L3Harris Unit Making Rocket Motors Used in Ukraine Says Business Has Surged

4 days, 16 hours ago

Warning North Korea can produce ballistic missiles for Russia ‘in months’

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5 days, 3 hours ago

Researcher: North Korea can produce ballistic missiles for Russia to use against Ukraine in months

Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS — North Korea demonstrated this year that it could produce ballistic missiles and supply them to Russia for use against Ukraine in a matter of months, the head of a research organization that traces weapons used in the war said Wednesday. Leff also had briefed the Security Council in late June, telling members that the organization he heads, …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Russia launches barrage of 300 missiles and drones against Ukraine power grid

The Independent

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1 week, 3 days ago

Companies from UK, Italy and Japan to form joint venture for new fighter jet

Associated Press

LONDON — The three companies building a next generation fighter jet for the U.K., Italy and Japan revealed Friday that they are forming a joint venture to deliver the aircraft. Under the agreement, Britain’s BAE Systems, Italy’s Leonardo and Japan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement will each own a third of the new joint venture, which will be subject to regulatory approvals. …

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3 weeks ago

US to give Ukraine $1.1 billion worth of weapons to strike targets inside Russia

ABC

The United States will provide Ukraine with a $US725 million weapons package, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced. "As part of the surge in security assistance that President Biden announced on September 26, the US is providing another significant package of urgently needed weapons and equipment to our Ukrainian partners as they defend against Russia's ongoing attacks," Mr Blinken's …

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3 weeks ago

US will send Ukraine $725 million more in counter-drone systems, anti-personnel land mines

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The U.S. is preparing to send Ukraine an additional $725 million in military assistance, including counter-drone systems and munitions for its High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, which could indicate more of the longer-range missiles are headed to the battlefield. The package, announced Monday by the State Department, also includes more of the anti-personnel land mines that Ukraine is …

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3 weeks ago

Arms producers saw revenue up in 2023 with the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, a new report says

Associated Press

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Major companies in the arms industry saw a 4.2% increase in overall revenue in 2023 with sharp rises for producers based in Russia and the Middle East, a new report said Monday. The report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, or SIPRI, said revenues from the top 100 arms companies totaled $632 billion last year in …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Wars, regional tensions boost arms sales around the world: Report

Firstpost

Sales of arms and military services by the world’s 100 largest arms companies totalled $632 billion in 2023, up 4.2 per cent, according to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute People check the site on an Israeli strike at a house in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on November 22, 2024, amid the ongoing war between …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Russia races ahead of NATO in weapons production for Ukraine war: SIPRI

Al Jazeera

Despite a defence budget 10 times Russia’s, new report lays bare how NATO is unable to turn spending power into firepower in a crisis. New research shows that the revenues of Russia’s top defence contractors outpaced those of their United States and European counterparts last year, as they increased weapons production more effectively than their Western rivals. While Russia’s leading …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

U.S. will send Ukraine $725 million more in counter-drone systems, anti-personnel land mines

LA Times

Ukrainian servicemen practice tactical skills at a training field in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine on Friday. The U.S. is preparing to send Ukraine an additional $725 million in military assistance, including counter-drone systems and munitions for its High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, which could indicate more of the longer-range missiles are headed to the battlefield. The package, announced …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Biden to leave Trump with billions for Ukraine weapons

Live Mint

The Biden administration doesn’t have enough time left to use the billions of dollars lawmakers have authorized to arm Ukraine, U.S. and congressional officials said, leaving in President-Elect Donald Trump’s hands what to do with the remaining money. The administration still has more than $6.5 billion left in what is known as drawdown authority, which allows the Defense Department to …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Russia threatens Europe with strikes while gnawing at Ukraine’s east

Al Jazeera

The United States on Tuesday provided the first official confirmation that its long-range Army Tactical Missiles were in use in Russia, as Europe absorbed the ramifications of Russia’s retaliatory response with an intermediate ballistic missile that could strike “anywhere in Europe”. “And right now, you know, understandably, that’s taking place in and around Kursk, in the Kursk oblast.” In a …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Ukraine-Russia war live: Russian missile factory ‘hit in Ukrainian drone strike’

The Telegraph

A Russian missile factory and oil refinery near the Moscow region were hit in an overnight long-range Ukrainian drone strike, Kyiv has said. Footage showed buildings on fire and a large black smoke plume rising over the skyline of the city of Kaluga, around 220 miles from the Ukrainian border Open source intelligence analysts said that Ukrainian drones hit a …

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1 month ago

Ukraine is being hit with a surge of attacks using North Korean missiles. Western components help make it possible

