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Melnyk, who until October was Ukraine’s ambassador to Germany, this weekend also suggested allies should provide naval vessels, including submarines.
India plans to produce 600,000 AK-203s in a joint venture with the Russian Federation.
Even though several sanctions have been imposed on the Russian Federation, which also applies to countries that purchase weapons from the Kremlin, some countries continue cooperating with Moscow. One of them is India, which remains one of the main buyers of Russian weapons.
In particular, the joint Russian-Indian enterprise Indo-Russian Rifles Private Ltd completed the production of the first batch of AK-203 assault rifles, reports Janes.
According to a tweet published on February 5, 2023, by Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand, the first Leopard 2 main battle tank (MBT), specifically the 2A4 version donated by Canada, is already on its way to Ukraine.
The Canadian Ministry of Defense released a video of a Leopard 2A4 main battle tank being loaded onto a Royal Canadian Armed Forces (RCAF) Canadian Cargo-177 Globemaster III military transport aircraft in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to be shipped abroad as part of Canada’s aid to Ukraine on February 4, 2023.
Battle tanks are on their way to help Ukraine.
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The US Department of Defense (DoD) has announced that it will provide additional infantry vehicles, ordnances, weapon systems, and equipment to strengthen Ukraine’s critical air defence capabilities.
The package includes $1.75bn of funds from the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), and $425m from the 31st presidential drawdown of equipment from the US’ defence inventories for Ukraine.
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) transits the Atlantic Ocean, June 12, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan T. Beard)
The U.S. Navy’s ships are costing more to repair and spending less time in operation. Those are the findings in a new report from the Government Accountability Office. It found that total costs for operating and servicing 10 classes of ships rose by $2.5 billion over a decade, and hours at sea declined. That’s even as the overall number of ships grew in that 10-year period.
A CV-22 Osprey assigned to the 21st Special Operations Squadron flies over Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 15, 2020, during Exercise Gryphon Jet (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe).
The U.S. military has halted flight operations for an undisclosed amount of its V-22 Osprey fleet. The issue is a hard clutch engagement issue that caused several mishaps in 2022. V-22s with the U.S. Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force Special Operations Command are grounded until a part of the engine is replaced.
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Ukrainian Maj. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, currently head of his nation’s Defense Intelligence directorate (GUR), confirmed to The War Zone Sunday morning that he may replace Oleksii Reznikov as defense minister this week.
“We know information about a possible nomination for me on Thursday for the position of Minister of Defense,” Budanov told The War Zone. “It’s a huge challenge for me.”
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