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  Bloomberg : Ukraine’s Allies Reject Giving Fighter Jets in Blow to Zelenskiy   (Bloomberg) -- Ukraine’s biggest allies have so far said they won’t send fighter jets to Kyiv, denying a key request from President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ahead of an expected escalation in fighting. President Joe Biden said Monday that the US wouldn’t send F-16s to Ukraine, joining the UK and Germany, which have also ruled out sending their military fighters.  Kyiv’s allies have stepped up shipments of military hardware in recent weeks in an effort to bolster Ukraine’s forces ahead of a spring offensive that officials fear Russia may be planning. The US, Germany and the UK made u-turns earlier this month by promising to deliver heavy tanks to Ukraine.  “A victory of Ukraine without modern air force is scarcely imaginable,” Ukraine’s Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Andrij Melnyk said on Twitter over the weekend. “That’s why we urgently need Western fighter jets like F-16 & F35 as ...

 According to information published by the UK MoD on January 31, 2023, Defence research organizations have played a key role in the funding and technical partnering of maritime autonomous systems (MAS). Read full news at this link Artist rendering of an eXtra Large Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle. (Picture source: UK MoD) Read more from World Defence News https://ift.tt/QCotKZm via IFTTT

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), Lockheed Martin and Aerojet Rocketdyne team accomplished their primary objectives during its second Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) flight test doubling the amount of scramjet-powered vehicle data. Read full news at this link... Launching from a Boeing B-52H Stratofortress, the HAWC system's first stage boosted it to the targeted engine ignition envelope, where the Aerojet Rocketdyne scramjet engine fired and accelerated the system to speeds in excess of Mach 5  (Picture source: Lockheed Martin) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/8p6gYFE via IFTTT

  WNU Editor : A lot updates on the Russia - Ukraine war from the Military Summary channel. Alexander Mercouris gives his update on the war below.  from War News Updates https://ift.tt/UqiLa7R via IFTTT

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says a two-state solution is the 'only path' forward for Israel and Palestine, a suicide bombing at a mosque in Pakistan's Peshawar kills dozens, and more. 5⃣ stories you need to know today pic.twitter.com/cirfs8G9mK — Reuters (@Reuters) January 30, 2023 #UPDATE US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Monday for "urgent steps" to calm spiralling violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, after high-level talks in Jerusalem ▶️ https://t.co/gL6S38gAmP pic.twitter.com/MGataT5JVJ — AFP News Agency (@AFP) January 30, 2023 A suicide bomber struck a crowded mosque inside a police compound in Pakistan on Monday, killing at least 59 people and wounding more than 150 others, officials said. https://t.co/yWXIj3RRTX pic.twitter.com/245mihxpDa — The Associated Press (@AP) January 30, 2023 #UPDATE France braced on Monday ahead of another day of mass protests and strikes over proposed pension reforms championed by...

SCMP: Taiwan warnings show US military is preparing for war, Chinese analysts say   * Risk of conflict between Chinese, US militaries has increased as both sides boost deterrence capabilities, experts say  * Top US commanders have predicted military conflict with China may happen in the near future  A warning by a US air force commander that a military conflict with mainland China could come as early as 2025 implies the American military is gearing up combat readiness over Taiwan, according to analysts, who said the People's Liberation Army (PLA) would also boost its deterrence capabilities.  The latest warning was from Mike Minihan, the head of the Air Mobility Command, who said war over Taiwan might happen as soon as 2025.  In an internal memorandum that first emerged on social media on Friday, Minihan, a US four-star general, urged his commanders to push their units to achieve maximum operational battle readiness this year.  Read more .... ...

Elbit Systems presented the Crossbow 120mm turreted mortar at Defence iQ's International Armoured Vehicles (IAV) 2023 conference, held in London this week, Eyal Boguslavsky reports on israeldefense.co.il. The new mortar is scheduled to enter service in 2024 with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Read full news at this link... Crossbow 120mm mortar turret (Picture source: Elbit Systems) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/e69smAu via IFTTT

 According to information published by the New Voice of Ukraine on January 29, 2023, the former Ukrainian ambassador to Berlin Melnyk offers Germany to deliver its Type 212A submarines to Ukraine. Read full news at this link German Navy's Type 212A submarine. (Picture source: TKMS) Read more from World Defence News https://ift.tt/CGL2KTs via IFTTT

The Finnish armed forces have contracted with EuroSpike GmbH, a joint venture of Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH, Diehl Defence, and Rafael, to supply Spike antitank guided missiles. For Rheinmetall, the order is worth a figure in the mid-double-digit million-euro range. Read full news at this link... EuroSpike MELLS antitank guided missile in German army service (Picture source: Rheinmetall) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/ApbWxmZ via IFTTT

