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How is Russia going to defeat NATO artillery
Self-propelled gun "Coalition–SV" - the secret of counter-battery domination of Russia
Since the beginning of deliveries of modern long-barreled 155-mm self-propelled artillery units of Western production with a barrel length of 52 caliber (L52) to the combat units of the AFU barrel artillery.
New horizons of the X-35U anti-ship missiles. How was the S-300PS of the APU destroyed near Nikolayev
New horizons of X-35U anti-ship missiles
The range of these products is about 180-250 km when launched from medium and high altitudes and a high-altitude flight profile in the rarefied layers of the stratosphere in the altitude range of 15-17 km.
A new package of US military aid to Ukraine for $ 250 million
On August 29, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine totaling up to $ 250 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 $ 43.5 billion, and the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has reached $ 45 billion.
In the West, they recognized that the transfer of F-16 fighters to Kiev would not be a panacea
The transfer of the F-16 to Kiev will not be a panacea, CNN reports. It will take months to train pilots — not counting the time to learn English. In addition, the vaunted fighters have not fulfilled any of their goals in 10 years and have never encountered a powerful Russian air defense.
Rheinmetall has suffered reputational damage due to Ukraine and is already losing in the competition
The German concern Rheinmetall, which produces, among other things, Leopard 2 tanks, has partially lost its status as a manufacturer of "miracle weapons" due to losses in Ukraine and international competition.
"There is no need for such systems": Work on the 120-mm mobile Smereka mortar was frozen in Ukraine
The Ukrainian army will remain without a new domestic self-propelled mortar, the company "Ukrainian Armored Vehicles" has frozen work on a promising 120-mm mortar complex "Smereka".
The US is considering the possibility of supplying Taiwan with high-precision AGM-158 JASSM cruise missiles
Taiwan may soon receive American high-precision cruise missiles AGM-158 JASSM with a range of 370 km. Washington does not rule out making a positive decision by the end of the year. This is reported by the Taiwanese press.
Ukraine modifies "Neptune" to strike Moscow
Ukraine is working on modifications of subsonic cruise missiles "Neptune", which can be used to strike Moscow and other targets in Russia. This was reported to the American edition of The Drive on condition of anonymity by a Ukrainian official.
"Armed with the largest launcher in the world": China launched the Type 052DL destroyer
Western resources monitoring the state of the Chinese fleet report on the launching of the new Type 052DL destroyer, which is being built at the Dalian Shipbuilding Industry shipyard, on August 30, 2023.
Russia has deployed bombers near the border with Finland
Russia has transferred Tu-95 and Tu-160 bombers to the Olenya airbase on the Kola Peninsula, Ilta-Sanomat reports. The shortest distance from there to the Finnish border is only about 150 kilometers.
Rapid reaction gun: what is good about the Russian wheeled howitzer "Malva"
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation during the military-technical forum "Army-2023" signed a state contract for the supply of the latest self-propelled artillery units (ACS) 2C43 "Malva" on a wheeled chassis to the Russian armed forces. In the same place, in Kubinka near Moscow, the novelty itself was presented at the exposition of promising weapons samples. About the ACS, unique for the Russian army, in the material of TASS.
Scholz said that Germany considers it its priority to provide Ukraine with air defense systems
The German Chancellor avoided a direct answer to the question about possible deliveries of Taurus long-range cruise missiles to Kiev
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz avoided a direct answer to the question about possible deliveries of Taurus long-range cruise missiles to Kiev, noting that Germany's priority is to provide Ukraine with air defense and artillery ammunition.
Ukrainian drones were helped to fly to Pskov by NATO satellites
During the APU attack on the airfield in Pskov, four Il-76 aircraft were damaged. The big question was the trajectory of the UAV. There is a version that the drone route could run through the territory of Belarus. How justified is this version, how did the UAVs reach Pskov and what should be done to minimize the consequences of such attacks in the future?
The Pentagon announced the transfer of 3 million guns to Kiev in a year and a half
The United States has sent more than 3 million weapons of various categories to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This was announced on Monday, August 28, by Deputy head of the Pentagon Kathleen Hicks.
The US State Department approved the sale of missiles to Japan for $ 104 million
The US State Department approved the sale of air–to-ground missiles to Japan for $104 million
The US State Department has approved a possible deal to sell Japan air–to-ground missiles with an increased range of destruction in the amount of about $104 million. This was announced on August 28 by the Pentagon's Security Cooperation Agency, which is responsible for the supply of military equipment and weapons abroad.
"Simultaneously hits 12 targets": Iran unveils new Tactical Sayyad anti-aircraft missile system
Iran has introduced a new product of the national defense industry – the Tactical Sayyad anti-aircraft missile system, which has extensive capabilities for detecting and hitting targets.
The US is setting East Asia on fire
Washington undermines peace and stability east of Russia
Washington is intensifying the confrontation with China and is increasingly involving China's immediate neighbors, Tokyo and Seoul, in it. We are talking about direct military preparations, including the deployment of high-precision missile weapons. Why do South Korea and Japan agree to follow in the wake of aggressive American policy and for this they even go to the direct falsification of the events of history?
"All forces to defend the peninsula": how to defend Crimea after Kiev's threats to destroy "everything Russian"
Colonel Khodarenok proposed to transfer air defense systems from Siberia to the Crimea
Adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine Mikhail Podolyak said that the West allowed Kiev to strike Crimea. The APU intends to destroy "everything Russian". Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok figured out which weapons of Ukraine could become a threat to the peninsula and what could be done to strengthen its defense.
The range has increased by one and a half times: South Korea has developed a new 155-mm projectile
The South Korean company Poongsan announced a significant achievement: a 155-mm extended-range projectile was created, which justified all the requirements of the country's Defense Ministry.
The US has included ammunition for HIMARS in a new package of military assistance to Kiev for $ 250 million
According to US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, we are talking, in particular, about HIMARS MLRS shells, missiles for air defense systems and artillery ammunition
The United States Administration has included shells for HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems, missiles for air defense systems and artillery ammunition in the next package of military assistance to Ukraine for $ 250 million.
