Russia launched a wave of missiles and drones at Ukraine last night in the biggest strike for weeks, again targeting the electricity infrastructure, causing blackouts and civilians deaths at several l...
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Swedish Missiles. Emirati Armored Trucks. The Ukrainian Army’s Newest Mechanized Brigade Has A Weird Mix Of Weapons.
An 88th Mechanized Brigade Panthera F9 armored truck. 88th Mechanized Brigade photo The Ukrainian army has been forming new mechanized brigades as fast as it can recruit, train and equip the troops. I...
Ukraine’s New Stryker Recon Vehicles Can See Six Miles Away, And Call In Mortars And Missiles
A U.S. Army M1127. Wikimedia Commons Those 90 Stryker wheeled fighting vehicles the United States pledged to Ukraine have arrived in Germany aboard a roll-on, roll-off cargo ship. Video of the Stryker...
Ukraine Should Have No Problem Arming Its Old Soviet Jets With New British Cruise Missiles
A Royal Air Force Tornado armed with Storm Shadows in 2004. Wikimedia Commons The United Kingdom will give Ukraine “longer-range weapons,” U.K. prime minister Rishi Sunak said at a diplomatic conferen...
Pentagon Warns China Has More Nuclear Missile Launchers Than U.S. But There’s One Big Catch
Maxar satellite imagery of a missile silo being constructed under inflatable domes at a training … [+] area in north-central China. Satellite image (c) 2021 Maxar Technologies. DigitalGlobe/Gett...
Covert Israeli Operations Against Iranian Missiles And Drone Plants Might Help Ukraine
Israel is the prime suspect behind the suspected drone attack on Saturday against a military target near the central Iranian city of Isfahan. The attack occurred a little over a day after an Israeli o...
The U.S. Fleet Could Lose Four Aircraft Carriers Defending Taiwan
USS ‘Ronald Reagan.’ U.S. Navy photo The U.S. Navy’s fleet of 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers fared poorly in a series of war games, simulating a Chinese invasion of Taiwan in 2026, t...
Iran Might Be Waiting Until October To Supply Russia Deadlier Drones And Missiles For Ukraine
Since September, Russia has launched hundreds of Iranian-supplied loitering munitions (self-detonating drones) against Ukraine’s power grid. Tehran has much faster and deadlier drones and short-...
Ukraine May Finally Get Greece’s Russian S-300 Missiles
Greece has reportedly expressed its willingness to transfer its Russian-built long-range S-300 air defense missile systems to Ukraine if the United States replaces them with a MIM-104 Patriot. “...
Did The Russians Sabotage Ukraine’s Neptune Missiles?
The Ukrainian navy’s first Neptune battery. Wikimedia Commons The Neptune anti-ship missile was one of Ukraine’s secret weapons. Developed in fits and starts and completed just weeks before Russ...
Why Does Ukraine Want Patriot Missiles Which Could Not Protect Saudi Arabia Against Drones?
According to news reports, the U.S. is finalizing plans to send Patriot missile batteries to Ukraine. The country has been coming under increasing attack from Russian drones and cruise missiles and ac...
New British Brimstone 2 Missiles Are Bad News For Russian Tanks, Artillery, Air Defense, Command Posts…
The UK has been supplying Ukraine with Brimstone missiles since April. Yesterday the UK Ministry of Defence officially confirmed what was being unofficially claimed based on imagery, that Ukraine is r...
The U.S. Navy Is About To Pack A Dozen Hypersonic Missiles Apiece Into Its New Stealth Destroyers
From left, the Chilean navy frigate CNS ‘Almirante Lynch.’ the Indian navy guided-missile frigate INS ‘Satpura’ and the ‘Zumwalt’-class destroyer USS ‘Michael...
Dow turns negative in afternoon trade Tuesday after report of Russian missiles hitting NATO member Poland
U.S. stocks trimmed earlier gains, with the Dow turning negative, after a news report indicated Russian missiles crossed into Poland, a NATO member. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.17% fell ...
Putin Allies Demand More Attacks On Ukraine—But Russia May Not Have Enough Missiles
Topline Russian President Vladimir Putin’s allies claimed Monday’s deadly attack on Ukrainian cities were just the “first episode,” as they call for more indiscriminate attacks—but questions have emer...
Putin’s Vengeance Missiles Rain Down On Kyiv
KYIV, UKRAINE – OCTOBER 10: A screen grab taken from a surveillance camera shows an explosion rocked … [+] a bridge in the Shevchenkivskyi district of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv on Octobe...