  WNU Editor : A lot updates on the Russia - Ukraine war from the Military Summary channel. It looks like Ukrainian forces are about to abandon Bakhmut. Alexander Mercouris gives his update on the war below.    from War News Updates https://ift.tt/gdjyW46 via IFTTT

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Sunday in Egypt at the start of a Middle East trip on which he will look to notch down Israeli-Palestinian tensions after an eruption of violence. https://t.co/AKy2ORdGsT — AFP News Agency (@AFP) January 29, 2023 Iran 'foils drone attack' on military facility in Isfahan https://t.co/aBLHXY8jol — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) January 29, 2023 Erdogan says Turkey may block Sweden's Nato membership bid https://t.co/anMUlUSTSR — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) January 29, 2023 More details and background on the ongoing dispute between Stockholm and Ankara, which has blocked Sweden and Finland's bids to quickly join the NATO alliance after Russia's invasion of Ukraine https://t.co/6WBYM9niXP — AFP News Agency (@AFP) January 29, 2023 Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged a "strong, swift and precise" response following deadly attacks in Jerusalem. https://t.co/wV1glAnbe9 — DW News (@...

Euronews: Ukraine threatens to boycott Paris Olympic Game if Russia and Belarus are allowed to compete   Ukraine’s sports minister has warned the country could boycott the 2024 Paris Olympics if Russian and Belarusian athletes are allowed to compete.  This warning has been echoed by the nation’s President of the National Olympic Committee Vadym Guttsait. "We have done, are doing, and will continue to do everything we can to prevent Russian and Belarusian athletes from going to international competitions - even under a neutral flag or under any conditions," he wrote on Facebook.   Read more ....  Update : Russia’s path to 2024 Olympics takes shape, Ukraine objects (AP)   WNU Editor: Russian and Belarusian athletes have already been invited to the Asian Games .... Russia, Belarus invited to Asian Games, an Olympic qualifier (AP). from War News Updates https://ift.tt/USJKyl4 via IFTTT

The German company Hensoldt will present at IDEX 2023, International Defense Exhibition in Abu Dhabi its latest generation of radar systems for land and naval forces including the TRML-4D, Cobra Counter Battery Radar and Quadome Naval air and surface surveillance radar. Visit Hensoldt at IDEX 2023 on the German Pavilion Stand 08-B13. Read News IDEX NAVDEX 2023 at this link ... Hensoldt Artillery location radar COBRA of the German army in the field. (Copyright: German Army) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/LpgrhQA via IFTTT

#BREAKING : Explosion reported at an Iranian Defense Ministry's ammunition facility in Isfahan. Some reports suggest the blast was caused by a drone. pic.twitter.com/WfQ9aUHDfS — Moshe Schwartz (@YWNReporter) January 28, 2023 Warzone/The Drive: Iran Claims It Has Come Under Drone Attack Following Explosions   The Iranian Ministry of Defense claims drones struck a facility in Isfahan as reports of blasts in other cities cause alarm.   This is a rapidly developing story and details are bound to change, but as it sits now, explosions rocked an Iranian Ministry of Defense ammunition plant in the central Iranian city of Isfahan amid reports of blasts in three other cities.  Video captured one of the explosions in Isfahan as security forces swarmed the area around the facility. The Iranian Ministry of Defense later claimed three drones targeted the installation in a “failed attack” that caused no casualties and damaged only the building’s rooftop.   Read more ...

  WNU Editor : A lot updates on the Russia - Ukraine war from the Military Summary channel. Alexander Mercouris gives his update on the war below.  from War News Updates https://ift.tt/Le1kR2D via IFTTT

Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 28 January 2023 Find out more about the UK government's response: https://t.co/rQI3IVrDMH 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/QA2OBo1rpk — Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) January 28, 2023 According to @business #Putin seeks to conduct a new major offensive and believes that #Russia ’s tolerance to accept causalities will allow Russia to win the war in the long run despite Russian failures. https://t.co/U2dhKxLzkf https://t.co/1ZFjwTx8i2 — ISW (@TheStudyofWar) January 28, 2023 A Ukrainian official warned that Russia is likely preparing a new wave of attacks, timed to coincide with the February 24 anniversary of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. https://t.co/CvQN6bSMYx — DW News (@dwnews) January 28, 2023 Ukraine and its Western allies are engaged in "fast-track" talks on the possibility of equipping the invaded country with long-range missiles and military aircraft, a top Uk...

