5 day agoGerman Chancellor Merz and Zelensky checking out Auterion-Airlogix joint venture's Anubis kamikaze drone. Anubis has a Shahed-style layout. The company was created to mass-produce AI-guided autonomous strike drones for Ukraine and NATO. Germany ordered thousands of these drones for Ukraine
6 day agoUkraine and Norway have signed a declaration on defense partnership. This includes cooperation in the defense sector - the production and use of drones
US intelligence indicates that China is preparing to provide Iran with air defense systems in a matter of weeks, CNN reported. Beijing is expected to ship shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missiles known as Man-Portable Air Defense Systems
British Defense Minister: We will provide hundreds of interceptor missiles and launchers to our forces and allies in the Middle East within weeks.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry says Moscow has summoned the Japanese ambassador in protest over an investment made by a Japanese startup in Ukrainian interceptor drone technology
The Wall Street Journal reports that ships in the Strait of Hormuz have received warnings from the Iranian navy that they must obtain permission.
1 week agoTurkey’s hypersonic ballistic missile Tayfun 4, on the right, is being handed to the Turkish military today among many other systems. The range is expected to be more than 1500km
Erdogan: Our army will receive new national defense systems today, and we do not trust in the strength of others, but in the strength of our own arms.
2 week agoTrump: Kuwait didn’t know how to use our great Patriots
Sweden to buy air defence systems for 8.7 billion crowns, defence minister says (Reuters)
Trump threatened to stop weapons for Ukraine unless Europe joined Hormuz coalition - Financial Times
The Pentagon: The framework agreement with Boeing on Patriot missiles will provide capabilities to ensure the accuracy of aerial interception operations.
Rubio: The objectives of the operation are to destroy the Iranian navy, their defense industrial base, and their ability to manufacture missile launchers.
CNN, citing an Israeli source: The Chief of Staff met with the commander of U.S. Central Command to discuss halting Iran's weapons production.
1 month agoA U.S.-made AEGIR-W sea drone washed ashore near Ordu, Türkiye, on the Black Sea coast. The drone, built by Sierra Nevada, can carry up to 300 kg over a range of about 900 km. It was likely being tested or deployed in the Black Sea
1 month agoGeneral Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine: Russia Ka-52 Aligator helicopter was shot down with FPV drone in Donetsk region today
Revolutionary Guard spokesman: We will continue manufacturing missiles fully during wartime, and there are no concerns in this regard.
Other major emergency arms sales approved for the UAE include: FS-LIDS counter-drone system for $2.10 bln; Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) for $1.22 bln; F-16 munitions (GBU-39s, JDAMs) for $644 bln
The US also approved emergency arms sales to: Kuwait - $8 bln for Lower Tier Air & Missile Defense Sensor Radarsn and Jordan - $70.5 mln for aircraft support and munitions
The US has approved the sale of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) to the UAE for $4.5 billion, and the Secretary of State has determined that an emergency exists requiring immediate sale, waiving congressional review requirements
The Pentagon plans to mass-produce the LUCAS kamikaze drone after successful use in recent strikes on Iran. A top defense official said it has performed well and is being refined for large-scale production. Dozens have been built so far, but the military hasn’t disclosed how many were used in combat.
Trump on Iran: Israel will not use a nuclear weapon
Israeli Channel 13: Estimates indicate that missile production in Iran has dropped to zero.
Senior Israeli army official told Israeli media that there is no a shortage of interceptors, after a report in US media caused alarm in Israel
Ukraine received PAC-3 missiles for Patriot from Germany yesterday — Zelensky
Sweden moves to acquire 20 M142 HIMARS rocket systems along with GMLRS and ATACMS missiles in a U.S. approved deal worth about $930 million - Reuters
1 month agoGeneral Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine: Kremniy plant in Bryansk was struck with Storm Shadow missiles
1 month agoTrump on Iran: Their missile capability is down to about 10%, maybe less
There are now 11 requests from Iran's neighbors, European states and U.S. for assistance in protecting against Iranian attacks, - Zelensky. According to the president, Ukraine has already responded to some of the requests with concrete decisions and support
1 month agoU.S. President met with key U.S. defense manufacturers today and announced on his Truth Social app that the prime defense manufacturers, including BAE Systems, Boeing, L3Harris Missile Solutions, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, and Honeywell Aerospace, will quadruple production of “exquisite-class” or high end weapons. According to the president, the expansion of high-end weapons production began three months prior to the meeting and expansion of plants and facilities is already underway
