"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (20 Viewers)

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Ukraine to receive 20 Ermine hybrid vehicles

The Dutch Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Rheinmetall Defence Nederland B.V. for the delivery of 20 Ermine (Hermelin) light tactical vehicles to Ukraine, including both manned and unmanned variants. The deal was formalized by Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans on June 24...

defence-blog.com

 

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Ukraine finds new Iranian-made drone with AI targeting

Ukrainian defense officials have identified remnants of a newly upgraded Shahed-136 strike drone following a Russian overnight attack, revealing what appears to be an enhanced Iranian-manufactured loitering munition equipped with thermal targeting and modern navigation features. According to...

defence-blog.com

 

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UK to deliver 350 ASRAAM missiles to strengthen Ukrainian air defense capability

UK to deliver 350 ASRAAM missiles to strengthen Ukrainian air defense capability

armyrecognition.com

 

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France plans to increase air force capabilities of Ukraine with more Mirage 2000-5F fighter jets

France plans to increase air force capabilities of Ukraine with more Mirage 2000-5F fighter jets

armyrecognition.com

 

[SaparotRob]

More on UK-Ukraine cooperation.
A real win-win deal.

Starmer to give missiles to Ukraine paid for with £70m interest on Russian assets

The 350 air defence missiles mark the first time the UK has used Russia-linked funds to buy weapons for Kyiv

www.theguardian.com

Great news!

 

[SaparotRob]

One of the potential benefits: testing not in Ukrainian waters that are under regular enemy surveillance, but somewhere in Norwegian fjords. The weather should help as well. I assume that overcast conditions are more common there than over the Black Sea coast.

Although I'd prefer this happening in the Thames River by Electric Boat, this too is great.

 

[GrauGeist]

An article covering a recent record set by a Ukrainian sniper as well as comparing to other record setting snipers:

Incredible moment Ukrainian sniper kills Russian soldier from 2km away

 

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Ukraine destroys S-400 air defense system in Crimea

Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) has released video footage showing the destruction of core components of Russia’s S-400 “Triumf” air defense system in occupied Crimea. The operation targeted and destroyed critical radar and launcher elements: two 92N2E multi-functional fire...

defence-blog.com

 

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Wreckage confirms combat debut of Ukraine’s new drone

Ukrainian forces have reportedly used a new domestically developed jet-powered drone, named “Peklo,” in a recent strike against Russian positions near the Aidar River, marking what appears to be the first confirmed combat use of the system. According to a

defence-blog.com

 

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVsy1W2NTLw

 

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IywYJ4r_uFc

 

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExVZitOzngI

 

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Ominous but not surprising if proven to be Russia:


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJof5yPNFAE

 

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV21m4KA4wc&pp=0gcJCc4JAYcqIYzv

 

[SaparotRob]

Wreckage confirms combat debut of Ukraine’s new drone

Ukrainian forces have reportedly used a new domestically developed jet-powered drone, named “Peklo,” in a recent strike against Russian positions near the Aidar River, marking what appears to be the first confirmed combat use of the system. According to a

defence-blog.com

We're watching drone Darwinism in action. The evolving of different drone species seems to be accelerating. It's like watching a Cambrian explosion of evolving murderbots.

 

[Dimlee]

Drone production in Ukraine: 4 million units is the 2025 forecast.

Ukraine is capable of producing four million drones per year - Umerov

УНН War ✎ Ukrainian manufacturers have reached the capacity to produce over 4 million drones annually. As of June, 1.5 million drones have already been delivere…

unn.ua

 

[Lucky13]

Sweden Won't Turn Its Older Gripen Fighters Into Spares, Offering Ukraine a Rare Opportunity | Defense Express

 

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We're watching drone Darwinism in action. The evolving of different drone species seems to be accelerating. It's like watching a Cambrian explosion of evolving murderbots.

Yep. We are seeing major developments on a 3-6 mth cycle

 

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Speaking of which:

Ukraine approves heavy ground drone for combat use

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has officially approved the heavy unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) Protector for operational use in the Armed Forces, introducing a domestically developed robotic logistics system designed to reduce soldier exposure in high-risk zones. The remotely operated...

defence-blog.com

 

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Sweden Won't Turn Its Older Gripen Fighters Into Spares, Offering Ukraine a Rare Opportunity | Defense Express

I don't think this will help Ukraine…at least in the short term. Part of the reason for Sweden taking this approach is to ensure they maintain a combat capability. If they were to start pulling old C/D models out of service to use them as a source of parts for new E/F models, they would be reducing their capability. There might be a bunch of the C/ D versions available in a few years once the E/F ones start arriving in numbers.