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Drones from the Chinese company DJI may become unavailable for use in the United States. This follows from a recently proposed bill that was unanimously supported by the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, according to The New York Times. The draft law, known as the “PDA Drone Countermeasures Act,” may be put to a […]
The United States has recently announced the transfer of $1 billion worth of military equipment to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and now plans to announce another package of weapons. What is known The information was shared by Politico. The new aid package will be worth $6 billion. It is to be announced today, on April […]
The US State Department has approved the sale of AARGM-ER anti-radar missiles to the Netherlands for use with fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighters. According to the information published on the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) website, the deal is worth approximately $700 million. Under this contract, the Netherlands will receive 265 AARGM-ER missiles, as well […]
Ukraine received long-range ATACMS missiles. The information was shared by the New York Times, citing a senior U.S. official. U.S. President Joe Biden secretly approved the missile delivery in February of this year. They were included in the March aid package worth $300 million. We are talking about more than 100 missiles with a range […]
US President Joe Biden has officially authorized a bill that paves the way for a ban on the social network TikTok in the US if its Chinese owner ByteDance does not sell its stake to a Western investor. According to the document, the agreement has 270 days with a deadline of January 19, 2025, but […]
The decision of the US parliament is aimed at pushing ByteDance to abandon TikTok. The US Congress has approved a decision to ban the Chinese social network TikTok, which will now be unavailable for download in 270 days unless the Chinese owner sells the platform. As reported by the Financial Times, on Tuesday, 79 members […]
A damaged M903 launcher from the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system was delivered to the United States. The video was posted by Dustin Weese on Facebook. The launcher was delivered to the United States on an An-124 transport aircraft that took off from Rzeszow, Poland, on April 5. The aircraft, registration number UR-82027, departed Poland at […]
During the joint defense of Israel against Iran’s combined massive attack on April 13, 2024. For the first time in history, the U.S. Armed Forces used RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) missiles of the Aegis missile defense system to intercept real targets. According to Business Insider, citing U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, […]
US President Joe Biden has extended the ban on Russian-linked vessels entering US ports for another year. This was reported on the White House website. “I am extending for one year the national emergency to regulate the docking and movement of Russian-affiliated vessels into United States ports as set forth in Proclamation 10371,” Biden said […]
A fire broke out in Pennsylvania in the United States at a plant that produces ammunition, which is supplied to Ukraine, among other places. This was reported by Militarny. The fire broke out at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant on Monday, April 15, in the afternoon around 15:00 local time. Photos from the scene showing […]