Tag: weapons

The new ballistic missiles Russia just got from its pariah partner Iran will give it more flexibility with its own missiles, US warns

Posted on by Lone Candle

“Russia has received shipments of short-range ballistic missiles from Iran, US officials confirmed on Tuesday, warning that these weapons could be used against Ukrainian cities within weeks.
The delivery marks the latest transfer of foreign weapons to Russia as it continues to rely on other pariah states like Iran and North Korea for military support to fuel its ongoing war efforts in Ukraine.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/ballistic-missiles-russia-just-got-161627366.html

North Korean weapons extending Russian stockpiles, German general says

Posted on by Lone Candle

“North Korea’s provision of weapons has strengthened Russia’s hand in Ukraine by allowing it to keep its arsenals stocked at home, Germany’s top military official said during a visit to South Korea on Monday.

Chief of Defence General Carsten Breuer said Russian President Vladimir Putin would not have reached out to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for weapons if they were not useful.

“It’s about increasing the production of weapons for Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, it’s also strengthening Russia by making it possible for them to keep their stocks like they are,” Breuer told reporters in the South Korean capital Seoul.

Ukraine and the United States, among other countries and independent analysts, say that Kim is helping Russia in the war against Ukraine by supplying rockets and missiles in return for economic and other military assistance from Moscow.

North Korea has shipped at least 16,500 containers of munitions and related materiel to Russia since September last year, and Russia had launched more than 65 of those missiles at targets in Ukraine, Robert Koepcke, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state, said in a speech last week.

Moscow and Pyongyang have denied direct arms transfers, which would violate United Nations embargoes.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/north-korean-weapons-extending-russian-112037997.html

Iran transfers ballistic missiles to Russia, sources say

Posted on by Lone Candle

“Iran recently transferred short-range ballistic missiles to Russia to use in the war against Ukraine, according to two sources familiar with the intelligence, completing a delivery that US and Western officials had warned was in the works for almost a year.

It is not clear when exactly the missiles were delivered, but their transfer comes as Russia has intensified its missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian cities and as Ukraine braces for large-scale Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure this winter. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told allies at a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Germany on Friday that Ukraine urgently needed more air defense systems.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/iran-transfers-ballistic-missiles-russia-191908657.html

Ambassador Nicholas Burns on the U.S.-China Relationship

Posted on by Lone Candle

“Bradleys, like most of Ukraine’s equipment, are targets for Russian drones.
Drones have been used more in this war than in any other conflict in history, with both sides using them to take out equipment and soldiers and to gather intelligence to direct more powerful weaponry.

The prevalence of drones, where sometimes dozens of drones can go after one target, means battlefield tactics constantly have to adapt — including ways to protect high-value tanks and armored vehicles.

That means new types of shielding are being tried and tested in this war, including improvised armor on tanks and nets designed to trap drones.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9D7LSd4IUM

China massively expanding its nuclear weapons capabilities without the same level of transparency as the United States.

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China massively expanding its nuclear weapons capabilities without the same level of transparency as the United States.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9D7LSd4IUM

Russia appears to be using wired, unjammable fiber-optic drones that could fix a big problem its operators have faced in this war

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Russia appears to be using wired, unjammable fiber-optic drones that could fix a big problem its operators have faced in this war

https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-appears-using-wired-unjammable-180442739.html

Why do Ukraine’s Armed Forces prefer the U.S. “Battle Taxi” Bradley over Soviet-era BMPs?

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Why do Ukraine’s Armed Forces prefer the U.S. “Battle Taxi” Bradley over Soviet-era BMPs?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkIKrYehOcs