Sanctions on Russia most relevant to the war effort are those on components present in high-tech Russian weapons,
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The Independence-class Littoral Mission Vessel, RSS
Fearless
. Its sister vessel, RSS
Dauntless
, has carried out the class’ inaugural firing of the VL MICA anti-air missile at Exercise ‘Pacific Griffin’ 2023.
(Janes/Ridzwan Rahmat)
A Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) Independence-class littoral mission vessel (LMV) has fired an MBDA VL MICA missile for the first time, validating the vessel’s anti-air capabilities.
Financed by Denmark and the Netherlands, the Leopard 2A4 main battle tank contingent will be delivered to Ukraine’s Armed Forces next year.
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After decades of war in the Middle East, the joint force is retooling to pierce the bubble of China’s formidable anti-access, area-denial defenses. The national defense strategy calls China the pacing challenge and Defense Department officials have called a cross-strait Chinese invasion of Taiwan the pacing scenario. The most stressing part of this scenario would be the fight to sink the invasion fleet as it approaches Taiwan’s shores.
The MCU for the JASDF’s E-767 fleet will improve its battlespace command and control and decrease target identification time. In this photo, one of the JASDF E-767s which is scheduled for the upgrade participates in Exercise ‘RED FLAG-Alaska 23-2′ on 9 June 2023. (US Air Force/Airman 1st Class Julia Lebens)
An upgrade of Japan’s Boeing E-767 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft will give the fleet electronic warfare (EW) capabilities and the ability to track a large number of airborne and sea-level contacts.
The RDAF maintains around 40 F-16AM/BM Block 15 MLU aircraft that could be utilised by Ukraine. (Terma)
Denmark has commenced the training of Ukrainian pilots on the Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft, the defence minister for the Scandinavian country announced on 25 June.
Speaking on national radio, Minister for Economic Affairs Troels Lund Poulsen said that a decision by the Danish government to bring forward the retirement of the F-16 in Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) service by two years to 2025 had paved the way for Ukrainian crews to be trained on the type.
The Terrier was the first surface-to-air missile used by the U.S. Navy. The guided-missile cruiser is equipped with multiple launchers, each with two rails, each RIM-2. The two-stage stem is initially launched by a 12-foot-long booster, which, combined with the main sustainment motor (two solid-fuel rocket types), will propel RIM-2 to a speed close to Mach 2.5. This terrier is armed with a conventional explosive warhead.
MIM-3 Nike-Ajax
As the first surface-to-air anti-aircraft missile used by the U.S.
Israel has swiftly responded to Iran’s public demonstration of the “Fattah” hypersonic missile, which claimed to reach Tel Aviv, the capital of Israel, in a mere 400 seconds.
In less than a week, Israel announced its development of an air defense system tailored specifically to counter hypersonic missiles. The new system, named “Sky Sonic” (Space and Space Sonic), has been in development by Israeli defense contractor “Rafael Advanced Defense Systems” for several years.
U.K. Defense Ministry
The first group of Australian submariners to attend the U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Power School is set to graduate next week. This is an important step in the Royal Australian Navy’s effort to establish a fleet of nuclear-powered, but conventionally-armed submarines, including examples of the U.S. Virginia class. This initiative is a key component of the still relatively new trilateral Australia-United Kingdom-United States defense cooperation agreement, or AUKUS.
What are the latest performance parameters of the J-17 missile?
It is reported that the Jili-17 missile has a range of more than 500 kilometers, a speed as high as Mach 2.5, and the ability to cruise at supersonic speeds. At the same time, it can also hit targets such as tanks and sea ships.
As an important part of China’s air combat weapons, the Jili-17 missile has an irreplaceable position.
Its high-speed and stealthy performance can effectively avoid the reconnaissance and attack of the enemy’s air defense, thereby improving the success rate of striking the target.