Retired army General Petr Pavel defeated populist billionaire Andrej Babis in a runoff vote on Saturday to become the new Czech president. Pavel will succeed Milos Zeman in the largely ceremonial but prestigious post. https://t.co/FRBfRic3Et — The Associated Press (@AP) January 28, 2023 The shocking death of Tyre Nichols after a police beating has reopened anguished debate across the United States about police violence, fueling a sense that the huge, nationwide demonstrations of 2020 have done little to solve the problem. https://t.co/F9nDJedlzH — AFP News Agency (@AFP) January 28, 2023 Israel arrests 42 after deadly synagogue shooting https://t.co/7K8Cj0OZj5 — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) January 28, 2023 WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT: Two people were injured in a suspected Palestinian shooting attack around Jerusalem's Old City, a day after a Palestinian gunman killed seven at a synagogue on the outskirts of the city https://t.co/y3t6tg2YrU pic.twitter.com/gD7ULgk80X —...

On January 27, 2023, Belgium announced a new military aid for Ukraine worth €93.6 million including the latest generation of SCAR assault rifles and MINIMI light machine guns manufactured by the Belgian company FN Herstal. Read full Defense News at this link ... Belgium will deliver FN Herstal SCAR assault rifles and MINIMI machine guns. (Picture source FN Herstal) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/BTAJvXZ via IFTTT

BBC: India and Pakistan came close to nuclear war: Pompeo   India and Pakistan came "close" to a "nuclear conflagration" in February 2019, former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said in his new memoir.  This happened after Delhi launched strikes against militants in Pakistani territory following an attack on Indian troops in Kashmir.  Pakistan had then said it had shot down two Indian military jets and captured a fighter pilot.  India and Pakistan claim all of Kashmir, but control only parts of it.  India has long accused Pakistan of backing separatist militants in the Kashmir valley - a charge Islamabad denies.  The nuclear-armed neighbours have fought three wars since independence from Britain and partition in 1947. All but one were over Kashmir.   Read more ....   Update #1: Pompeo says US averted nuclear war between India, Pakistan (AFP)  Update #2: India, Pakistan came close to a nuclear war in 2019: Pompeo (Al Jaze...

Daily Mail : EXCLUSIVE: Is WHO preparing for nuclear war? Health body publishes list of medicines for nations to stockpile in case of 'radiation or nuclear emergency' as EU warns 'Russia is at war with the West'   * WHO issued guidance on how to survive a nuclear catastrophe today  * Threat of nuclear war is heightened amid Russian fury over NATO tank deal  The World Health Organisation (WHO) has updated its list of medicines to stockpile for 'radiological or nuclear emergencies', just hours after the EU warned that Russia 'is at war with the West'.  The global health body issued guidance on how to survive a nuclear catastrophe in a new report today, warning against 'intentional uses of radioactive materials with malicious intent'. The report was published as the spectre of nuclear war looms over the world after the West supplied state-of-the-art tanks to Ukraine to the fury of Vladimir Putin.   Read more ....   Update #1 : WHO updates l...

  The Guardian: Eight Israelis killed leaving synagogue in East Jerusalem   Gunman waited until Shabbat prayers ended before opening fire on people in worst terrorist attack on Israelis in years  Eight Israelis have been shot and killed as they left a synagogue in East Jerusalem, in the latest episode of spiralling violence across Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories over the past two days.  A gunman in a car waited on Friday night until Shabbat prayers ended at a synagogue in Neve Yaakov, a neighbourhood of Israeli settlers in occupied East Jerusalem, before opening fire on people as they left the building, a preliminary Israeli police probe said.  The attack came on International Holocaust Remembrance day.   Read more ....   WNU Editor : The violence is escalating .... Israel strikes Gaza after Palestinian militants fire rocket s (France 24).  Seven Shot Dead In Attack At Jerusalem Synagogue   Palestinian gunman kill...

