Abrams is Unfit for Ukrainian War: Tanks are Withdrawn from the First Line (Updated)
According to The Associated Press, Ukrainian forces have withdrawn all 31 M1A1 Abrams tanks from the first line of contact; moreover, five out of the 31 tanks provided to Ukraine have been lost in combat. American defense officials explain that the main problem is the high saturation of frontlines with unmanned aerial vehicles. They also speak about "unwarranted expectations."
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The U.S. Gives Ukraine Large Number of M2 Bradley, MRAPs, Other Armored Vehicles in New Military Aid Package
- 1000 HMMWV military trucks;
- 500 MRAP light tactical vehicles;
- More than 14 M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles.
Additionally, over two million 155-mm shells and over 10,000 Javelin man-portable anti-tank systems are included.
Ukrainian Armed Forces Begin Receiving Large Shipments of Kozak-5 Armored Vehicles from Praktika
Fighters of the 225th Separate Assault Battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine received a batch of domestic armored vehicles produced by PJSC Scientific and Production Association Praktyka.
The Kozak-5 has already been supplied to the National Guard and Border Guards, sporadically observed in some units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but now there is talk of serial deliveries to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
HIMARS, Bradley IFVs, Artillery Rounds: Contents of the First $1 Billion US Aid Package Revealed
The Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) package, valued at approximately $1 billion, includes air defense interceptors, artillery rounds, armored vehicles, and anti-tank weapons, among other items.
What are the 1,600 Air Defense and Strike Missiles UK is Giving to Ukraine
The British government has allocated a new, so far the largest package of military aid to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, bringing the total commitment of military supplies up to 3 billion pounds in 2024.
The package is expected to arrive shortly and contain mostly ammunition and air defense systems, drones, and engineering support equipment.
What Ukrainians Do with French AMX-10RC APCs, Why It Does Not Work?
The Armed Forces of Ukraine received AMX-10RC vehicles from France in March 2023, but their first combat use showed that they were simply not designed for active offensive operations in real conditions.
Despite the fact that the AMX-10RC is often referred to as a wheeled tank, it is formally a reconnaissance armored vehicle with its own specifics.
With Chinese Help, russia is Working to Turn Shahed-136 into a Lancet-Type Loitering Munition (Document)
Technical documents leaked from Alabuga industrial zone, russia, indicate an ongoing effort by the russian federation to improve the iranian-originated Shahed-136 suicide drone, with Chinese cooperation. Specifically, the russian manufacturers are seeking to revamp the drone into something closer to their ZALA Lancet loitering munition.
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