It has been four months since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It was preceded by a massive, months long build-up of personnel and equipment. Several air bases… Continue reading "Observing Russia’s Airpower in Ukraine"
The ongoing Russian Invasion of Ukraine has led to an increase in NATO activity and US presence in Central Eastern Europe. The main beneficiaries of this radical change of situation… Continue reading "Permanent US Bases On NATO’s Eastern Flank – A Realistic Scenario?"
Two British men and a Moroccan man who fought for the Ukrainian military in Mariupol have been sentenced to death by Russian proxy “separatists”. The internationally unrecognised Donetsk People’s Republic’s… Continue reading "Britons, Moroccan National Sentenced To Death In Russian “Show Trial”"
Raytheon has been recently awarded a new contract worth $624 million for 1,300 units of the FIM-92 Stinger anti-aircraft launchers. The Stinger man-portable air defense system (MANPADS) entered service in… Continue reading "Raytheon Awarded $625 million FIM-92 Stinger Contract"
Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar announced on Thursday that it would be donating one of its TB2 attack drones free of charge to Ukraine, following a recent Lithuanian fundraiser for the… Continue reading "Baykar Announces Donation Of TB2 Attack Drone To Ukraine"
While the US decision to transfer M142 HIMARS to Ukraine will undoubtedly overshadow Sweden’s latest Ukrainian aid announcement the Swedish package is significant. At a joint press conference earlier today… Continue reading "Sweden To Provide Robot 17 Missiles to Ukraine"
The White House has announced another batch of military aid to be sent to Ukraine in coming days. One system set to be transferred which stands out among new $700… Continue reading "New US Aid Package Will Deliver HIMARS, Helicopters And More Javelins To Ukraine"
A Polish government official confirmed that 18 Polish manufactured “Krab” self-propelled howitzers have been delivered to Ukraine – Polskie Radio 24 reports. This latest Polish ‘lethal aid’ joins a number… Continue reading "Poland Delivers Krab Self-Propelled Howitzers to Ukraine"
Satellite imagery from Airbus dated May 29 has shown that Russia has been using the air base at Millerovo as a forward operating base (FOB) for helicopter operations. Around 20… Continue reading "Satellite Imagery Shows a Large Number of Helicopters at Russia’s Millerovo Airbase"
A fundraising campaign by a Lithuanian media outlet to purchase a Bayraktar TB2 armed drone for Ukraine successfully gathered over $5.4 million dollars in just three and a half days.… Continue reading "Lithuanians Raise $5.4 Million In Three Days To Buy Ukraine An Armed Drone"