The United States is likely to approve the sale of F-16 combat aircraft to Turkey – a deal which has been in troubled waters since its purchase of Russian S-400 missile systems – in about two months. After being denied Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II jets, Turkey sought new F-16s and 80 modernization kits for old jets
Russia rejoined a deal to allow Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea, after the UN and Turkey provided written guarantees that the "grain corridor" will not be used by Kyiv to conduct military operations against it. "The Russian Federation considers that the guarantees received at the moment seem sufficient and resumes the implementation of the agreement - the Initiative for the Safe Transportation of Grain and Food from the Ports of Ukraine (the Black Sea Initiative),” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement
Russias Kalashnikov Group said it has begun supplying advanced quadcopters to Russian troops. "We did not announce this but we are already delivering quadcopters to the army
Russia has sent around 87,000 people out of 300,000 called up as part of its partial mobilization to Ukraine. "After additional training and combat coordination, 87,000 people were sent to the combat areas where the tasks of special military operation (SVO) are being carried out," Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a conference call on Tuesday
Russias Ministry of Defense on Monday halted all partial military mobilization activities. "All activities related to conscription of reservists for military service by military enlistment offices and regional governments have been halted
The President of Ukraines Motor Sich Corporation got the blades of military helicopters removed to ensure they wont be used in the war against Russia, local authorities found during investigations. Soon after Russia invaded Ukraine,
The Department of Defense (DoD) announced the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance valued at up to $275 million to meet Ukraines security and defense needs that includes 125 Humvee vehicles and additional ammunition for HIMARS systems. This authorization is the Biden Administrations twenty-fourth drawdown of equipment from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021
The Pentagon on Thursday laid out
Polands multi-billion dollar contracts for South Korean tanks and aircraft pushed Seouls exports to $13 billion in the first nine months of this year. In his report to President Yoon Suk-yeol on Thursday, Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup said defense exports so far this year have created an overall economic effect worth 38 trillion won ($26 billion)
Russia conducted a nuclear strategic deterrence drill for troops firing test missiles from land, sea and air platforms amidst reports that Moscow was planning to release a 'dirty' bomb or a small nuclear weapon in Ukraine.Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, reported to the President on the training of the Yars mobile ground-based missile system, the Tula nuclear submarine of the Northern Fleet, and two Tu-95MS long-range strategic missile carriers