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Novaya Gazeta: Vladimir Putin dismisses Russian ambassadors to Latvia and Estonia   Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Russia’s ambassadors to Latvia and Estonia, the corresponding orders have been posted on the state law website.  Mikhail Vanin is no longer the Ambassador to Latvia, while Vladimir Lipaev was released from his post in Estonia.  In January, Russia announced downgrading the level of diplomatic relations with Estonia. The formal reason behind this move was said to be “reduction in the size of the Russian Embassy in Tallinn”, as per the Russian Foreign Ministry’s statement. The ministry stated that Estonia’s Ambassador to Russia Margus Laidre was to leave the country by 7 February 2023.   Read more ....   WNU Editor: These two Russian ambassadors were expelled by Estonia and Latvia two months ago .... Estonia and Latvia remove Russian ambassadors as tensions rise (Politico).  The dismissal of these ambassadors is just another sign on how diplomatic r

Hungarian Prime Minister Orban   Newsweek: Europe Close to Deciding on Peacekeeping Troops in Ukraine—Viktor Orbán   European leaders are close to discussing whether the European Union can send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was quoted as saying on Friday.  Orbán, a longtime ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was speaking to local radio station Kossuth Rádió on Friday morning about Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, media outlet Mandiner reported.  Earlier in March, the Russian government mentioned Hungary as being in a group of foreign states that it said had committed "unfriendly actions against Russia, its companies and citizens," despite a longstanding amicable relationship between Orbán and Putin.   Read more ....   Update #1 : EU ready to discuss ‘some peacekeeping missions’ in Ukraine, says Hungary’s Orban (New Voice of Ukraine)   Update #2 : EU Leaders Ready To Discuss Peacekeepers For Ukraine - Orban

There is major electrical work happening near my home that has resulted in no power to my home (and everyone else around me) since early this morning. I have been told that power will be restored later this evening. Maybe even late tonight. When that happens blogging will return. from War News Updates https://ift.tt/nS08Bm7 via IFTTT

  BBC: Austria's far-right walks out of Zelensky speech   More than 20 far-right Austrian MPs walked out of parliament during a speech by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.  The politicians from the Freedom Party (FPO) argued Mr Zelensky's speech violated Austria's neutrality.  They warned ahead of the speech they would hold some form of protest against the address.  Austria has previously said it cannot help Ukraine's defence militarily, but does support Kyiv politically.  In a video address, Mr Zelensky thanked Austria for its humanitarian assistance and help clearing land mines.  He was speaking on the 400th day of Russian invasion. He also invited MPs to travel to Ukraine for themselves and see the destruction caused.   Read more ....   Update #1: Austria's far-right walks out on Zelenskiy speech (Reuters)   Update #2: Austria’s far-right lawmakers walk out of Zelenskyy speech (Al Jazeera)   WNU Editor : Austria's Freedom Party sees th

  Reuters: U.S. asks citizens to leave Russia immediately   STORY: State Dept's deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel told a news conference "Our message to American citizens residing in Russia is that the travel advisory warning is a level four and that they should leave."  "Any U.S. citizen residing or traveling in Russia should depart immediately as stated in our latest travel advisory. Those who require assistance in departing Russia should contact the U.S. Embassy in Moscow for assistance."  A Moscow court ruled that U.S. national, and journalist for the Wall Street Journal, Evan Gershkovich should be detained for nearly two months on suspicion of spying.  It is believed to be the first criminal case for espionage against a foreign journalist in post-Soviet Russia, a crime punishable by up to 20 years imprisonment.   Read more ....   Update #1 : Blinken calls on all Americans to leave Russia 'immediately' after journalist arrested (Kyiv Indepe

According to the Greek portal Pronews, received by the editors from "American sources", "during the operation of retaliation for the provocative attack in the Bryansk region," the Russian military attacked the joint Ukrainian-NATO command — Spriter (@Spriter99880) March 30, 2023 In all likelihood, we are talking about the defeat of the “shadow general staff” of NATO in Ukraine, the existence of which Western officials stubbornly deny. — Spriter (@Spriter99880) March 30, 2023 WNU Editor: I first heard about this attack 3 weeks ago .... 2nd Kinzhal Attack Hits NATO’s Western Command Center 80 meters Underground, 40 Killed (The Intel Drop). And since then the reports on this strike keep on coming in  (see the above tweet as an example).  My Ukrainian sources are saying that they have heard rumors .... and it is just rumors .... that 300 were killed, and that number included 40 Westerners. I do not know if this story is true, but I do know that  people want

Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 30 March 2023. Find out more about Defence Intelligence's use of language: https://t.co/U2ty7b1e7h 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/QweoSriH6U — Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) March 30, 2023 Here are today's control-of-terrain maps of #Russia 's invasion of #Ukraine from @TheStudyofWar and @criticalthreats . Interactive map, updated daily: https://t.co/hwgxTnU2Tr Archive of time-lapse maps, updated monthly: https://t.co/IT6FiqwgGO pic.twitter.com/t6YLZaUi8O — ISW (@TheStudyofWar) March 30, 2023 According to the Greek portal Pronews, received by the editors from "American sources", "during the operation of retaliation for the provocative attack in the Bryansk region," the Russian military attacked the joint Ukrainian-NATO command — Spriter (@Spriter99880) March 30, 2023 This is what it looks like on Ukraine's front lines, just meters away from R

Al-Monitor : Two Syrian soldiers injured in suspected Israeli strikes   Israel is suspected of carrying out numerous attacks against Syrian and Iranian military targets in Syria this year.   Two Syrian soldiers were injured in a suspected Israeli missile attack early Thursday morning.  Syria's official news outlet SANA reported that the missiles hit unspecified targets outside of Damascus at 1:20 a.m. local time (6:20 p.m. ET Wednesday). The missiles were fired from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Syrian air defenses downed some of the missiles. Two Syrian soldiers were injured in addition to material damage, according to SANA.  Videos spread of social media purportedly showing the Israeli strikes.   Read more ....  Israel Launches More Missile Attacks Against Syria   Syria says Israeli strikes near Damascus wound 2 soldiers -- AP   Two injured as Israel launches 'a number of missiles' at Syria's Damascus -- WION  Israeli airstrike wounds two soldiers

  CNN : 9 soldiers killed after 2 Black Hawk helicopters crash in Kentucky during training mission, Army says   Nine US service members were killed after two helicopters with the 101st Airborne Division crashed late Wednesday in southwestern Kentucky, officials said. There were no survivors.  The two HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed around 10 p.m. in Trigg County near the Tennessee border, officials at nearby Fort Campbell said early Thursday. They were taking part “in a routine training mission when the incident occurred,” the base said in a statement on Facebook.  The helicopters were medical evacuation aircraft, and it’s believed the crash happened while they were flying and not during a medical evacuation drill, Brig. Gen. John Lubas, deputy commander of the 101st Airborne Division, said during a Thursday morning news conference at Fort Campbell.  Read more ....  WNU Editor : It looks like they collided while flying. 9 Soldiers Killed After Two HH-60 Black Hawk Helico

On March 28, South Korea announced it had successfully carried out the first armament tests on two prototypes of its homegrown KF-21 fighter, the state arms procurement agency said, in a step to vet its combat capabilities, Yonhap news agency reports. The prototypes underwent separate tests over the waters off the country's southern coast after they took off from the Air Force's 3rd Flying Training Wing in Sacheon, 300 km south of Seoul, according to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA). Read full news at this link... Single-seater KF-21 prototype. The fighter bears the South Korean and Indonesian flags on the nose  (Picture source: DAPA) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/Vwx6zhU via IFTTT

CNA/Reuters: US to stop exchanging nuclear data with Russia after Moscow's treaty suspension   WASHINGTON: The United States has told Russia it will cease exchanging some data on its nuclear forces following Moscow's refusal to do so, the White House said on Tuesday (Mar 28), calling this a response to Russia's suspending participation in the New START nuclear arms treaty.  While Russian President Vladimir Putin has not formally withdrawn from the treaty, which limits the two sides' deployed strategic nuclear arsenals, his Feb 21 suspension imperils the last pillar of US-Russian arms control.  Between the two of them, the United States and Russia hold nearly 90 per cent of the world's nuclear warheads - enough to destroy the planet many times over. "Under international law, the United States has the right to respond to Russia's breaches of the New START Treaty by taking proportionate and reversible countermeasures in order to induce Russia to return t

