Meet the new ‘Mr. Ukraine’ at the head of Britain’s military
British Defense Secretary John Healey told POLITICO the new Labour government would increase military spending.
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Ukrainian bomber spotted testing new guided bomb
A Ukrainian Sukhoi Su-24M bomber has been seen carrying a previously unseen precision-guided bomb under its wing, according to footage dated August 2024. The video, which surfaced recently, shows the bomber on a test flight believed to be evaluating a new Ukrainian-designed guided aerial bomb...defence-blog.com
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I say again, anyone remember the press trashing this thing whilst under development?
Officially...Serbia Officialy Denies It Will Provide MiG-29s to Ukraine as Part of French Fighters Deal
Serbia Officialy Denies It Will Provide MiG-29s to Ukraine as Part of French Fighters Dealwww.armyrecognition.com
I fast forwarded to the questions. When asked about giving Ukraine long range capability, Secretary Austin said no one system will be decisive. Agreed. Let's add it to the other systems Ukraine has and let's see how it goes.
The press trashes everything - sensationalism sells.I say again, anyone remember the press trashing this thing whilst under development?
While "press" (not a monolith) trashes quite a few programs, parts of it --like AvWeek -- are also fanbois and never reveal flaws.The press trashes everything - sensationalism sells.
They were justified with the M2 Seargent York project, though, since the system ran into far too many issues to be resolved.
Had the M2 worked out, it would have been a great asset for Ukraine.
M242...The press trashes everything - sensationalism sells.
They were justified with the M2 Seargent York project, though, since the system ran into far too many issues to be resolved.
Had the M2 worked out, it would have been a great asset for Ukraine.
Actually, I typoed the M2 part - the Sergeant York was to be part of the Battlefield Component System, and was to be the M3, deployed with the M2 Bradley (M723) and M1 Abrams (M815).M242...