CNN

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — Ukraine has been hit by a surge in Russian ballistic missile attacks, about a third of which used North Korean weapons that can only fly because they run on Western circuitry, obtained despite sanctions, according to Ukrainian military officials. CNN Crucial components used in the North Korean missiles are produced by nine Western manufacturers, including companies …

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1 month ago

Ukraine is being hit with a surge of attacks using North Korean missiles. Western components help make it possible

CNN

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — Ukraine has been hit by a surge in Russian ballistic missile attacks, about a third of which used North Korean weapons that can only fly because they run on Western circuitry, obtained despite sanctions, according to Ukrainian military officials. CNN Crucial components used in the North Korean missiles are produced by nine Western manufacturers, including companies …

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Ukraine fires UK-made 'Storm Shadow' into Russia day after US missile: Report

India Today

Ukraine reportedly fired British-made 'Storm Shadow' missiles to strike military targets deep inside Russian territory, marking a significant escalation in the conflict that has now lasted 1,000 days. The use of the long-range cruise missiles came in response to Russia's recent deployment of North Korean troops to bolster its war effort, a move Western officials have condemned as a dangerous …

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1 month ago

US will send Ukraine at least $275 million in new weapons in push to bolster Kyiv before Trump

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will send Ukraine at least $275 million in new weapons, including an undisclosed number of antipersonnel land mines, as the Biden administration rushes to do as much as it can to help Kyiv fight back against Russia before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. “We will continue to provide Ukraine the support it needs to succeed on …

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1 month ago

Explained: 1000 days of Russia-Ukraine war and the role of robots

Firstpost

Ukraine marked the 1,000th day since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022. Experts have said battlefield innovation in the upcoming year will primarily concentrate on automation Employees work at a production facility of Unwave company, a Ukrainian producer of jammers and radio electronic warfare, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at an undisclosed location, Ukraine October 28, 2024. “There …

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1 month ago

Russia says Ukraine fired 6 American-made missiles after US lifts ban

India Today

Russia's Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that Ukraine fired six US-made ATACMS missiles at Russia’s Bryansk region, just days after US President Joe Biden eased restrictions on Ukrainian use of American-made weapons in the war. Biden has authorised Ukraine to use US-supplied long-range missiles to strike deeper inside Russia, easing limitations on the weapons. The decision came after Russian President …

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1 month ago

Satellite images show Russia ramping up solid-fuel missile production, researcher says

Firstpost

Satellite photos taken by Maxar Technologies in July, September and October, reviewed by Reuters, show cleared vegetation and extensive new construction next to buildings that Hinz identified as solid-fuel research and production facilities at the five complexes. Satellite images show major expansions at five complexes where Russia has made solid-fuel missile engines, indicating the Kremlin plans to significantly boost missile …

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1 month ago

Is Joe Biden triggering World War III? Here’s what Donald Trump Jr alleges, ‘Gotta lock in those $Trillions’

Live Mint

Donald Trump Jr. alleged that the Biden administration was using US support for Ukraine as a means to initiate a major conflict before his father, Donald Trump, potentially returns to the presidency in January. This comes as President Joe Biden, 81, authorized Ukrainian forces to use American-supplied long-range missiles for strikes within Russian territory, marking a significant shift from his …

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1 month ago

The US has reportedly approved Ukraine's use of long-range missile systems — but will it make a difference in Vladimir Putin's war?

ABC

Ukraine's ability to strike deep into the heart of Russian territory to target supply lines and infrastructure could mean the difference between an ongoing war and the end of Vladimir Putin's invasion. Despite no official comment from the White House, widespread reports in the United States claim the Biden administration will allow Ukraine's army to use long-range missile weapons supplied …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Amid war efforts, Ukraine advances arms production with three new JVs with European firms

Firstpost

Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, who is also the economy minister, said five joint ventures with Western weapon producers had already been set up, including with German and Lithuanian companies Ukrainian First Deputy Prime and Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko speaks with Reuters, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 1, 2024. Reuters File Ukraine is close to setting …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

US to speed up interceptor missiles delivery to Ukraine, WSJ reports

Live Mint

Nov 10 - The United States will ship more than 500 interceptor missiles to Ukraine in the weeks ahead, speeding up Washington's military aid delivery to the war-ravaged country, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. Citing an unnamed Pentagon official, the WSJ reported that before the U.S. presidential election, in which former Republican President Donald Trump defeated his Democratic …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

SpaceX's Starship Rocket: A Game Changer for Space Exploration

China Daily

Elon Musk's reusable rockets represent a significant step forward for space exploration and a technological milestone that has captured attention across the space industry and the wider international community. The fully reusable rocket landing in the mechanical arms of the tower, affectionately known as 'chopsticks', succeeded on its first attempt and is critical for making transport to the moon and …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine is amping up drone production to get an edge in the war against Russia