The unbelievable rise of China 🇨🇳! @Kanthan2030 pic.twitter.com/RBmmcG2NkY — Erik Solheim (@ErikSolheim) March 29, 2023 WNU Editor : Impressive. from War News Updates https://ift.tt/XocBPJh via IFTTT

  WNU Editor: A lot of updates on the Russia - Ukraine war from the Military Summary channel (see above). Alexander Mercouris gives his updates on the war below.  from War News Updates https://ift.tt/SIdVxlz via IFTTT

Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 29 March 2023. Find out more about Defence Intelligence's use of language: https://t.co/PaAb5bO1If 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/Gv8rYaPnqw — Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) March 29, 2023 NEW: #Wagner Group forces have likely taken the AZOM industrial complex in northern #Bakhmut and continue to make gains within the city. Our latest: https://t.co/0S65jxVWZT pic.twitter.com/fH9ya8cpGU — ISW (@TheStudyofWar) March 29, 2023 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned in an @AP interview that if Ukraine loses a battle in Bakhmut, a key eastern city, Russia could begin building international support for a deal that could force his country to make unacceptable compromises. https://t.co/qxaot2iihK — The Associated Press (@AP) March 29, 2023 Xi visited Putin in Russia last week, raising the prospect that Beijing might be ready to provide Moscow with the weapons and ammunition i

A judge ruled that former US Vice President Mike Pence must testify about conversations with former President Donald Trump before the Capitol attack, Nashville school shooter was under doctor's care for 'emotional disorder,' and more. Here are the top 5⃣ stories of the day pic.twitter.com/ZcT3XXA6mu — Reuters (@Reuters) March 29, 2023 Stocks rose broadly Wednesday, as strong gains in tech helped the Nasdaq rebound after a losing session. Sentiment was also lifted by easing concerns around the state of the banking sector. The Dow rose 1%. The S&P 500 gained 1.42%. The Nasdaq surged 1.79%. pic.twitter.com/edjPPFMetU — CNBC (@CNBC) March 29, 2023 BREAKING: The Vatican says Pope Francis will be hospitalized for several days for treatment of a pulmonary infection after experiencing difficulty breathing in recent days. https://t.co/79B0wBitw3 — The Associated Press (@AP) March 29, 2023 A vote on whether to indict Donald Trump likely wouldn’t come until late A

Airbus Defence and Space and the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Airbus UpNext, on March 28 announced that they have achieved in-flight autonomous guidance and control of a drone using an A310 MRTT. In a first step towards Autonomous Formation Flight and Autonomous Air-to-Air refuelling (A4R), the technologies demonstrate a significant breakthrough for future aerial operations involving manned and unmanned assets. Read full news at this link... Airbus Defence and Space and the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Airbus UpNext, on March 28 announced that they have achieved in-flight autonomous guidance and control of a drone using an A310 MRTT. “The success of this first flight-test campaign paves the way for developing autonomous and unmanned air-to-air refuelling technologies,” said Jean Brice Dumont, Head of Military Air Systems at Airbus Defence and Space.  (Picture source: Airbus Defence and Space) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3GzhBvg via IF

On March 28, BAE Systems announced the Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO) has successfully tested its APKWS laser-guidance kits in a counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) mission. The testing against Class-2 UAS paves the way for the fielding of precision-guided rockets to partner nations around the globe. Read full news at this link... APKWS laser-guidance kits have been successfully tested against drones (Picture source: BAE Systems) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/nSfOgMA via IFTTT

At the opening of SOFINS 2023, the Special Forces exhibition taking place near Bordeaux (France), Survey Copter, an Airbus subsidiary since 2011 and a pioneer in the design, production and operational support of light tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), is presenting a new light tactical UAS: Capa-X. Read full news at this link... The concept of Capa-X is to allow the drone's components to be modulated in order to adapt to all types of terrain and missions. Its propulsion can be configured as VTOL or HTOL, allowing vertical or conventional take-offs and landings (Picture source: Army Recognition) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/58i6ptr via IFTTT