Russia Mulls Restarting Production Of Older Fighting Vehicles To Replace Ukraine Losses
TOPSHOT – A photograph taken on May 4, 2022 shows a destroyed Russian BMP-3 infantry fighting … [+] vehicle on a road near Pokrovske, eastern Ukraine amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. ...
Watch The Ukrainian Air Force Lob American Missiles At Russian Radars
A Ukrainian air force MiG-29 launches a HARM. Via social media The Ukrainian air force has armed some of its surviving MiG-29 fighters with American-made High-speed Anti-Radiation Missiles—and is firi...
Ukrainian MiGs Firing American Missiles Are Hunting Down Russian Air-Defenses
A HARM missile under the wing of a U.S. Navy EA-18G. U.S. Navy photo With every new photo that circulates online, it’s becoming clearer—the Ukrainian air force’s trusty old MiG-29 fighters are on a mi...
Ukrainian Jets Are Firing American Anti-Radar Missiles
A U.S. Navy EA-6B fires an AGM-88 HARM in 1999. U.S. Navy photo Ukrainian aircraft are firing American-made AGM-88 High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles at Russian air-defenses in Ukraine. It’s an unexpe...
UAE And Saudi Arabia Seek More U.S. Interceptor Missiles Amidst Talk Of Middle East Air Defense Alliance
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have requested sizable quantities of interceptor missiles to replenish their stockpiles. The dual requests come amidst increased talk in ...
Afraid Of Ukrainian Missiles, The Russians Are Chaining Air-Defense Vehicles To Ships
A Project 22160 with a Tor aboard. Photo via social media The Russian navy’s Black Sea Fleet still is strapping Tor air-defense vehicles to at least one of its corvettes, clearly hoping to protect the...
Desperate Russian Troops Apparently Lobbed Anti-Air Missiles At Ukrainian Targets On Land
Russian S-300s. Russian state media photo Russian forces in Ukraine reportedly have fired S-300 anti-aircraft missiles at Ukrainian targets … on the ground. If true, that’s yet more evidence of ...
The Air Force Is Retiring Most of Its Global Hawk ISR Drones to A Test Role for Hypersonic Missiles
An RQ-4 Global Hawk receives routine maintenance after being refueled at Grand Forks Air Force Base, … [+] North Dakota. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elora McCutcheon Most of the Air...
Ukrainian Troops Just Hoisted Their Flag On Snake Island—Then Speeded Away As Russian Missiles Rained Down
Ukrainian forces on Snake Island on July 7, 2022. Ukrainian defense ministry photo A team of Ukrainian troops riding in at least one machine-gun-armed small boat landed on Snake Island around dawn on ...
At Least 18 People Dead After Russian Missiles Strike Residential Building In Odesa
Topline At least 18 people were killed on Friday after a barrage of Russian missiles struck a residential building in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa, just days after another similar attack on a crow...
How Ukraine Won The Battle
LVIV, UKRAINE – MAY 09: Limited edition “Snake Island” stamps, commemorating the moment when a … [+] Ukrainian soldier defiantly replied “Russian warship, go f*ck yoursel...
Does Greece ‘Need’ Those Russian S-300 Missiles On Crete?
In early June, Greek Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos was unambiguous when he stressed that his country would not transfer its long-range Russian S-300 air defense missile systems stored on the ...
With Launchers And Missiles From Different Countries, Ukraine Assembles A New Anti-Ship Arsenal
One of Denmark’s old Harpoon launchers. Photo via Wikimedia Commons The United States and its allies are working to provide Ukraine with a mix of old and new truck-mounted launchers firing Harpo...
U.S. Giving Ukraine $1 Billion Military Aid Package Including Artillery, Anti-Ship Missiles
Topline President Joe Biden announced Wednesday the U.S. will send Ukraine $1 billion in additional military aid, including anti-ship systems, artillery rockets and ammunition. TOPSHOT – Members...
Ukraine Will Get HIMARS Rocket Systems, But Not Long-Range Missiles
EAST COAST, SOUTH KOREA – JULY 05: In this handout photo released by the South Korean Defense … [+] Ministry, U.S. M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System firing an MGM-140 Army Tactical Missil...
Are Russia’s New Drone Killing Lasers Effective Weapons or A Sign of Desperation?
A picture taken on March 22, 2022 shows a downed Russian drone in the area of a research institute, … [+] part of Ukraine’s National Academy of Science, after a strike, in northwestern Kyi...