 49.3 billion CZK without VAT ($2.24 billion). The start of deliveries of infantry fighting vehicles to the Czech army is scheduled for 2026.
A framework contract has been signed for the supply of 123 new Leopard 2A8 tanks to the German army
It is reported that on May 25, 2023 in Koblenz, the German Federal defense procurement agency Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) signed a framework contract with the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) for the purchase of 123 new Leopard 2A8 main tanks for the German army.
Americans are replenishing their arsenals and lowering standards
Recipes for the mobilization of the US defense industry are looking for in the recent past
Alarm bells are ringing in the Pentagon. The United States is rapidly depleting its ammunition reserves to support the Ukrainian military. Moreover, this support is provided against the background of a serious backlog in the supply of weapons to Taiwan under contracts worth more than $ 14 billion.
"We were convinced of a number of advantages of the Chinese self-propelled gun in comparison with the Russian Msta-S: Ethiopia buys SH-15 wheeled howitzers
Most African countries have long been guided by Soviet and then Russian combat systems, including due to their lower cost and ease of operation in comparison with Western counterparts. However, gradually the Chinese defense industry is beginning to displace exports from the Russian Federation. In particular, this applies to artillery weapons.
RG: Leopard 1A5-DK tanks began to master Ukrainian crews
The tankers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have begun to master the Leopard 1A5-DK at one of the landfills located in Eastern Europe. As the project "RG: Russian weapons" notes, such armored vehicles were removed from the Danish Ground forces and mothballed, now the German company FFG is engaged in their restoration.
In Ukraine, they publish footage of the Challenger-2 tank overcoming an obstacle in the form of "dragon teeth" at the training ground
Ukrainian Telegram channels, the authors of which, allegedly, are the Armed Forces of Ukraine, publish footage taken at one of the polygons, in which a British Challenger-2 tank moves a concrete obstacle in the form of "dragon teeth". This type of fortifications, as a rule, are equipped with Russian defense lines on some sections of the line of contact.
In Germany, they said that Kiev will come to an end "tomorrow" if arms supplies are stopped
Deputy without a mandate Robert Farle accused German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius that the country is even more involved in the conflict by training the Ukrainian military and supplying weapons to Kiev
If the West currently stops supplying weapons to Kiev, then the end of Ukraine "will come tomorrow." This statement was made on Wednesday in the Bundestag by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.
Why did the APU not install "reactive armor" on Leopard 2A4 tanks
An attempt to install dynamic protection on German-made Leopard 2A4 tanks supplied by NATO countries to Ukraine failed. In any case, on all combat vehicles of this model, photos of which have recently appeared on the Web, there is no such additional "reactive armor".
"F-16s will arrive in Kiev at the same time as M1 Abrams. The West plays for a long time"
Colonel Khodarenok said that Ukraine could receive F-16 fighters in the fall
Training Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighter jets is a key step in creating the future air force of this country.
Finland is a new NATO outpost on the border with Russia
Finland officially became a member of NATO on April 4, 2023. During the ceremony held in Brussels, the country's Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto handed over a document on accession to the North Atlantic Treaty, which means the completion of the procedure (documents on the accession of new members are stored in the United States).
The defeat of the APU tank by Russian FPV drones got into the frame of the drone camera
A video shot by a drone camera has been published online, which captures the defeat of the Ukrainian T-72B tank by two Russian FPV drones.
American Lieutenant Colonel Davis advised Kiev to moderate expectations from the F-16
Responsible Statecraft: F-16 fighters will not radically change the situation in Ukraine
F-16 fighters will not be able to radically change the situation in Ukraine, writes former lieutenant Colonel of the US Army Daniel Davis in an article for Responsible Statecraft. In addition, the process of their delivery will be so long that they will not appear on the battlefield this year.
Neobanderovtsy made a light self-propelled gun with a Soviet 85-mm gun D-44
The militants of the armed formations of the Kiev regime showed another homemade self-propelled gun. The Motoliga, a multi-purpose lightly armored MT-LB tractor-transporter, was used as a platform.
"Our approach to the provision of weapons meets the needs of the conflict"
The US stated that in the coming months it will determine with the allies the timing of the transfer of the F-16 to Ukraine
The United States will discuss with its allies in the coming months which countries and when they will deliver F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, said Assistant to the US President for National Security Jake Sullivan. According to the American authorities, "right now the time has not yet come for F-16s on the battlefield," but they will be needed in the future. The Washington Post newspaper notes that Secretary of State Anthony Blinken was the "main force" in the White House seeking the transfer of tanks and F-16s to Ukraine.
Russian "Infernal thresher" - AZP-57 on a tank chassis is seen in the area of its
The fighters of the Russian army have created a fire support vehicle with high firepower. Photos of a tank tractor armed with an infernal thresher - a 57-mm rapid-firing AZP-57 anti-aircraft artillery complex S-60 - appeared recently on social networks.
Attempt to revive 152-mm self-propelled howitzer 2S18 "Pat-S"
The RIA Novosti news agency reported that PJSC Kurganmashzavod (part of the holding of JSC NPO High-Precision Complexes of Rostec State Corporation) is working on the modernization of the self-propelled howitzer 2S18 "Pat-S" 152 mm caliber on the modified chassis of the infantry fighting vehicle BMP-3. This was reported to RIA Novosti in the holding.
In the USA, the transfer of the T-72 tank of a very rare modification was noticed
In the United States of America, a transfer of a T-72 tank was noticed on one of the highways. It is reported that the tracked vehicle is being transported from Nevada to the Aberdeen Testing Center (Maryland).
