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Germany to send 'half battalion' of tanks to Ukraine
Feb 15, 2023 (AFP)
Berlin said late last month that it was aiming to send around 30 battle tanks to help Ukrainian forces fight Russia's invasion after pressure from Kyiv and its ...
US awards $522 mn for artillery shells; Ukraine's allies scramble to keep ammo flowing
Feb 14, 2023 (AFP)
The orders, officially decided on January 30, went to Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. and Global Military Products Inc. and came amid worries that Ukraine was fa...
Ukraine troops train on Leopard tanks in Poland
Feb 13, 2023 (AFP)
"As of today, I can say that the machine is very high quality, very good," Ukrainian army major Vadym Khodak told reporters attending the training showcase in t...
Northrop Grumman-built Common Infrared Countermeasure Systems approved by US Army for early fielding
Feb 10, 2023 (SPX)
"CIRCM's ability to track and rapidly defeat infrared-guided threats has been validated over thousands of hours of rigorous testing in laboratory, flight and li...
Germany aims to get first tanks to Ukraine by April
Feb 08, 2023 (AFP)
"I think we could deliver at least one battalion in the first four months of this year. Three months maybe," he told reporters while on a visit to Warsaw. "And ...
US approves $10 bn sale of Himars rocket launchers to Poland
Feb 07, 2023 (AFP)
"The proposed sale will improve Poland's military goals of updating capability while further enhancing interoperability with the United States and other allies,...
New long-range weapons will not target Russia: Ukraine defence minister
Feb 05, 2023 (AFP)
"On Friday our partners decided to provide us with weapons capable of firing at a distance of 150 kilometres," or around 90 miles, Reznikov told a news conferen...
Western allies pledge precision rockets, missile systems to Kyiv
Feb 04, 2023 (AFP)
The European Union agreed to introduce price caps on Russian petroleum products to try to further limit Russian President Vladimir Putin's war chest by targetin...
US sending longer-range precision rockets to Ukraine
Feb 03, 2023 (AFP)
Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder said the new package includes the ground-launched small-diameter bombs (GLSDB), a munition that can fly up to 150 kilometers (93 mi...
Germany says goodbye to Ukraine-bound tanks
Feb 01, 2023 (AFP)
The arms delivery announced last week by Germany was necessary so the "Ukrainians win the war", Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on a visit to army barrack...
France to send more mobile artillery to Ukraine
Jan 31, 2023 (AFP)
The artillery pieces, adding to 18 already delivered, would be financed from a 200-million-euro ($217-million) pot France set up to fund arms for Kyiv, Lecornu ...
Denmark in talks with Israel to replace howitzers donated to Ukraine
Jan 27, 2023 (AFP)
The defence ministry said late Thursday that negotiations were on "with the manufacturer Elbit Systems for the delivery of ATMOS artillery pieces and PULS rocke...
Leopard tanks to arrive in Ukraine around late March: Germany
Jan 26, 2023 (AFP)
Training of Ukrainian troops on German Marder infantry fighting vehicles will start in the next few days, he added, "and for the Ukrainian soldiers who will be ...
Israel military integrates soldiers with autism
Jan 26, 2023 (AFP)
Around 200 people with high-functioning autism have joined the ranks since the scheme -- Titkadmu (Move Forwards) -- was launched in July 2021. "I wanted to enl...
Finland approves military sales to Turkey amid NATO row
Jan 25, 2023 (AFP)
Riikka Pitkanen, special adviser at the ministry, told AFP the export licence concerned steel that would be used for armour. Finland had suspended new licences ...
Norway will send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine; Sweden reviewing options
Jan 25, 2023 (AFP)
"Norway and the government support the donation of battle tanks to Ukraine. Norway will take part," Defence Minister Bjorn Arild Gram said in an interview with ...
Western tanks: political and military boost for Ukraine
Jan 25, 2023 (AFP)
After weeks of pressure from Ukraine and other allies, Berlin finally agreed to send 14 of its Leopard 2 tanks, seen as among the best in the world. The move al...
Norway fund drops China, India firms over Myanmar as junta accused of war crimes
Jan 25, 2023 (AFP)
The fund said it had divested from AviChina Industry & Technology and Bharat Electronics due to the "unacceptable risk that the companies are selling weapons to...
Germany says allies can start training Ukrainians on tanks
Jan 24, 2023 (AFP)
Germany has been under intense international pressure in recent weeks to allow the export of powerful German-made Leopard tanks to Ukraine to help it repel Russ...
Germany ready to let Poland send Leopard tanks to Ukraine: foreign minister
Jan 22, 2023 (AFP)
"If we are asked the question, then we will not stand in the way," Baerbock told LCI television after a Franco-German summit meeting in Paris. "We know how impo...
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