Saturday, April 30, 2022

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Russian tank destroy apartment buildings in Mariupol

Posted: 30 Apr 2022 08:00 AM PDT

Ukrainian intelligence has revealed how Russian troops used main battle tanks to destroy apartment buildings in the southern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, on the Sea of Azov. The drone footage shows a Russian tank, with daubed white letter ‘Z’, barbarously firing at an apartment building in Mariupol at close range. A heavy combat vehicle […]

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Poland awards new contract for NAREW air defense system

Posted: 30 Apr 2022 07:31 AM PDT

Europian missile developer MBDA has announced that the PGZ-NAREW consortium has concluded an agreement with the company regarding the schedule and terms of delivery of the NAREW system components from the British partner. The contract will allow for the integration of the MBDA launcher and missiles with the radar station and the C2 communication and command […]

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US launches newest nuclear-powered attack submarine

Posted: 29 Apr 2022 06:22 AM PDT

Huntington Ingalls Industries, America's largest military shipbuilding company, announced Thursday that Virginia-class submarine New Jersey (SSN 796) was recently launched into the James River at the company's Newport News Shipbuilding division. The 7,800-ton submarine, which had been in a floating dry dock since being transferred from a construction facility in March, was submerged and moved […]

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Poland confirms that Ukraine receives hundreds of T-72 tanks

Posted: 29 Apr 2022 06:08 AM PDT

Poland's prime minister has confirmed the country has sent main battle tanks to Ukraine as part of renewed heavy weapons shipments. Warsaw has provided more than 200 T-72 tanks to Ukraine in recent weeks, the country’s national radio broadcaster reported. As per the reports of the Information Radio Agency (IAR), in addition to the tanks, […]

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NATO activities send bold message to Putin

Posted: 29 Apr 2022 05:38 AM PDT

NATO and allied countries have increased their activity in Eastern Europe and conducted a series of military drills across the Alliance in a changing security environment. To improve readiness, capability and interoperability, NATO regularly conducts exercises, testing forces in the air, on land and at sea to make sure they are able to face all […]

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US Soldiers prepare M113 vehicles for Ukrainian defense

Posted: 28 Apr 2022 06:34 AM PDT

The U.S. Indiana National Guard has announced that its Soldiers are preparing M113 tracked armored personnel carriers for transport, as part of a U.S. initiative to support Ukrainians in the defense of their nation. “Hoosier Guardsmen inspected, repaired and test drove M113s to ensure they are fully operational,” the news release says. The U.S. will […]

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Russia shoots down 6 Ukrainian Bayraktar TB-2 drones

Posted: 28 Apr 2022 06:14 AM PDT

Since Putin ordered his massive bloody invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, Ukrainian Armed Forces reportedly lost six Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles— almost 20% of its estimated active fleet. Open-source-intelligence analysts from the Oryx blog reported that as of April 28, three months into the war, Ukraine has lost six Turkish-built Bayraktar TB2 […]

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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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