As Western nations pledge tens of billions of dollars worth of new weapons to support Ukraine’s war effort and its plans to capture Russian-held territories, U.S. and particularly European sources have claimed that the Russian Military could receive assistance from China in the form of lethal weapons transfers.
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In North Korea, everything happens for a reason. North Korean propaganda is carefully controlled by those closest to the current leader and his plans for the near future, whatever those plans may be. In terms of who rules North Korea, it can often mean the sudden appearance of a new successor.
State-run media has been highlighting a new member of the Kim family, Kim Ju Ae, a school-aged girl who is seen sitting between her father, Kim Jong-Un, and members of North Korea’s senior military leadership.
Billed by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as the answer to the advanced US B-21 strategic bomber, the H-20 next-generation warplane is expected to consolidate Beijing’s nuclear triad.
At the end of January, a new rendering of the H-20 “Xian” stealth bomber appeared in a widely shared video, showing the future of Chinese military aviation.
The People’s Liberation Army claims its first nuclear-capable bomber will enter service in the next decade, but most information about the platform remains a mystery.
A year after Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war has left at least 8,006 civilians dead, the main United Nations human rights organization reported on February 21.
In addition, 13,287 civilians have been injured in the last 12 months, according to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Office added that explosive weapons – including artillery shells, airstrikes, and cruise and ballistic missiles – caused about 90.3% of civilian casualties.
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Nearly sixty-two years since the first of the Soviet Army’s T-62s entered service, the Russian Army has once again modified the now obsolete tank. The “T-62M Obr. 2022” as shown in this Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) tweet appears equipped with a thermal sight only about half as old as the tank itself.
#Ukraine: It appears we have the first sighting of a new Russian T-62 modernization in the combat zone – a so-called “T-62M obr. 2022”.
A U.S. Army soldier dives into a frozen river in Finland as part of Arctic Forge 23. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. James Garvin).
While heavy winter storms hit much of the continental United States, thousands of service members are currently in Scandinavia, taking part in large, multinational Arctic warfare training. Arctic Forge 23 is currently underway, with American, German, Finnish, Norwegian and other nations’ troops doing everything from skiing to dunking themselves in freezing water as part of the exercise.
A model of the Airbus RACER high-speed helicopter concept that may be leveraged under the EU’s ENGRT effort. (Janes/Patrick Allen)
The European Union’s (EU’s) European Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies (ENGRT) programme is looking to take on new partners, including the United Kingdom, as it seeks to develop the technologies for vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft for the post-2035 timeframe.
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A new report says the U.S. military is gearing up to more than quadruple the number of troops it has deployed to Taiwan in the coming months. At the same time, Taiwan is reportedly aiming to send around 500 of its own soldiers to the U.S. later this year, which would be a significant increase over its previous rotations. Both deployments would be focused on bolstering the training of Taiwan’s military and come at a time of increased friction between the U.S. and China.
A Wall Street Journal (WSJ) article revealed that the U.S.
DONETSK OBLAST, UKRAINE – FEBRUARY 14: Ukrainian soldiers load ammunition to tanks on the frontline near the towns of Vuhledar and Marinka as Russian-Ukrainian war continues in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on February 14, 2023. (Photo by Mustafa Ciftci/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images).
One year into the war in Ukraine, the conflict does not appear closer to ending, and Russian tanks appear no better at avoiding destruction. Armored forces attempting to take the Ukrainian town of Vuhledar are being decimated by landmines.
It’s been this way for much of February.
WARSAW, Poland – Poland has delivered the first Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine, the Polish Defense Minister declared on Friday, on the anniversary of the Russian invasion.
“Today, the Polish Leopards are already in Ukraine,” Mariusz Blaszczak said during a meeting of the National Security Council, without elaborating how many German-made tanks were delivered to Kyiv.
Poland was the first nation to propose shipping Leopards to Ukraine and harshly criticized Berlin’s initial hesitation in allowing the delivery of the formidable battle vehicles to Kyiv.