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WASHINGTON — Russia has lost about one-quarter of its troops, weapons and military equipment originally sent to invade Ukraine less than two months ago, a senior U.S. defense official said Tuesday.

“We believe that [Russian President Vladimir Putin’s] roughly at 75% of his combat power that he …

“The conflict in Ukraine can be long-lasting, and the country is dependent on international support to resist Russian aggression. Therefore, the government has decided to donate the Mistral air defense system to Ukraine,” says Minister of Defense Bjørn Arild Gram.

“The Mistral air defense system …

The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) signed, on Monday 18/04, the contract for the acquisition of two A330-200 model aircraft, compatible with the A330 MRTT (Multi-Role Tanker Transport) military version. The company Azul SA was declared the winner for meeting all the requirements of the requirement, prese…

On April 19 Vice Minister of National Defence Vilius Semeška and his delegation met with representatives of the Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR), ARTEC consortium, and Krauss-Maffei Wegman and Rheinmetall companies in Munich to discuss further prospects of supplying Lithuania wit…

MUMBAI, India — The Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders in Mumbai today launched INS Vagsheer, the last of the six Scorpene-class submarines under Project 75. The submarine was launched by Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar.

After launch, the submarine will undergo a comprehensive and rigorous set of tests and…

Compared to its initial operations around Kyiv and in the southwest of Ukraine, Russia likely has a measure of localised air superiority in Donbas. However, this is unlikely to produce decisive results on the battlefield.

The first phase of the air war over Ukraine was characterised by the Russia…