The chances of Putin being tried are very low, yet, the decision also sends a message to other Russians who may have committed war crimes.
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Displayed at IDEX 2023, Thuraya’s T-TAC convertor enables tactical radios to utilise satellite communications. The system can also notify the user if it detects any compromised units on the battlefield. (Janes/Olivia Savage)
The United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based company Thuraya has unveiled a new tactical radio satellite communications (satcom) solution developed in co-operation with Cobham.
Global defence company SIG SAUER has purchased Israel-based lightweight remote weapon stations (RWS) and tactical robotics manufacturer General Robotics.
Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed by either company.
SIG SAUER president and CEO Ron Cohen said: “This acquisition will greatly enhance SIG SAUER’s growing portfolio of advanced weapon systems. The team at General Robotics is leading the way in the development of intuitive, lightweight remote weapon stations with their battle-proven solution.
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Jan Emeryk Rościszewski, Poland’s Ambassador to France, made the startling declaration that Poland would declare war on Russia should Ukraine lose the war. “If Ukraine fails to defend its independence,” the ambassador told French television, “we will have no choice, we will be forced to enter the conflict.”
The statement is another example of the aggressive pro-war policy pursued by NATO and the European Union. It produced shock and outrage in France.
In its daily intelligence updates on the situation in Ukraine, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced the “creeping gains” of Russian forces surrounding the Ukrainian-held town of Avdiivka in the Donbas region.
Avdiivka has been on the front line of the Donbas conflict since 2014, and “the city is now largely destroyed” due to its position. As the town was briefly taken by local separatist forces in April 2014, and soon re-taken by Ukrainian forces in July of the same year, the town’s fortifications have been strengthened significantly since 2014.
ACV is an eight-wheeled armoured personnel carrier designed to fully replace the USMC’s ageing fleet of Amphibious Assault Vehicles. The USMC budget request includes a boost for ACV procurement in FY 2024. (USMC)
The US Marine Corps (USMC) is asking for USD705 million more in discretionary spending for its Force Design 2030 priorities in fiscal year (FY) 2024 than enacted in FY 2023, according to budget documents.
The USMC topline request for the modernisation experimentation campaign, which calls for a more agile force, was USD17.
Since the outbreak of the first high-intensity conflict on the European subcontinent since WWII, one of the key strategic takeaways has been the fundamental failure of the global defence industry to meet the requisite level of production for munitions of all types. High-intensity warfare often dictates that the industrial capabilities of warring states must be re-purposed to support the war effort in order to offset surging demand for replacement equipment or munitions, a challenge which both Russia and Ukraine have struggled to overcome for the past year.
The TF-X/MMU made its first engine runs on 17 March. (Turkish Aerospace)
Turkish Aerospace (TA) marked and announced upcoming major milestones for its four primary combat aviation programmes during Turkey’s Gallipoli ‘Victory Day’ on 18 March.
TA president and CEO Temel Kotil announced developments pertaining to the Turkish Fighter Experimental (TF-X)/National Combat Aircraft (MMU), and the Hürjet advanced jet trainer aircraft, as well as noting upcoming milestones for the ATAK 2 attack helicopter, and the ANKA 3 low-observable unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
A screenshot taken from the onboard camera of a USAF MQ-9A Reaper UAV as it is harassed by a Russian Su-27 Flanker fighter over the Black Sea on 14 March. Despite the Reaper eventually being destroyed, the RAF says it continues to operate its manned aircraft in the region, “in accordance with the International Civil Aviation Organization rules”. (US DoD)
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) continues to operate in the Black Sea region, despite the recent downing of a US Air Force (USAF) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) off the coast of Ukraine.
The British Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been the focus of much attention over the past few weeks as 2023’s budget announcement coincided with the release of the Integrated Review Refresh (IR23). The much-awaited review document has set out notable changes to the UK’s approach to its relationships with international partners, and adversaries: the review of this paper was necessitated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but has since attracted interest in the change of rhetoric around UK-Chinese relations.