Crosscall, the French manufacturer of ultra-durable and waterproof smartphones and tablets presents the CORE-Z5, its first 5G smartphone. Never before has Crosscall achieved such power: its Qualcomm Technologies Inc. processor and compatibility with the latest generation networks (5G, WiFi 6/6E) combine to provide optimal service quality in all circumstances. Read News SOFINS 2023 at this link ... The French company CROSSCALL has developed and designed a complete range of shockproof, waterproof smartphones that can be tailored for military and security forces. (Picture source Crosscall) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/Kq59wJO via IFTTT

At the SOFINS 2023 Special Forces seminar and exhibition, Safran Electronics & Defense is introducing its new resilient PNT (position, navigation, timing) system, dubbed NAVKITE, to meet operational requirements for the French Navy Commandos (part of Special Operations Command). Read News SOFINS 2023 at this link ... The NAVKITE system will be integrated into ECUME (Embarcation Commando à Usage Multiple Embarquable), a transportable, multirole, semi-rigid boat purpose-designed for commandos and other special forces. (Picture source SAFRAN) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/nUE6xQO via IFTTT

The U.S. Army’s Aviation and Missile Center has selected Lockheed Martin to develop an advanced propulsion Long Range Maneuverable Fires (LRMF) missile. The missile can be fired from existing Army launchers to defeat distant threats at ranges that significantly exceed those of the PrSM baseline. Read full news at this link... Lockheed Martin’s LRMF missile features an advanced propulsion solution that significantly extends PrSM’s range while retaining the ability to launch from U.S. Army launchers (Drawing source: Lockheed Martin) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3pEBQzZ via IFTTT

 According to a tweet published by the Indian MoD on March 28, 2023, the Saryu class patrol vessel INS Sumedha, deployed in the Mediterranean Sea, visited Algiers, Algeria, to strengthen bilateral ties & enhance maritime cooperation. Read full news at this link Indian Saryu class patrol vessel INS Sumedha. (Picture source: Indian MoD) Read more from World Defence News https://ift.tt/RkXShAB via IFTTT

US troops patrol in the countryside of Syria’s Hasakeh province near the Turkish border, on February 18, 2023. (AFP)  Al-Monitor: Former US officials sound alarm on Biden's Syria policy   A group of former US officials including Marine General Kenneth "Frank" McKenzie Jr. and former Syria envoy James Jeffrey are urging the Biden administration to counter the region's rapprochement with Syria.   WASHINGTON — As President Bashar al-Assad is gradually welcomed back into the Arab fold, a group of nearly 40 Syria experts and former US officials are calling on the Biden administration to more forcefully push back against the regime’s normalization.  “Unconditional regime normalization is not inevitable,” they wrote in a letter Monday to President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken. “Opposing regime normalization in word only is not enough, as tacitly allowing it is short-sighted and damaging to any hope for regional security and stability.”   Read more

NOW: PH defense chief Carlito Galvez Jr., US Air Force Sec. Frank Kendall III, US Ambassador to the PH MaryKay Carlson, PH Air Force Acting CG MGen Ramon Guiang lead groundbreaking ceremony of Basa Air Base EDCA runway rehabilitation project. | via @biancadava pic.twitter.com/l1TSFSzy3n — ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) March 20, 2023 EurAsian Times: US Acquires ‘Critical’ Military Base Overlooking Taiwan & Claimed By China; Beijing Calls The Move ‘Provocative’   Amidst Chinese criticism mounting over the American role in the South China Sea, Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr announced that four new military bases under a defense agreement with the US would be scattered across the country, including one in a province overlooking Taiwan.  “There are four extra sites scattered around the Philippines — there are some in the North, there are some around Palawan, there is some further South,” Marcos told reporters on the sidelines of the Filipino army’s founding anniversary.