  WNU Editor : After the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines US Secretary of State Blinken said the Nord Stream bombing "offers the US a tremendous strategic opportunity". And now Under-Secretary Of State Victoria Nuland is saying that it is gratifying that Nord Stream 2 was destroyed. So obviously the only possible culprit in the Nord Stream bombing is Vladimir Putin as the media and many Western officials have been claiming since its destruction on September 27, 2022 ( link here ). from War News Updates https://ift.tt/0NVQXGO via IFTTT

A US Air Force F-16C taxis in front of Ukrainian Su-27 and MiG-29 fighter jets on the ramp at Mirgorod Air Base, Ukraine, during Exercise Safe Skies 2011 (USAF)   Financial Times: Lockheed ready with F-16s as Kyiv allies revive debate over fighter jets   Lockheed Martin has said it stands ready to meet demand for its F-16 aircraft as some of Ukraine’s closest European allies revive efforts to provide fighter jets to Kyiv.  The US-German decision to send tanks to Ukraine has reignited discussions, which European defence officials cautioned were at an early stage.  Frank St. John, chief operating officer of Lockheed Martin, the largest US defence contractor, told the FT that there was “a lot of conversation about third party transfer of F-16s” — whereby countries would re-export their US jets to Ukraine to defend its airspace. Lockheed is not directly involved in talks regarding the potential delivery of military aircraft to Kyiv.   Read more ....   ...

  CNN: Russia strikes Ukraine’s cities hours after Western countries pledge tanks to Kyiv   Ukraine has urged the West to get military hardware into the hands of its troops as quickly as possible, as Russia fired missiles toward Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities just hours after Germany and the US announced their plans to provide modern tanks to the country.  Russia launched 55 missiles at Ukraine on Thursday morning, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Telegram. Shmyhal said the salvo was aimed at the country’s “energy facilities” and some power substations had been hit.  “The main targets were energy facilities to deprive Ukrainians of power and warmth,” Shmyhal said on Telegram. “The majority of missiles and drones were intercepted by our defenders. Unfortunately there were hits at substations. Nevertheless the situation in the power grid remains under control. Power engineers are doing everything to provide power supply.” Emergency power outages w...

Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 26 January 2023 Find out more about the UK government's response: https://t.co/BSk9mPZcWF 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/nfcCV7CXk6 — Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) January 26, 2023 The Russian military appears to be shifting its focus towards conventional forces and away from the non-traditional force structure of the Wagner Group, potentially in preparation for a decisive effort in #Luhansk Oblast. On the strategic level... https://t.co/DuNuupa4lp https://t.co/6DnmvHGRKx — ISW (@TheStudyofWar) January 26, 2023 Russia pounded Ukraine with missiles, killing at least 11 people and seriously damaging energy infrastructure in the Black Sea region of Odesa. In the capital Kyiv, at least one person was killed, and locals were forced to seek cover in metro stations https://t.co/CtjZJEyvwm pic.twitter.com/aFhzd4UiFa — Reuters (@Reuters) January 26, 2023 Canada will supply Ukraine with...

From the recent gun violence in the United States to the latest on the ongoing war in Ukraine, these are the 5⃣ stories you need to know today pic.twitter.com/BWYKCFlD6E — Reuters (@Reuters) January 26, 2023 • US announced it will deliver M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine • Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts to be restored • Germany: 2 killed, several injured in train knife attack Today's top stories in 1 minute: pic.twitter.com/KGRABpGlGx — DW News (@dwnews) January 26, 2023 The Israeli military said two rockets were fired from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip and intercepted by its Iron Dome missile defense system. https://t.co/lIlVOBqjTM — The Associated Press (@AP) January 26, 2023 JUST IN: US special operations forces have killed a senior figure of the so-called Islamic State (IS) group in remote northern Somalia. https://t.co/JTQuFHMXQe — DW News (@dwnews) January 26, 2023 The U.S. economy expanded at a 2.9% annual pace from October through December, ending 2...

Daily Mail: Russia says it will consider the deployment of German Leopard 2 tanks as the use of a nuclear 'dirty bomb' if they use shells containing uranium core   * Kremlin claims Ukraine and West could arm Leopard 2 tanks with 'Silver Bullets'  * The uranium-core weapons were used in Iraq but are now largely discontinued  A Kremlin official has warned that Russia will consider the use of any depleted uranium weapons in their new NATO tanks as nuclear 'dirty bombs'.  The West finally agreed to arm Kyiv with dozens of state-of-the art tanks yesterday, modernising the attritional warfare seen on the battlefield in the past 11 months.  Konstantin Gavrilov, head of Russia's delegation on the OSCE forum on security cooperation, claimed that Ukraine could arm their German-supplied Leopard 2 tanks with 'uranium core armour-piercing' shells. Read more ....   Update: Russia Warns Ukraine Against Using Depleted Uranium Shells (Sputnik)   WNU Edit...

