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• Russian Army’s new heavy trucks fell into the hands of Ukrainian Soldiers
• US Navy guided missile destroyer arrives in Poland
• US Marines transitions from Harrier to F-35B
• Ukrainian Army just captured Russian mobile counter-battery radar
• Ukrainian Soldiers blows up Russian helicopter with anti-tank missile
• Japan, US conducts remote island defense drills
• Elbit Systems gets $130M contracts for artillery munitions production line

Russian Army’s new heavy trucks fell into the hands of Ukrainian Soldiers Posted: 27 Mar 2022 05:31 AM PDT The Ukrainian military has captured the newest variant of the iconic Russian URAL trucks. Two new Russian heavy military trucks, designed as the Ural-63704-0011, were captured by Ukrainian soldiers in the country’s northeastern Chernigiv region. The new Ural-63704, better known as Tornado-U, the military truck is larger and more capable than the Soviet-designed Ural-4320. According […] The post Russian Army's new heavy trucks fell into the hands of Ukrainian Soldiers first appeared on Defence Blog.

US Navy guided missile destroyer arrives in Poland Posted: 27 Mar 2022 05:05 AM PDT The U.S. Nabu annunced on Sunday that Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) arrived in Gdansk, Poland for a scheduled port visit, March 27.  USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) is deployed to the European theater of operations and participating in a range of maritime activities in support of U.S. 6th Fleet […] The post US Navy guided missile destroyer arrives in Poland first appeared on Defence Blog.

US Marines transitions from Harrier to F-35B Posted: 27 Mar 2022 04:54 AM PDT Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 214, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), conducted a re-designation ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Arizona, March 25, 2022. As part of the transition from the AV-8B Harrier to the F-35B Lightning II, VMA-214 was re-designated as Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214. The F-35B […] The post US Marines transitions from Harrier to F-35B first appeared on Defence Blog.

Ukrainian Army just captured Russian mobile counter-battery radar Posted: 27 Mar 2022 04:44 AM PDT The Ukrainian Armed Forces have captured Russian mobile counter-battery radar, according to open-source-intelligence analysts who scrutinize photos and videos on social media. According to a tweet from Kemal, Ukraine has captured a 1L261 radar vehicle of a 1L260 Zoopark-1M counter-battery radar complex. “Another significant radar system lost by the Russian war-machine… all according to plan […] The post Ukrainian Army just captured Russian mobile counter-battery radar first appeared on Defence Blog.

Ukrainian Soldiers blows up Russian helicopter with anti-tank missile Posted: 27 Mar 2022 04:19 AM PDT Ukrainian official released footage that appears to show a Russian helicopter struck with an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM). Anton Gerashchenko, an advisor to the head of Ukraine’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, sharred footage appears to shows the moment Ukrainina Soldiers blows to bits what it is claimed to be a Russian helicopter. “A missile hits […] The post Ukrainian Soldiers blows up Russian helicopter with anti-tank missile first appeared on Defence Blog.

Japan, US conducts remote island defense drills Posted: 27 Mar 2022 03:41 AM PDT Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force and the U.S. Marine Corps have been conducting remote island defense drills amid tenesions with Russia. According to local media, the GSDF’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade and the Okinawa-based U.S. 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit have been conducting drills over three weeks since March 4. The drills assume the training site in […] The post Japan, US conducts remote island defense drills first appeared on Defence Blog.

Elbit Systems gets $130M contracts for artillery munitions production line Posted: 27 Mar 2022 03:15 AM PDT The Israel’s defense giant, Elbit Systems, announced on Sunday that it was awarded contracts with an aggregate value of approximately $130 million to deliver an artillery munitions production line in a country in Asia-Pacific. As noted by the company, the contracts will be performed over a period of 2.5 years. Under the contracts, Elbit Systems […] The post Elbit Systems gets $130M contracts for artillery munitions production line first appeared on Defence Blog.

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