Ukraine could lose the war against Russia without additional military equipment from the United States and its allies, NATO’s top civilian official has warned. “There is an urgent need for more ammunition, more weapons for Ukraine,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday while on a trip to South Korea. “If they don’t get that, … Read more
On Sunday, Ukrainian soldiers landed in the UK to learn how to use British Challenger 2 tanks against the Russian invaders. The Ministry of Defense has shared photographs of the arrival of the soldiers leaving an RAF plane that took them to British territory. The government reports that the troops will begin training this very … Read more
A Russian company has offered up to five million rubles ($72,000) in cash to the first soldiers to destroy or capture Western-made tanks in Ukraine after the Kremlin promised that Russian forces would wipe out all Western tanks sent to Ukraine. The United States, Germany, and other European countries are preparing to send dozens of … Read more
Russia has reacted to reports that Ukraine expects delivery of Western tanks and has begun to show it by preparing the sophisticated missile-laden attack helicopters after news of future tank supplies to Ukraine. One of the upgraded Mi-28NM helicopters was spotted over Ukraine on January 14, days before the decision was made to deliver tanks … Read more
The U.S. and South Korea are expected to hold drills to deal with nuclear threats on the table but have not announced a specific time. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on January 20 that the United States and South Korea “will hold field exercises based on an increasingly complex scenario, focusing on nuclear threats … Read more
The Russian Defense Ministry announced the start of an offensive against the city of Ugledar in the Donetsk region, while the Ukrainian army said it was still standing. “The units of the eastern flank continued their advance, taking advantage of many positions and causing damage to the 1st Ukrainian tank brigade near the city of … Read more
The US Air Force has completed testing of the HAWC hypersonic weapon to serve other weapons development programs. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced on January 30 that it has collaborated with the US Air Force to complete the final test of the naturally aspirated Hypersonic Weapon program (HAWC). In the test, the … Read more
A four-star US Air Force general has warned that a conflict with China, presumably over Taiwan, may occur as soon as 2025 and has instructed his commanders to push their units to attain maximum operational readiness this year in preparation for the clash. The director of the Air Mobility Command, General Mike Minihan, said that … Read more
The long-awaited Indian Super Sukhoi program is finally getting underway. The Indian Defense Ministry has already asked for $4 billion. Out of a total of 260 Su-30MKI fighters, 150 will undergo full modernization. Almost two years have passed since the Super Sukhoi program was initially scheduled to begin. Due to the invasion of Ukraine by … Read more
Preemptive attacks to gain an advantage or reinforce defenses along the front lines before Ukraine receives Western tanks are options Russia can choose. The United States, Germany, Poland, and other allies of Ukraine said on January 26 that they would send dozens of modern tanks to support Kyiv in its confrontation with Moscow. Military experts … Read more