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Former Ukrainian prime minister says Western security guarantees won’t work, only article 5 Nato will provide credible security.
Ukraine’s defence start-up sector could be set for a period of consolidation, according to defence investment figures.
The Ukrainain Special Operations Forces Command has reported a successful operation to target a radar from an S-400 long range air defence system on the Crimean peninsula on September 30. The command described the radar as the “eyes” of the system, stressing that it was vital both for detecting targets and for missile guidance, and that without it the entire complex would lose combat capability. It added that its units “continue inflicting significant losses on the enemy, accelerating its inability to conduct further combat operations.
The Marine Corps formally decommissioned the last of its “workhorse” amphibious landing vehicles in a ceremony in California last Friday, bidding farewell to the machines that have carried Marines from ship to shore and through combat zones around the world for more than 50 years.
The Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) became part of the Marine Corps’ repertoire in 1972. It saw action from Grenada to Iraq, and was a critical tool in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina as one of the only vehicles adept at navigating the flooded streets of the Gulf Coast.
Global Defense News
The Enduring High Energy Laser system is a high-powered, vehicle-mounted directed energy weapon designed to engage and destroy a broad spectrum of aerial threats…
Donald Vandergriff
I’m thrilled because, after years of pushing against the tide, it feels like the tide is finally turning.
Stars&Str
The burly, tracked vehicles that shuttled Marine grunts from ships to shore for more than five decades were retired from the service last week, making way for the Corps’…
Joseph Trevithick, The WarZone
FN America is one of several companies that have been vying to supply the Army’s future Precision Grenadier System.
Ian Whitfield, RealClearDefense
Contemporary conflict is increasingly defined by the demands of protracted competition and high-intensity warfare.