The United States on Friday announced the inclusion of 1,000 rounds of a 155mm precision ammunition as part of a new $400 million aid package – believed to the Raytheon-made Excalibur shell that can land within 5 meters of its assigned target. A Pentagon official at a background briefing did not confirm that the new round is the Excalibur ammunition stating that he did not wish to get into details for operational reasons
Russian troops abandoned their positions on Ukraines Snake or Zmiinyi Island after Ukraine applied ‘significant pressure on the enemy, and not as a goodwill gesture as it claims, a senior DoD official said at a briefing Friday. "We view this development as that the Ukrainians were very successful at applying significant pressure on the Russians, including by using Harpoon missiles that they recently acquired to attack a resupply ship
Russia says it is tactically withdrawing from Zmeiny (Snake) Island, a strategic Black Sea landmass off the southern coast near the city of Odesa, to allow for grain exports. "On June 30, as a step of goodwill, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation completed their assigned tasks on Zmeiny Island and withdrew the garrison stationed there," Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said at a briefing on Thursday
Seven nations will set up national pavilions besides delegations and companies from 129 countries are invited to participate in the Army-2022 military-technical forum, which will be held from August 15 to 21 in the Moscow Region.This was announced by the head of the Main Directorate for Innovative Development of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Alexander Osadchuk at a briefing for the military-diplomatic corps of foreign states, Russian MoD reported
Turkeys Baykar said it will gift three Bayraktar TB2 combat drones to Ukraine, even as Russia claims it shot down tens of such drones in the ongoing war. Ukraine had bought more than 20 Bayraktar TB2s from Turkish company Baykar in recent years and ordered a further 16 on January 27
The Russian Black Sea Fleets oldest submarine, 'Alrosa' which Moscow Received from Kyiv under a 1997 agreement, has been upgraded to carry Kalibr cruise missiles.The vessel will soon make its first voyage in eight years in the form of sea trials as extensive repairs and upgrades have been completed, TASS reported quoting sources in the Black Sea Fleets 13th ship repair plant
Russian missiles are difficult to intercept by Ukrainain Air defense makes it look as if Moscow is using Ukrainain territory as a 'test range' for its missiles."Ukraine, unfortunately, is a kind of test site for Russia," Yuri Ihnat, Spokesman of the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said during the nationwide news telethon Sunday when asked whether the Russians had previously used missiles they fired today on Kyiv, several Ukrainian news outlets reported
Ukraines airstrike on Snake Island using 15 strike and reconnaissance drones including two Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2s was effectively repelled by the Russian forces, its defense ministry has claimed. Igor Konashenkov, spokesman for the Russian MoD, said during a regular press conference today that they spotted a RQ-4 Global Hawk operated by the U
Negotiations between Russia and the United States regarding new strategic arms deal appears odd amid the formers test of new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) which will soon enter service, Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin said on Monday. "It looks strange to hear talks about the need for a new treaty with the United States on strategic nuclear arms cuts at a time when we are just testing these state-of-the-art armaments and are preparing to arm the first missile regiment in Uzhur in the Krasnoyarsk Region with Sarmats," Rogozin said in a Telegram post
The fast-food service, which will replace America's McDonalds in Russia, has selected a new logo. Sistema PBO, the company that now manages the Russian business previously owned by McDonalds, is preparing to reopen its first string of restaurants in Moscow on June 12