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Author: Michael
Edward Parker, RAND Corporation
Philip Wasielewski, Real Clear Defense
A year since Russia invaded Ukraine, neither Putin’s goal for the war nor the reasons why America should care have changed.
Russia’s only aircraft carrier is finally running after roughly ten months of squatting at the Sevmorput naval shipyard in the country’s northwest. Known for her grim and disastrous history, Admiral Kuznetsov has suffered a series of unfortunate events since her reintroduction into service in 2017.
This week, a Russian state media outlet released footage of a tugboat pulling the large ship.
Country music star Brad Paisley is not one to shy away from supporting the military. He has even worn his grandfather’s WWII dog tags during concerts and makes references to military service in songs like, “Welcome to the Future,” “This is Country Music,” and “Love and War.” Although Paisley’s last album came out in 2017, he has released a non-album single every year since then until 2022. On February 24, 2023, the one-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Paisley released a new single titled “Same Here.
(Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
Iran, which has already shipped Russia hundreds of drones for use against Ukraine’s critical infrastructure, stepped up its support this fall, sending artillery and tank rounds to Moscow in November, according to the White House National Security Council (NSC).
And, as Russia continues to press the full-on invasion it launched a year ago today, the relationship between Moscow and Tehran is increasing, John Kirby, the NSC spokesman, told reporters Friday morning.
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In CDMedia’s 3rd episode of Wings for Liberty and Justice series about the United Airlines’ lawsuit over mandated covid “shots,” American Conversations Host Christine Dolan interviews Ken Locke and Rhett Wolff.
Locke has been employed by United for 24 years as a Flight Attendant. He refused to take the covid “shot” mandated by United in 2021, and applied for a religious exemption. That meant nothing to hold onto his job. He was put on “standby” and pushed off the schedule.
Anthony Albanese has renewed his call on Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop his illegal and immoral invasion of Ukraine “today.”
This Friday marks one year of the conflict, and the prime minister has announced that the Ukrainian forces will be reinforced with a shipment of drones worth 33 million dollars.
“Uncrewed aerial surveillance” will be sent to Ukraine, while another 90 people and 40 Russian organizations have been targeted with sanctions. More than a thousand Russians are already subject to Australian sanctions since the war began on this day last year.
A model of the Tejas Mk2 fighter aircraft was displayed at Aero India 2023, featuring an IRST, the small black object in front of the cockpit. (Janes/Akhil Kadidal)
India’s state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is testing an indigenous infrared search and track (IRST) system that has been developed for the Indian Air Force (IAF) Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk2.
ADSB’s 170 M-Detector USV. (ADSB)
Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) has unveiled a new unmanned surface vessel (USV) at IDEX 2023, being held in Abu Dhabi from 20 to 24 February.
Speaking to Janes, Francesco Paolo Lo Monaco, director of shipbuilding and engineering at ADSB, said that the 17 m boat, known as the ‘170 M-Detector USV’, is designed for mine countermeasures (MCM) and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) missions, and can operate as both a manned and unmanned platform.
The USV was involved in a live demonstration at NAVDEX 2023.