The United States is set to escalate deliveries of Bradley infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine, after the vehicles were shown taking significant losses in failed offensive against Russian forces which have reportedly resulted in the losses of several dozen vehicles. A new aid package including
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Russian personnel have captured at least one Leopard 2 tank and multiple Bradley infantry fighting vehicles in Ukraine’s Zaporozhye Region, as confirmed by new footage released by the Russian Defence Ministry. The footage shows Russian personnel inspecting the Western supplied armour, with one
Following initial steps towards finalising a sale of the David’s Sling air defence system to NATO’s newest member Finland in early April, Executive Vice President and General Manager at Israeli defence manufacturer Rafael’s Air and Missile Defence Systems Division Pini Yungman expressed optimism that the system could
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on June 10 that his government would seize a Russian-owned An-124 heavyweight cargo aircraft, and that Ottawa would move towards forfeiting the aircraft to Ukraine. The statement was made as Trudeau, whose government has been a leading supporter of
On June 9 Russian arms manufacturer Kalashnikov released a video showing the Vikhr air launched missile destroying an M2 Bradley fighting vehicle operated by the Ukrainian Army in Eastern Ukraine. The footage was released as other footage showed Bradleys and German Leopard 2A6 tanks, which
On June 7 Iran unveiled its first ever missile class integrating a hyepronsic glide vehicle, which represents a potentially revolutionary development for the country’s strike capabilities against targets across the Middle East and possibly far beyond. The Fattah missile was unveiled at a ceremony attended by President
Since the initiation of Ukraine’s mass offensive against Russian positions the country has begun to actively deploy new batches of armour received from Western countries, including not only very large numbers of Leopard 1 and Leopard 2A4 tanks, but also the much more capable Leopard 2A6 which,
Following confirmation that the Royal Australian Navy would begin to field nuclear powered attack submarines with support from the United States and Britain as part of the AUKUS strategic partnership in September 2021, it has been revealed that the Royal Australian Navy will receive three Virginia
Former NATO Secretary General Anders Rasmussen warned in June 7 that Eastern European members of the alliance could deploy forces in Ukraine. Speaking at the NATO summit in Vilnius, he stated regarding the dangers of failing to reach a clear plan for providing further support to the Ukrainian war
Ukraine began to receive Western produced tanks in late February, after Britain made the first pledge of such vehicles as aid to the country in December, which was closely followed by pledges from Poland, Germany, the United States, France and other countries from across NATO. Ukraine previously fielded by far the