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On August 23, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a missile attack on a Russian military base in Crimea, destroying a launcher of the S-400 Triumph air defense system. Now the details of this attack have emerged. The information was shared by Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, on Ukrainian Radio. According […]
Russia has at least 585 missiles in its reserves that can fire over 500 kilometers. These missiles are often used by the occupiers to attack Ukraine. This was stated by Deputy Chief of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine Major General Vadym Skibitskyi in a commentary to RBC-Ukraine. He emphasized that the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine […]
For the first time, Germany has handed over missiles for the American Patriot anti-aircraft missile system to Ukraine. This follows from the updated list of military supplies on the German government’s website. It is not specified how many units have been shipped. In addition, Germany supplied Ukraine with ten sensors for drones, 40 RQ-35 Heidrun […]
The Ukrainian Armed Forces use 9B28 missiles from the Soviet S-200 air defense system to strike ground targets. This was made possible by a new generation of radar. Forbes journalists talked to former NSA employee Trent Telenko, who is familiar with this anti-aircraft missile. He recalled that it was developed by KB-1 specialists in the […]
Germany’s choice in favor of the AIM-120 could be very painful for the European MBDA, which offers its own Meteor, which even has a longer range of targets The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has authorized the sale of more than 969 AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles to Germany, including all related services and equipment. […]
Raytheon and the U.S. Air Force complete operational testing of the AMRAAM missile. Earlier, they announced the completion of developmental tests of the AIM-120D-3. Raytheon’s website states that an F-16 fighter jet was used to launch the missiles during the test. According to Paul Ferraro, who serves as the head of the Air Power division, […]
Yesterday, Emmanuel Macron announced in Vilnius that France would increase arms supplies to Ukraine. According to the French president, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will receive weapons and equipment that will allow them to strike at targets in the deep rear. A Reuters source said that the missiles would be delivered in “significant numbers” from French […]
The day before, the Center for National Resistance published a report on the redeployment of the Bal division of complexes from the Krasnodar Territory to the Bryansk Region. These systems are designed to strike enemy ships with X-35U missiles. Initially, the range of the X-35U was 260 km. Two years ago, the missile was improved. […]
According to the Center for National Resistance, the occupiers transferred the Bal coastal complexes to the territory of the Bryansk region. They plan to use them to strike Ukrainian cities. The main purpose of the division is to destroy ships. For this purpose, Bal uses X-35/35U missiles. The range of the X-35 is 130 km. […]
Lockheed Martin is developing an ultra-long-range, precision air-to-ground missile. This is an improved version of the AGM-158D. It will be tested in the United States in the near future. The JASSM missile has been in service with the US Air Force since 2009. Its flight range is 370 km. The JASSM-ER missile has an extended […]