Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked French leader Emmanuel Macron for sending light battle tanks to Kiev, and Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov was filmed riding one.
However, a Ukrainian commander says the highly mobile AMX-10 RC infantry fighting vehicles, sometimes described as light tanks, are “impractical” for frontline attacks, saying a four-man crew it has already died due to the vehicle’s thin armor.
kyiv declared in April that the French vehicles – designed for armed reconnaissance and attacks on enemy tanks – were already in service.
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Last night, Russian forces launched a total of 17 Iranian-made kamikaze drones against Ukrainian territory, of which 13 were shot down by Ukrainian anti-aircraft defenses, the Ukrainian Air Force reported in a statement this morning.
The four drones that were not intercepted “did not reach their targets.” According to the preliminary information available, they have caused no damage or casualties, according to the source.
The drones were launched from the southeast of Ukraine and were intercepted in various regions of the country.
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The U.S. Army says it has demonstrated the operational capability of its newest ground-based missile launcher with the system’s recent successful firing of a Tomahawk land-attack cruise missile. This follows a test launch of a multi-purpose SM-6 missile earlier this year from what is officially known as the Typhon Weapon System. The service currently has one so-called Mid-Range Capability battery equipped with Typhon, which has four trailer-based launchers and other supporting equipment.
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With Ukraine seemingly poised to receive the modern F-16 jets that it has long campaigned for sometime in the near future, a unique discovery in a forest in that country sheds light on a previous effort to deliver fighter aircraft to it to help force out an invading power. The planes — eight World War II-era British-built Hawker Hurricanes — were unearthed while authorities were dealing with an unexploded bomb, another legacy of the Soviet conflict with Nazi Germany that lasted between 1941 and 1945.
103rd Rescue Squadron Pararescuemen and Combat Rescue Officers from the New York Air National Guard jump from a C-17 off Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 7, 2017. Pararescue teams hold alerts during manned space launches by SpaceX, NASA and others in order to recover astronauts should they need to bailout during their ascent. Air National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher S. Muncy.
The Air Force’s elite Pararescue teams are looking for a new boat.
Marine veteran Ian Tortorici left a career in law enforcement to fight in Ukraine. He was killed on June 27, 2023 by a Russian missile strike on a crowded restaurant in the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk. (Photo courtesy of John Frank).
The war in Ukraine has claimed the life of another U.S. military veteran. Ian Tortorici was killed in a recent Russian missile strike on a restaurant in Ukraine, his father John Frank told Task & Purpose.
“I was told he fought on every front for 15 months and was never injured with the exception of one concussion,” Frank said.
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With plans to spend $1.1 billion in fiscal 2023 on artificial intelligence technologies, the Department of Defense has yet to issue guidance for how to acquire capabilities, according to the Government Accountability Office.
In a report, prompted by Congress, the GAO examined how DOD acquires AI tools. The GAO noted that the Pentagon’s planned spend in 2023 on these technologies signals that the technology is a key priority for staying ahead of adversaries. Despite this, the department’s struggles in emerging technology continue, according to the congressional watchdog.
Poland received its first company of 14 M1A1 tanks at Szczecin on 28 June. (Polish MND)
Poland received its first company of 14 M1A1 Abrams tanks at the Port of Szczecin on 28 June, the Polish Ministry of National Defence (MND) announced on its website later the same day. The Polish Armaments Agency said on its website on 28 June that three M88A2 Hercules armoured recovery vehicles were also delivered.
Two more M1A1 companies will be delivered in 2023, to be followed by a second battalion in 2024.