Thursday, April 28, 2022

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Australia sends M777 howitzers to Ukraine

Posted: 28 Apr 2022 05:19 AM PDT

The Australian Government is sending additional military aid to Ukraine to help the country defend itself against a further invasion by Russia. The details were given in a media release, to announce that the Australian Government is providing six M777 155mm lightweight, towed howitzers and 155mm howitzer ammunition to support the Government of Ukraine. The […]

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Ukrainian Army receives first Australian-built Bushmaster vehicles

Posted: 28 Apr 2022 05:06 AM PDT

The Ukrainian Armed Forces displayed a recently delivered Bushmaster protected mobility vehicle, which was donated by the Australian Government. Ukrainian Soldiers shared a short video showing an Australian-built 4×4 Bushmaster vehicle. The Australian Government has gifted 20 Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles, including two ambulance variants, to aid the Government of Ukraine's response to Russia's unrelenting […]

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Polish Army to get first batch of future combat vehicles for testing

Posted: 27 Apr 2022 12:57 AM PDT

The Polish Armed Forces will receive four additional prototypes of the new Borsuk amphibious infantry fighting vehicle, according to a spokesperson for the Armament Agency of the Polish Ministry of National Defence. “As part of the research and development work at the National Research and Development Center, 4 additional IFV prototypes Borsuk were contracted,” Krzysztof […]

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Canada to send more armored vehicles to Ukraine amid Russian invasion

Posted: 27 Apr 2022 12:39 AM PDT

Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand confirmed that the country will supply more armored vehicles to Ukraine, following Russia's invasion. In a Tuesday tweet, Anand said the government signed a contract with Roshel company to supply the armoured vehicles "as quickly as possible." “Today, we are announcing that Canada has finalized a contract for eight armoured […]

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Ukraine uses new British missile to shoot down Russian aircraft

Posted: 27 Apr 2022 12:22 AM PDT

Ukrainian troops reportedly are using a British-supplied new lightweight Martlet missile to shoot down Russian aircraft. According to some reports, like one from Militarnyi, Ukrainian Soldiers used them against Russian unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicles. The Thales Martlet, also called the Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM), is the latest generation of lightweight, precision strike, missiles, which […]

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Wreckage from Russian Mi-28 helicopter found outside Kyiv

Posted: 26 Apr 2022 03:29 AM PDT

A piece of Russian Mi-28 “Night Hunter” attack helicopter wreckage was found off the airport in the town of Hostomel, just outside Kyiv. The footage showed that the helicopter was completely disintegrated and broken into small pieces, except for some parts. But one photo clearly shows a tail-wheel-type landing gear and tail boom of the […]

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Lithuania moves to buy more Vilkas fighting vehicles

Posted: 25 Apr 2022 07:19 AM PDT

Lithuania has planned to exercise an option to acquire more Vilkas fighting vehicles, according to Vice Minister of National Defence Vilius Semeska. According to Vice Minister, Lithuania plans to buy 120 additional Vilkas (Wolf) infantry fighting vehicles. "Preparation for the negotiations began early this year and today we are able to discuss concrete amounts, value […]

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French, U.S. Soldiers conduct joint artillery live-fire operation in Djibouti

Posted: 25 Apr 2022 07:04 AM PDT

The joint task force of United States Africa Command announced that U.S. and French Soldiers have conducted joint artillery live-fire exercises in Djibouti. U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and members of the 5th RIAOM, French Forces in Djibouti (FFDJ), conduct […]

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US Army’s newest M109A7 howitzers participate in live-fire exercise in Lithuania

Posted: 25 Apr 2022 06:21 AM PDT

German, Dutch, Norwegian and U.S. forces demonstrated their firepower during the Baltic Ballista live-fire exercise at Pabrade Training Area, Lithuania. Artillery batteries practiced fire support coordination to be stronger together in a NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Lithuania. U.S. Army M109A7 self-propelled Howitzers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored […]

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US Navy guided-missile destroyer arrives in India

Posted: 25 Apr 2022 06:03 AM PDT

The U.S. Navy announced on Monday that its Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) arrives in Goa, India for a scheduled port visit. USS Momsen is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force, and is underway supporting a […]

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