NPR

Ukraine is amping up drone production to get an edge in the war against Russia toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR KYIV, Ukraine — Whenever Anton has free time after work, he sits at his kitchen table and spends a few hours assembling drones that will be sent to the front line. plus we will be working on research and development.” toggle …

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3 months, 1 week ago

US military aid packages to Ukraine shrink amid concerns over Pentagon stockpiles

CNN

CNN — US military aid packages for Ukraine have been smaller in recent months, as the stockpiles of weapons and equipment that the Pentagon is willing to send Kyiv from its own inventory have dwindled. In April, Congress gave the Biden administration an additional $13.4 billion to use specifically to send Ukraine weapons and equipment drawn from US stockpiles. The …

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4 months ago

Russia launches third ballistic missile attack on Kyiv this month, Ukraine says

The Hindu

Russia launched on Sunday its third ballistic missile on Kyiv in August, with preliminary data showing that all the air weapons were destroyed on their approach to the city, the military administration of the Ukrainian capital said. "This is already the third ballistic strike on the capital in August, with exact intervals of six days between each attack," Serhiy Popko, …

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4 months, 1 week ago

US approves $20 billion in weapons sales to Israel amid threat of wider Middle East war

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The U.S. has approved $20 billion in arms sales to Israel, including scores of fighter jets and advanced air-to-air missiles, the State Department announced Tuesday. Congress was notified of the impending sale, which includes more than 50 F-15 fighter jets, Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles, or AMRAAMs, 120 mm tank ammunition and high explosive mortars and tactical vehicles …

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4 months, 1 week ago

U.S. approves $20 billion in weapons sales to Israel amid threat of wider Middle East war

LA Times

The U.S. has approved $20 billion in arms sales to Israel, including scores of fighter jets and advanced air-to-air missiles, the State Department announced Tuesday. Congress was notified of the impending sale, which includes more than 50 F-15 fighter jets, advanced medium range air-to-air Mmissiles, 120-millimeter tank ammunition and high explosive mortars and tactical vehicles. It comes at a time …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Ukrainian start-ups to raise a low-cost robot army to fight Russia

The Hindu

Struggling with manpower shortages, overwhelming odds and uneven international assistance, Ukraine hopes to find a strategic edge against Russia in an abandoned warehouse or a factory basement. Defence startups across Ukraine — about 250 according to industry estimates — are creating the killing machines at secret locations that typically look like rural car repair shops. The military is assessing dozens …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Biden announces $225 million weapons package for Ukraine, including Patriot system

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced a new $225 million aid package for Ukraine on Thursday, including a Patriot missile system to bolster its air defenses against a deadly onslaught of Russian airstrikes. The Patriot air defense system, the second the U.S. has provided to Ukraine, is one of several Biden announced this week at the NATO summit and is …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

US is expected to send Ukraine $150 million more in munitions to fight off Russia’s attacks

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The U.S. is expected to announce Tuesday it is sending an additional $150 million in critically needed munitions to Ukraine, as Russia accuses Ukraine of using U.S.-provided munitions to strike inside Russia or Russian-held territory, according to two U.S. officials. However, the Pentagon said last week that Ukraine’s military is also now allowed to use longer-range missiles provided …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

US is expected to send Ukraine $150 million more in munitions to fight off Russia's attacks

The Independent

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6 months ago

Will long-awaited F-16 fighter jets boost Ukraine’s push against Russia?

Al Jazeera

Kyiv’s forces are due to receive the aircraft within weeks, but analysts say they are unlikely to be a game-changer. Ukrainian pilots also needed English training – and had to re-adapt their habits of flying Soviet-produced fighter jets that were designed to counter F-16s and their F-15 siblings – but were not modelled on them. And as Russian missiles can …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

There is an explosive flaw in the plan to rearm Ukraine

Hindustan Times

AS UKRAINE COMES under mounting pressure on the battlefield, Europe is desperately scrambling to boost its puny production of artillery shells and missiles. The trouble is that explosive makers are unsure that production can be cranked up and fear that the quirks of the industry will hamper the surge that Ukraine needs to remain competitive on the battlefield. The end …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Malaysia’s chip industry falls in crosshairs of US sanctions on Russia

Al Jazeera

Kuala Lumpur-based Jatronics has been accused of supplying parts needed to sustain Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Malaysian semiconductor maker Jatronics SDN BHD is among nearly 300 entities that Washington slapped with US sanctions last month over their alleged links to Russia’s military suppliers. Russian customs data shows that one of the Russian companies Jatronics has supplied since Moscow’s full-scale invasion …