According to a Tweet published on March 25, 2023, by Ismail Demir, the President of the Turkish Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB), the first delivery of the Marine Assault Vehicle (MAV) Project also called ZAHA ( Zırhlı Amfibi Hücum Aracı - Armored Amphibious Assault Vehicle), which is set to meet the needs of the Turkish Naval Forces Command, took place on Saturday, March 25, 2023. Read full Defense News at this link ... The MAV Zaha is a new generation of tracked amphibious armored vehicles developed and designed by the Turkish company FNSS. (Picture source FNSS) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/sGUIYnd via IFTTT

 According to information published by the Japanese MoD on March 27, 2023, JS Ise conducted a bilateral exercise with the USS Nimitz CSG from the Pacific Ocean to the East China Sea. Read full news at this link US Navy's USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and Hyuga class helicopter destroyer JS Ise. (Picture source: JMSDF) Read more from World Defence News https://ift.tt/6QZ5EHu via IFTTT

Two mid-life updated Mirage 2000D RMVs (rénovés à mi-vie) have been deployed on the N’Djamena BAP (Chad) since the beginning of March. The new capabilities of the fighter-bomber reinforce the air capabilities of the French forces in the Sahel. Zoom on this renovation. Read full news at this link... Mirage 2000D RMV  (Picture source: Twitter account of French Air and Space Force) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/Q96doPz via IFTTT

According to The Jerusalem Post, Russia claims that the United States is currently producing 14,000-15,000 shells every month. They believe that the US will be producing up to 75,000 shells by 2025. As a (forced) reaction, Russia will produce and modernize over 1,600 tanks over the next three year, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on March 25 during an interview with Pavel Zarubin, a Russian journalist for the "Moscow. Kremlin. Putin" program. Read full news at this link... BMPT "Terminator" Tank Support Fighting Vehicle (Picture source: Army Recognition) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/pGLmZ2h via IFTTT

  WNU Editor: A lot of updates on the Russia - Ukraine war from the Military Summary channel (see above). Alexander Mercouris gives his updates on the war below. Bottom line. There is fighting along most of the front-lines.  from War News Updates https://ift.tt/tBYxyoa via IFTTT

  Bloomberg: Credit Suisse Wouldn’t Have Lasted Another Day, Minister Says   The Swiss government was compelled to intervene to save Credit Suisse Group AG as the troubled bank wouldn’t have survived another day of trading amid a crisis of investor confidence, Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter said.   “CS would not have survived Monday,” Keller-Sutter said in an interview with Zurich newspaper NZZ. “Without a solution, payment transactions with CS in Switzerland would have been significantly disrupted, possibly even collapsed.”  The impact of a disorderly bankruptcy may have been as much as double Swiss economic output, the minister said, citing expert estimates. More broadly, “we should have expected a global financial crisis” as “the crash of CS would have sent other banks into the abyss.”   Read more ....   Update: Credit Suisse accessed billions in liquidity last weekend - finance minister (Reuters)   WNU editor: Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter is confirming wh

The Gateway Pundit: Can America’s Leaders Find an Accommodation With Russia?   I am afraid the answer is a resounding, “No!” I hope and pray that I am wrong on this point, but I see no evidence that such a shift in opinion towards Putin and all things Russian is in the offing. The United States and Soviet troops shook hands over the waters of the Elbe River on April 25, 1945. That water is now poisoned.  A recent Gallup poll reveals the depth of the negative feeling:   Americans’ already-negative opinions of Russia have soured further in the past year, dropping from 15% holding a favorable view to 9%. The current reading for Russia is the lowest Gallup has measured since it first asked about the “Soviet Union” in this format in 1989.   Russia is now the fourth country in Gallup’s polling of country favorable ratings to register a sub-10% favorable score. Iran, Iraq and North Korea have had ratings below 10% on multiple occasions. The all-time low favorable rating for any country

People walk and take photos under cherry trees at Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou   WNU Editor : The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... Peak bloom in Tokyo and more from cherry blossom season (Reuters). from War News Updates https://ift.tt/iWRU7k8 via IFTTT

US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark A. Milley looks on as he attends a news conference with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (not pictured), on the day of the NATO defence ministers' meeting at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, February 14, 2023. (photo credit: REUTERS/JOHANNA GERON)   VOA: Iran Could Make Fuel for Nuclear Bomb in Less Than 2 Weeks, Milley Says   Iran could make enough fissile material for a nuclear bomb in “less than two weeks” and could produce a nuclear weapon in “several more months,” according to the top U.S. military officer.  Speaking to members of Congress on Thursday, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley told lawmakers the United States “remains committed” to preventing Iran from fielding a nuclear weapon.  “We, the United States military, have developed multiple options for national leadership to consider if or when Iran ever decides to develop an actual nuclear weapon,” Milley added.  

