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Russians Make Minimal Progress in the Donbas, US Officials Say

Russians Make Minimal Progress in the Donbas, US Officials Say

Russian forces in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine — where the bulk of the fighting is taking place — are suffering from poor command and control, low morale, and less than ideal logistics, a senior Defense Department official, said today.

“We continue to see minimal, at best, progress by th…

Push to Arm Ukraine Putting Strain on US Weapons Stockpile

Push to Arm Ukraine Putting Strain on US Weapons Stockpile

WASHINGTON — The planes take off almost daily from Dover Air Force Base in Delaware — hulking C-17s loaded with Javelins, Stingers, howitzers and other material being hustled to Eastern Europe to resupply Ukraine’s military in its fight against Russia.

The game-changing impact of those arms is …

Chinese Carrier Group Sails into Western Pacific

Chinese Carrier Group Sails into Western Pacific

Led by the aircraft carrier Liaoning, a very powerful Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy flotilla reportedly entered the West Pacific via the Miyako Strait on Monday, in a move analysts said on Tuesday could be the carrier group’s first routine far sea drills of 2022.

Consisting of at le…

UK Promises Additional £300M Military Aid for Ukraine

UK Promises Additional £300M Military Aid for Ukraine

LONDON — Britain said on Monday it would provide 300 million pounds ($375 million) more in military aid to Ukraine, including electronic warfare equipment and a counter-battery radar system, on top of around 200 million pounds of assistance so far.

Britain has sent Ukraine more than 5,000 anti-…

Russian Main Battle Tank Superiority Shown to Be A Myth

Russian Main Battle Tank Superiority Shown to Be A Myth

Throughout the 1980s, the U.S. Army expended considerable time, effort, and angst searching for the answer to a singular question: Could the M1 Abrams survive against Soviet main battle tanks in a force-on-force engagement?

At the time, the Soviet tank force consisted primarily of T-64, T-72, an…

Canada Plans New $1 Billion Air Defence System

Canada Plans New $1 Billion Air Defence System

OTTAWA — The Canadian military has started the process to purchase a new high-tech system worth up to $1 billion that will be capable of shooting down enemy aircraft, missiles and drones.

Government procurement specialists will request ideas from industry sometime this year as the Canadian Army…


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