Turkey will not be able to arm the newly acquired F-16s with self-developed Turkish ammunition. This ban will only be for the 40 F-16 Block 70 fighters that Ankara and Washington are negotiating. The remaining Turkish Air Force weapon modifications – such as Block 30, Block 40 and Block 50 – will have no problem using Turkish ammunition once upgraded.
The news follows a statement by the president of the Turkish defense industry, Ismail Demir. Asked by journalists, he made the following statement: “We cannot launch domestic F-16 Block 70 ammunition, which will be purchased abroad.
Author: Michael
According to a report, Cuban immigrants in Russia are enlisting in the military to fight in Ukraine in exchange for citizenship.
Several Cubans signed year-long contracts and were sent to the war zone on Wednesday, as the news outlet Ryazan Gazette reported.
The New York Post reported that those who signed contracts to fight would receive a one-time payment from the Russian federal government equal to $2,433 and another $2,500 from the Ryazan region, along with a monthly salary of $2,545.
The prestigious Medal of Honor was awarded to David Bellavia, a retired Staff Sergeant of the United States Army, in 2019. During his deployment in Iraq, Bellavia displayed bravery and leadership beyond expectations. He quickly rose through the ranks, eventually being awarded the Medal of Honor. Today, he continues to serve his country, working as a veteran’s advocate and sharing his story to inspire future generations.
Background
Bellavia was born November 10, 1975, in Buffalo, New York.
Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv overnight in the biggest drone attack on the city since the start of the war. The attack came as Kyiv was preparing to celebrate the anniversary of its founding on Sunday. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said one person had died.
Ukrainian air forces claimed to have shot down more than 50 drones, but it was not immediately clear if all of them were over Kyiv or around the country.
“Ukrainian history is a long-standing irritant to insecure Russians,” said Andriy Yermak, head of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office.
Ukraine Corruption – The Schemes and Techniques for Enriching Officials
Guest post by Paul E Vallely MG, US Army (Ret)
Update
May 29, 2023
It was reported on Fox News on 3.29.2023 that no one had identified the corruption and the Ukrainian officials involved in the laundering of US Aid Dollars. Well, here it is. It was provided by trusted Ukraine and European sources tracking the US and European aid money.
This Memorial Day, Let Us Remember Those Who Gave It All for this Nation and the Principles for Which We Should All Stand
When I was eighteen years old, I was stationed in the US Army’s Presidential Honor Guard in Fort Myer, Virginia. Typical of a young man that age, I thought I knew it all. It was not until years later that I genuinely appreciated what I had been a part of and what I had seen. I was part of over six-hundred funerals in Arlington Cemetery serving on casket-bearing teams, firing parties, and marching platoons.
Nick Smith is Morning in America’s Midwest correspondent for NewsNation. But before he was lighting up our televisions with his smile, he was a soldier.
Growing up outside Chicago, Smith didn’t really have a plan after completing high school. “I grew up in Phoenix, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago with my mom as an only child. I completed high school a year early in 1986 and enlisted in the United States Army,” he explained. “My decision to join was twofold, really. I didn’t really have a plan after high school and was itching to leave my small town and “see the world.
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans
The
following list attempts to keep track of military equipment
delivered or pledged to Ukraine by Spain during the 2022 Russian invasion of
Ukraine. The entries below are sorted by armament category (with a flag
denoting the country of origin). Due to the confidential nature of Spain’s arms deliveries they can serve only as a lower bound to the total
volume of weaponry delivered. This list will be updated as further military support is uncovered or declared.
* Purchases by the Ukrainian government from Spanish defence companies.
Germany’s parliament (Bundestag) has decided to withdraw the German Armed Forces’ (Bundeswehr) participation from the United Nations (UN) Multi-dimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission (MINUSMA) in Mali.
The phase-out mandate will stagger the redeployment of German forces in Mali by the end of May 2024.
This withdrawal from Mali will take place in a gradual and structured manner, in close consultation with the UN, starting from 1 June 2023 until 31 May 2024.
Following this mandate, the German government is now focusing on the protection of deployed German contingent.
Swedish rugged electronics and IT products provider MilDef will continue the supply of military IT solutions to the Norwegian Defense Material Agency (NDMA).
MilDef has extended its framework agreement with NDMA to extend its existing contract by two years.
The contract was originally signed in May 2020 and was supposed to run until 2023. The extension allows the company to continue supplying products to the organisation until 2025.
The original three-year agreement included two extension options, each spanning two years. This is the first extension under the agreement.