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7 months ago

Pentagon vows to keep weapons moving to Ukraine as Kyiv faces a renewed assault by Russia

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin committed Monday to keeping U.S. weapons moving to Ukraine as Kyiv faces one of its toughest moments against a renewed assault by Russia. “We’re meeting in a moment of challenge,” Austin said, noting that Russia’s new onslaught on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, showed why the commitment was vital. Austin vowed to keep U.S. weapons …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine bets on long-range drones as it seeks a battlefield edge

Live Mint

Inside a hangar tucked away in western Ukraine, dozens of workers in protective clothing mold fiberglass mesh and assemble the pieces into potent weapons: long-range drones. Facing setbacks on the battlefield, Ukraine is using long-range drones to reach far behind the front line with Russian forces, hitting oil refineries, airfields and logistics. Earlier this month, drones struck an oil refinery …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

Ukraine pulls U.S.-provided Abrams tanks from front lines over Russian drone threats

LA Times

U.S. Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth with an M1A2 Abrams battle tank at the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center in Lima, Ohio, last year. Officials say Ukraine has sidelined its U.S.-provided Abrams M1A1 tanks for now because of their vulnerability to Russian drones Ukraine has sidelined U.S.-provided Abrams M1A1 battle tanks for now in its fight against Russia, in part …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

U.S. sends $1 billion in aid to Ukraine

Daily Mail

Minutes after President Joe Biden signed an aid package into Ukraine into law, the Pentagon outlined the equipment headed to Kyiv: • RIM-7 and AIM-9M missiles for air defense • Stinger anti-aircraft missiles • Small arms and additional rounds of small arms ammunition, including.50 caliber rounds to counter Unmanned Aerial Systems • Additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems …

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8 months ago

NATO secretary-general says some allies have air defense systems they could give to Ukraine

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday pressed member countries to give more Patriot missile systems to Ukraine as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy repeated Kyiv’s almost daily appeals for more Western air defense equipment. “NATO has mapped out existing capabilities across the alliance and there are systems that can be made available to Ukraine,” Stoltenberg told reporters after an online …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

US announces $138 million in emergency military sales of Hawk missile systems support for Ukraine

India TV News

Washington: The State Department has greenlighted an emergency $138 million in foreign military sales for Ukraine to provide critical repairs and spare parts for Kyiv's Hawk missile systems. What is the HAWK missile system The HAWK is a medium-range surface-to-air missile system that provides air defence, which is one of Ukraine's top security needs. “Ukraine has an urgent need to …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

U.S. announces $138 million in emergency military sales of Hawk missile systems support for Ukraine

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The State Department has greenlighted an emergency $138 million in foreign military sales for Ukraine to provide critical repairs and spare parts for Kyiv’s Hawk missile systems. The HAWK is a medium range surface-to-air missile system that provides air defense, which is one of Ukraine’s top security needs. “Ukraine has an urgent need to increase its capabilities to …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

US F-16 jets due to arrive in Ukraine 'are no longer relevant', Kyiv military official says: 'Every weapon has its right time. We needed them in 2023, they're not right for 2024. We need shells and ro

Daily Mail

American-made F-16 fighter jets set to arrive in Ukraine this summer are 'no longer relevant' to the war, a senior Ukrainian military official has stated, adding that 'shells and rockets' are what's needed in 2024. A Ukrainian military official said that F-16 fighter jets are 'no longer relevant' for Ukraine as he urged the West to send 'shells and rockets' …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

France will deliver hundreds of armored vehicles to Ukraine, defense minister says

Associated Press

PARIS — French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu said France is to deliver “hundreds” of armored vehicles by the beginning of next year to Ukraine as part of a new package of military aid for the country that just entered its third year of war since the full-scale Russian invasion. In an interview with the French newspaper La Tribune’s Sunday edition, …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

North Korean factories making arms for Russia are ‘operating at full capacity,’ South Korea says

CNN

Seoul, South Korea CNN — North Korea’s munitions factories are “operating at full capacity” to produce weapons and shells for Russia, according to South Korea’s defense minister, as Moscow’s devastating war in Ukraine grinds into a third year. Video Ad Feedback Zelensky warns that Ukraine will lose people without US aid 01:08 - Source: CNN Concerns over North Korean weapons …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Russian cruise and ballistic missiles kill 4 in Ukraine and Ukrainian rockets kill 2 in Russian city

The Independent

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10 months, 1 week ago

Russia fired new Zircon hypersonic missile on Ukraine, says Kyiv researcher

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