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (L) and Hungary's Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó arrive for the second day of a NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium, 12 July 2018. [Pool/EPA/EFE]   News 360: Hungary rules out involvement in Ukraine conflict: «This is not our war».   Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has ruled out that the country could get involved in any way in the conflict in Ukraine because, he says, it is not Hungary's war, although he has expressed the importance of the cessation of hostilities in Eastern Europe.   "The Hungarian people are not responsible for this war, the Hungarian people can do nothing for the outbreak of war. The Hungarian people did not want this war," Szijjarto said, according to 'Magyar Nemzet'.  "This is not our war, we do not even want to get involved, we have to stay out of this war (...) This is the decision of the Hungarian people", the foreign minister asserted, alluding at this point to the l...

As reported on January 25 by Jim Garamone, the U.S. Defense Department just updated DoD Directive 3000.09, Autonomy in Weapon Systems, which governs the development and fielding of autonomous and semi-autonomous weapon systems. The core of the directive remains unchanged. DoD updated the directive due to advances in technology, changes in the structure of the department and changes in the security environment.  Read full news at this link... A U.S. Army Origin autonomous weapons system uses a tethered unmanned aerial system to help soldiers perform reconnaissance of an area during Project Convergence 22 experimentation Oct. 26, 2022, on Fort Irwin, Calif (Picture source: U.S. Army Spc. Jaaron Tolley) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/DZuM76p via IFTTT

An ATACMS, a surface-to-surface missile, is fired during a joint military training between U.S. and South Korea at an unidentified location in South Korea, June 6, 2022   Daily Mail: Ukraine expects tank deal will lead to West delivering long-range missiles capable of striking Russian supply lines as Zelensky begs for more heavy weaponry - but angry Kremlin brands increased UK, German and US aid to Kyiv 'extremely dangerous'   * 'We must open deliveries of long range missiles to Ukraine,' Zelensky declared  * He also called on NATO countries to send jets to beef up Ukraine's air superiority  Ukrainian officials last night said they expect Western allies to provide their armed forces with long-range missiles after the UK, US, Germany and several other nations all agreed to send battalions of tanks long sought by Kyiv.  Presidential advisor Mikhailo Podolyak told the Daily Telegraph: 'Right now we are seeing a sharp change in sentiment among the political e...

The Pantsir-S1 air defense system. Kirill Zykov / Moskva News Agency  Moscow Times: Fear and Frustration in Moscow as Air Defense Systems Deployed   The installation of air defense systems in the center of the Russian capital in recent weeks has been met with fear and anger by locals — as well as some indifference — as concerns appear to grow over Ukraine’s military ability to strike deep within Russian territory.  “Some people are panicking, some are irritated and some of my neighbors consider this a military escalation,” said a Muscovite living near the Losiny Ostrov (Elk Island) National Park in northeast Moscow near where an air defense battery was reportedly deployed. “People are angry that there is no official information.”  At least five anti-aircraft missile systems have been spotted across Moscow in recent weeks, appearing in parks and on top of buildings as the Ukraine war — now in its 11th month — creeps closer to the Russian capital.   Read m...

Ukraine Presidential Adviser Mykhailo Podolyak. president.gov.ua   Daily Beast : Ukraine Predicts Attacks on Major Russian Cities   Ukrainian authorities say Russia’s biggest cities are bound to suffer attacks as a result of the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine.  “Internal escalation of the war in Russia is inevitable,” said Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the Ukrainian president.  “Cities that are pampered, lazy, that thought they lived in a different reality, such as Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Yekaterinburg, will be subject to strikes,” he said, stressing that Ukraine itself has no plans to carry out such attacks.   Read more ....   WNU Editor: The Kremlin has responded .... Kremlin spokesman Peskov responds to Podolyak’s prediction of ‘military escalation inside Russia’ (Meduza).  What is not being discussed is that if Ukraine does launch missiles at a city like Moscow, Russia's early warning systems will detect it immediately, and it will...

  Daily Mail: Biden will send 31 Abrams tanks worth $400M to Ukraine: White House adds to Zelensky's arsenal after diplomatic row with Germany   * Biden speaks from the White House Wednesday on 'continued support'  * It follows Germany's announcement of its plan to send 14 Leopard 2 tanks  * US officials say German Leopard 2 tanks are better suited to local conditions  The Biden administration is sending an entire battalion of 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, yielding to President Volodymyr Zelensky's push for heavy armor to counter Russia's nearly yearlong invasion.  President Joe Biden announced the latest tranche of lethal military aide at the White House, after a complicated diplomatic dance that has seen Germany announce its own decision to send 14 tanks to Kiev, with more on the way.  The US is providing 500 armored vehicles as part of the package.   Read more ....   WNU Editor: Sending a few dozen Abrams tanks is not going t...