A new $2.6 billion U.S. military aid package, which could include aerial surveillance radar, anti-tank rockets, and tankers for Ukraine’s fight against Russia, is expected to be announced next Monday, they said on Friday by American officials.
Half a dozen types of ammunition, including tank ammunition, are also expected to be on the list of equipment that could be finalized this weekend, the officials said, speaking anonymously, adding that the dollar amount and equipment specifics on the package may change.
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The Greenough Advanced Rescue Craft (GARC) unmanned surface vehicle (USV) in action in Panama City, Florida in November 2019. (U.S. Navy photo).
The Navy is asking lawmakers to fund an experiment that would see the service slap surface-to-air missiles onto unmanned surface vessels (USVs) as a potential future defense for military transport ships underway, according to the service’s latest budget request.
STARRS Chairman of the Board LTG Rod Bishop, USAF ret, is a member of the National Independent Panel on Military Service and Readiness panel that just issued its new report. Read below or read the PDF.–
Data collected by the panel indicates a growing politicization of the military, where politicization is defined as the imposition of policies, programs, and messaging designed for political, not military, reasons.
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Politicization of the U.S.
Carafano & Arha, NatInterest
Active diplomacy, encouraging foreign direct investment, security cooperation on key strategic projects, and building stronger bridges can do more than raw…
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Jeff Schogol, T&P
If Russian President Vladimir Putin expected that divisions within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) would cause the alliance to shatter once his forces…
Sebastien Roblin, 1945
Ukraine’s armed forces have so far blended their Soviet-military tradition with an influx of Western methods and technologies.
Axel de Vernou, RealClearDefense
North Korea is preparing to send 500,000 of its armed forces on combat missions to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a war correspondent for Russian state television has claimed.
In his YouTube video, Aleksander Sladkov, an experienced Russian journalist specializing in military affairs, claimed that North Korea is firmly aligned with Russia in the ongoing conflict.
He added that Pyongyang is willing to contribute to the effort by sending its troops to participate in the special military operation, a term usually used by Moscow instead of referring to the conflict as a war with Ukraine.
China’s 4th generation J-10 fighter flies with a huge arsenal mounted in more than 11 fixed emplacements under the fuselage and wings. They have various air-to-air and ground-to-ground weapons, including laser-guided missiles and satellite-guided and glide bombs.
Meet the J-10 fighter.
The aircraft has been in service with the People’s Liberation Army Air Force since 2005 and serves as a crucial base (PLAAF). It has a range of 1,400 miles, can take off with an additional load of fuel tanks, and can carry as much as 42,000 pounds of weaponry.