Volodymyr Zelensky with Emmanuel Macron
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s campaign to get Western leaders to provide Kyiv with fighter jets got a promising prospect on Monday when French President Emmanuel Macron announced that France has “opened the door” to training Ukrainian fighter pilots. The announcement came the day after Zelensky visited Paris as part of a broader tour of Europe.
Rheinmentall and Elbit Systems collaborated to develop an automated 155mm L52 wheeled self-propelled howitzer since their co-operation agreement in 2022.
Both partners announced on 16 May that they successfully demonstrated its firepower in early March in southern Israel.
The co-operation builds on the howitzer procurement programmes that Elbit signed with Israel and additional customers. A mature system is already available. This enables the integration of a Rheinmetall gun into the uncrewed, fully robotic artillery turret of the Elbit system.
The Polish army received its first five M142 HIMARSs at the 1st Transport Aviation Base in Warsaw on 15 May. (Polish MND/Leszek Chemperek)
The Polish army received its first five M142 High-Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARSs) on 15 May. The Polish Armaments Agency (AA) said on its website on 15 May that the systems were delivered by air to the 1st Transport Aviation Base in Warsaw.
Patriot Missile Being Fired
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Russia has said that its forces destroyed a U.S.-made Patriot missile defense system in Kyiv Monday night during an immense missile attack. The reportedly destroyed Patriot system was worth $1.1 billion.
During a December visit to the White House, Biden told Zelensky that the U.S. would be providing an additional $1.85 billion in assistance to Ukraine, which included authorization for $1 billion worth of Presidential Drawdown for security assistance.
This is Ukraine’s third order for a tranche of TRML-4D radars in less than two years. The ground-based air-defence system is designed for near- to long-range ground-to-air detection and for weapon assignment. (Hensoldt)
Ukraine will receive additional Hensoldt TRML-4D active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars to strengthen its air defences.
Under the agreement, Hensoldt will supply six systems to Ukraine for EUR100 million (USD108.2 million), the company announced on 16 May.
The radars will be delivered in the second half of 2023, after adequate training has been provided.
Thales Australia, a defence technology company, is celebrating the recent announcement by the Minister for Defence Industry, Pat Conroy, regarding a substantial $160m contract awarded to build new Bushmaster Protected Vehicles for the Australian Army.
The contract signing occurred at Thales Australia’s Bendigo facility, marking a milestone in the company’s commitment to delivering defence solutions. The new Bushmaster Protected Vehicles will provide the Australian Army with capabilities and protection in their operational missions.
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Mass is one of the foundational concepts in military theory.
Greg Hadley, Air & Space Forces Magazine
A groundbreaking aircraft being designed for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency now has an experimental designation—the X-65….
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In January 2021, the Daily Caller reported that West Point was launching an investigation into allegations that CSM Michael J. Coffey, who was the USMA Command Sergeant Major at the time, violated UCMJ.1 The reports indicated that a Twitter account with the handle @mjcoff02 going by “Michael J” posted tweets critical of and in some cases blatantly disrespectful to President Trump.
