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This week, the Spanish authorities announced the start of training for Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners. We are talking about the operators of the HAWK complex. It is likely that the Ukrainian Armed Forces will not receive the HAWK Phase III, but a more modern version of the SAM. The first HAWK systems arrived in Ukraine last […]
On November 8, it was officially announced that the Government of the Slovak Republic failed to approve the fourteenth military aid package for Ukraine in the amount of 40.3 million euros. Bratislava failed to vote on Ukraine after all What is important to understand is that the proposal to supply aid to Kyiv was prepared […]
The Government of Canada has allocated another batch of aid to Ukraine, which includes new DIGITAL VANGUARD-S robotic systems. They are designed to defuse explosive ordnance in populated areas. As a result of Russia’s armed aggression, Ukraine has become one of the most mined countries in the world – according to preliminary estimates, 30% (174 […]
The Ukrainian army has received American M1150 assault demining vehicles. Photos from M1150 were published on the website of the President of Ukraine. It is unknown how many of these vehicles are in service with the Armed Forces. By the way, the United States has not officially announced the transfer of the M1150 to Ukraine. […]
The F-16 multi-role fighters that Ukraine will receive next year will be less useful than they could be. Russia has strengthened its air defense. The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, said this in an interview with the Economist. According to him, the Western allies were too cautious in supplying Ukraine with […]
The House Republican majority introduced a separate bill to fund $14.3 billion in aid to Israel. This Republican initiative does not include aid to Ukraine and has different funding sources than the Biden administration proposed. This was reported by Ukrinform. “To cover this foreign aid, the legislation would cut $14.3 billion in funding for the […]
Israel will receive Iron Dome air defense systems from the United States. The transfer of anti-aircraft missile systems will be part of the aid to fight Hamas. The United States will send all air defense systems belonging to the army to Israel. The military service currently has two Iron Dome batteries stored at Joint Base […]
The Australian government has announced a new $20 million military aid package for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The information was shared by The West Australian. This package includes a 3D printer for creating metal spare parts for military equipment, demining equipment, portable X-ray machines, and anti-drone systems manufactured by Australian companies DroneShield, Micro-X, Minelab, and […]
In June of this year, Croatia handed over 14 Mi-8 helicopters to the Ukrainian Armed Forces as part of military aid. As it turned out, these were all helicopters of this type that were in service with the Croatian army. The information was shared by U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at a joint briefing […]
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announces a new $200 million package of military aid to Ukraine, which will include ammunition for air defense systems, artillery and missile munitions, precision aviation munitions, anti-tank weapons, and equipment to counter Russian drones. This was announced by Austin at the opening of the 16th meeting of the Contact […]