Ad: This forum contains affiliate links to products on Amazon and eBay. More information in Terms and rules
Trying to tick off the Ukrainian Tractor Division?While not as sexy as MBTs, these are a crucial addition:
Ukrainian Army receives Hercules armored recovery vehicles
The Ukrainian Armed Forces reportedly received the first M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift and Evacuation System (HERCULES) armored recovery vehicles. According to Militarnyi, footage of a massive military towing vehicle in service of the Ukrainian military was published on...defence-blog.com
Nah...just the reserve optionTrying to tick off the Ukrainian Tractor Division?
I have mentioned these before as they are not front line and there are no plans to upgrade them. I am very confident that Ukraine would love to have these as they are more modern that the F16.The RAF has 30 Tranche 1 Typhoons with an OSD of 2025.
Its been suggested that as they have plenty of airframe life left, they could be transferred to Ukraine. US would have no veto as the Typhoon is outside ITAR.
I can quite believe these numbers. Recently there have been a number of reports that the prisoners who joined the Wagner group one way or another totalled 50,000 but only 10,000 are still in the front line. Most of the others were killed, wounded, deserted or captured.It’s Possible 270,000 Russians Have Been Killed Or Wounded In Ukraine
At least 200,000. As many as 270,000. That’s how many Russian troops have died, been wounded or gone missing in the first 11 months of Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to experts.www.forbes.com
I don't think a leader of free Ukraine has ever before met the British (or English) monarch.Zelenskyy pleads for 'wings for freedom' as UK promises fighter jet training
The Ukrainian president meets with King Charles III, and asks the UK government for combat aircraft as Sunak pledges training, but no further hardware.www.abc.net.au
Paywall free version https://archive.is/7Wuv9It’s Possible 270,000 Russians Have Been Killed Or Wounded In Ukraine
At least 200,000. As many as 270,000. That’s how many Russian troops have died, been wounded or gone missing in the first 11 months of Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to experts.www.forbes.com
I have mentioned these before as they are not front line and there are no plans to upgrade them. I am very confident that Ukraine would love to have these as they are more modern that the F16.
I notice that the UK are going to start training Ukraine fighter pilots and it is anticipated that simulators will form the lion's share of the training. One of the beauties of this is that the simulators could be set up as Typhoons, or more intriguingly as F16's. This would mean that the turn around in service time for a Ukraine F16 is significantly reduced, as the training will not have to wait for the aircraft. There will have to be an integration at the end but it's a thought.