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a ceremony at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia © Thomson Reuters   Reuters: Brazil's Lula cancels trip to China due to pneumonia -press secretary   BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has canceled a high-profile trip to China due to medical reasons, and the March 27-31 visit will be rescheduled for a later date, his press secretary said on Saturday.  The press secretary released a medical note stating that after a clinical evaluation, the 77-year-old Lula was diagnosed with bacterial and viral bronchopneumonia caused by influenza A, and treatment has been initiated.  "Despite clinical improvement, the medical service of the Presidency of the Republic recommends postponing the trip to China until the viral transmission cycle ends," the note said. The Brazilian government has informed the Chinese authorities of the postponement and its intention to reschedule the visit.  Read more

  Daily Mail: Putin puts nukes in Europe for the first time: Russia will station 'tactical' nuclear weapons in Belarus, President says in new threat to the West   * Moscow to base nuclear arms outside of the country for first time since 1990s  * Iskander missile systems have already been transferred to Belarus, Putin claims Russia will station tactical nuclear weapons in neighbouring  Belarus in response to Britain's decision to provide Ukraine with armor-piercing rounds, President Vladimir Putin announced today.  The rounds which are set to be provided to Kyiv's forces contain depleted uranium, and Moscow has falsely claimed that they have nuclear components as it escalates its confrontation with Ukraine and its allies.  Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a staunch supporter of the invasion, has long asked for the weapons on the territory, Putin said during an interview on Russian state television.   Read more ....   WNU editor: The Kremlin is sayi

A girl holds a sign reading “Putin see you in The Hague” during a march against the war in Ukraine, in Cologne, Germany, Feb. 28, 2022 (AP photo by Martin Meissner).   Politico: Ukraine sees no way to negotiate peace with Putin after war crimes warrant   Kyiv sees Putin’s abduction of children as part of a genocidal attempt to wipe out its culture and identity.   KYIV — Last week’s international arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin over the deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia has made it impossible for Kyiv to accept Russia’s president as a potential interlocutor for any peace deal to end the war.  The International Criminal Court issued its warrant on Friday. The crime of children being forcibly taken to Russia is especially sensitive as Ukrainian and Western lawyers identify the deportations as falling within the legal definition of genocide, as part of an attempt to wipe out Ukrainian cultural identity.  Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the Ukrainian president’s office hea

On Monday, March 20, 2023, the British Department of Defense (DoD) confirmed that it would provide Ukrainian armed forces with depleted-uranium tank rounds. This type of ammunition is able to be fired by the Challenger 2 tanks that the British government will deliver to Ukraine. In this analysis, we describe how this type of ammunition works and its combat capabilities. Read full Defense News at this link ... Depleted uranium (DU) tank rounds are a type of armor-piercing ammunition used in tank warfare. These rounds are made from depleted uranium, which is a byproduct of the process used to enrich uranium for nuclear power and weapons.  (Picture source Graphic News & Army Recognition) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/gfYI7zv via IFTTT

In 2023, SOFINS will celebrate its 10th anniversary.The Cercle de l'Arbalète is a fruit of SOFINS 2013. It brings together 120 selected companies, mainly French. SOFINS is one of its events. The edition 2023 of SOFINS will take place in Bordeau, France from 28 to 30 March 2023. The Army Recognition editorial team will be at SOFINS 2023 to cover the vent with News and Video reports. Read News SOFINS 2023 at this link ... SOFINS Special Operations Forces Innovation Network Seminar is an exhibition that showcases the latest equipment, technologies, and innovations in the field of special operations forces. (Picture source: SOFINS) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/bsznGSR via IFTTT