UK Expands Missile Production to Supply 5,000 Multipurpose Missiles to Ukraine
The United Kingdom will significantly expand its missile production program to deliver 5,000 lightweight-multirole missiles to Ukraine, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on October 24, during the Coalition of the Willing meeting. The initiative aims to bolster Ukraine's air defense capabilities ahead of the coming winter, when russia is expected to intensify aerial strikes on critical infrastructure.
Ukraine's Security Service Struck the Yak-52 Aircraft Whose Location and Details Were Inadvertently Exposed by russian Media
The Security Service of Ukraine has successfully destroyed two light Yak-52 aircraft that russian occupiers were reportedly using to intercept Ukrainian long-range strike drones. Special operators from the A Center for Special Operations carried out the strikes on aircraft that had been deployed to forward airfields and employed in attempts to down Ukrainian deep-strike unmanned systems.
Read more: Defense Express Weekly Review: UK Tethered UAV, russia's Krona Relic, Swedish Gripen Jet Upgrades, Ukraine's Truck Fleet
Germany is Buying 356 New Luchs 2 Armored Vehicles at $14.7M Each While Still Modernizing Old Ones
Germany has awarded a contract exceeding €3.5 billion to General Dynamics European Land Systems for 274 (with an option for 82 more) new Luchs 2 reconnaissance vehicles, each unit costing about US $14.7 million, despite concurrently investing in upgrades to its older Fennek fleet.
1 Rocket, 3 Targets, +100 km: HIMARS Gets Game-Changing LRMP Strike Capability
The M142 HIMARS and M270 rocket systems are set for a revolutionary upgrade as General Atomics equips them with Long Range Maneuvering Projectile (LRMP) warheads, each containing three precision-guided glide submunitions capable of hitting separate targets up to 250 km away. This innovation could triple HIMARS' strike efficiency and extend its reach, offering new anti-ship potential and reshaping the role of battlefield rocket artillery.
Ukrainian Forces May Reach Targets 3,000 km Inside russia: What's Needed for That?
Ukrainian long-range strikes could, under the right conditions, reach targets up to about 3,000 km into russian territory, but doing so would require very large, fuel-heavy UAVs with limited payloads and careful exploitation of gaps in enemy air-defense and EW coverage, making such raids more a demonstration of capability than a routine tactic, according to expert Serhii Flash.
Read more: Defense Express' Weekly Review: Ukrainian Strikes on the Iskander Systems, Germany's Costly AIM-120 Missile, Iran's ICBM Test
