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A new package of American military assistance to Ukraine
On August 1, 2022, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of another new package of military assistance to Ukraine totaling $ 550 million. Thus, the total amount of US military aid officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24 now reaches $8.1 billion. The total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has exceeded $ 10 billion.
Scholz said that Germany supplies Ukraine with the latest weapons
The German Chancellor noted that it is not in service with the Bundeswehr
Ukraine continues to receive the latest weapons from Germany, some of which are so modern that they have not yet been put into service by the Bundeswehr. This was announced by Chancellor Olaf Scholz in an interview published on Monday with The Globe and Mail newspaper .
Airborne troops of Russia: a view from the outside
The airborne troops of Russia cause pride among our citizens and envy among our "partners". The proposed article was published in early February 2022, before the start of a special military operation in Ukraine. At the same time, it was written under the impression of the actions of the CSTO peacekeeping forces in Kazakhstan and accurately conveys the state and capabilities of the Russian Airborne Forces.
"If they are not satisfied with the goal": in Ukraine, they said that the United States can cancel the strikes of the HIMARS MLRS
The Ukrainian intelligence service told about consultations with the United States before the HIMARS MLRS strikes
Vadim Skibitsky, a representative of the main intelligence directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, said in an interview with the Telegraph that the country's Armed Forces consult with the United States before launching a strike from HIMARS multiple rocket launchers. He also said that Kiev conducts joint operations together with Poland.
Shoigu told how many MLRS HIMARS destroyed the Russian military
Russian Defense Minister Shoigu announced the destruction of six HIMARS installations in Ukraine
During a special operation in Ukraine, the Russian military destroyed six launchers of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and more than 200 missiles to them, as well as five installations of the Harpoon anti-ship complex, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
"The paratroopers don't need a parachute anymore. This is now an extra item"
The ex-commander of the Airborne Forces, Colonel-General Georgy Shpak, spoke about the reform of the Airborne Troops
In Russia today marks the Day of Airborne Troops (airborne). Now they are in the stage of reform. "Newspaper.Ru" together with experts, I figured out what the airborne forces would look like in the future.
"Haymarsization" was called a threat to the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Receiving multiple launch rocket systems "Himars" (HIMARS) forced the armed forces of Ukraine to almost completely change the concept of warfare, which threatens to increase losses among personnel. This opinion was expressed by the author of the weekly "Zvezda" Vladimir Yeranosyan.
BMD-4M amphibious assault vehicles and 2S9 "Nona-S" self-propelled guns: what kind of equipment is used by airborne units during a special military operation
In a special military operation, airborne units are active and highly competent. Paratroopers, of course, fly and jump with parachutes. But the main theater of their military operations is the earth. And on land they are in no way inferior to the classic motorized infantry.
The Chinese command announced the beginning of "military operations" with rocket firing off the coast of Taiwan
The Chinese Eastern Military Command announced the beginning of "military operations" off the coast of Taiwan. They associate the conduct of these "military operations", namely, such a term is used in the PLA, with the visit of the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the US Congress Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan.
Nancy Pelosi finally turned China to face Russia
The Third World War did not happen – the plane with the speaker of the American Parliament Nancy Pelosi landed in Taipei. Beijing threatened to prevent this visit, but did not take any measures to prevent it. However, China has already promised a "powerful and strong" US response to Pelosi's visit. The deterioration of relations will also lead to the fact that from now on Beijing will not listen to America's opinion regarding Russia.
Nuclear weapons can restore understanding between Russia and the United States
"My administration is ready to promptly negotiate a new arms control system that will replace the new START," US President Joe Biden says. There is reason to believe that the words of the host of the White House may mean something more than just a desire to preserve the key treaty on nuclear weapons.
Missile-carrying drones lack vision and maneuverability
Turkish drones have vision problems
The Bayraktar Akinci (Bayraktar Akinci), a Turkish-made unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), successfully launched an LGK-82 laser-guided missile developed by the national company Aselsan (Aselsan). This was reported on Saturday, July 1 by the Anatolian Agency.
The fire is extinguished by fire
Russian troops need long-range artillery systems
On July 24, 2022, five months have passed since the beginning of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine. A line beyond which you can sum up some results, as the sailors say, look around in the compartments. And then draw new red arrows on the commander's maps. What are these five months talking about, is everything going as planned?
North Korea: we will not eat enough, but we will arm ourselves
When the army becomes the reason for the existence of the country
The history of the DPRK is very peculiar. This explains to a large extent the uniqueness of the country in its current form.
Fire tornado solves problems and sums up the results
Weapons of rocket volleys in the first thousand years
Artillery has always been an important means of achieving victory over the enemy. The appearance of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) has moved the armed confrontation to a completely different level, which is due to a number of advantages. The most important of them are:
Where did the "Serpentine" come from
Every new weapon has a venerable prototype
A report on the development in Russia of a ground-based anti-ship ballistic missile (PKB) "Serpentine" with a hypersonic warhead (warhead) caused a wave of comments.
Hypersonic missile "Serpentine" for the Russian Navy
The publications of some Russian media about the development of a new hypersonic missile "Serpentine" attracted considerable attention of Western observers. Below we bring to your attention the article "Anti-ship ballistic missile of Russia", published by the War Zone resource. The author of the material conducts some analysis on the topic of the "Coil" and, to a certain extent, reveals the likely consequences of the deployment of this product. [As before, IVi's remarks are given in square brackets]
The main vulnerability of the Russian S-400 is revealed
The myth of the S-400: why the power of the Russian air defense is exaggerated
The S-400 poses a great danger to NATO, warns the author of the Business Insider article. It is capable of detecting all American stealth fighters. The West should not underestimate this SAM, otherwise it may end badly. However, it is not without drawbacks, the author notes.
The US Army has ordered an additional batch of Paladin howitzers
BAE Systems will release an additional batch of upgraded self-propelled howitzers M109A7 Paladin ("Paladin") by order of the U.S. Army. M109A7 is the latest version of the 155-mm self-propelled artillery (ACS) M109, according to the UK Defense Journal.
The deadly missile "Point" in the DPRK has been improved and now hits 220 km
We continue to talk about missile systems manufactured in North Korea. Last time in the article "The vaunted HIMARS is a firecracker in comparison with it: 600-mm MLRS from the DPRK", multiple rocket launchers were considered. This time we will talk about the KN-02 Toksa or Hwasong-11. Ballistic missiles are a local modification of the famous Soviet 9K79 "Dot" (SS-21 Scarab according to the NATO classification).
