Israel 🇮🇱 is retiring its Patriot Batteries in favour of more advanced Iron Dome, David's Sling and Arrow 3 air defense systems, after a surge of funding from the United States 🇺🇸 in the recently passed aid supplemental.
This would be the perfect opportunity to get Ukraine 🇺🇦 the additional...
The topic of ATACMS Ballistic Missiles has been a popular one on this board and around the internet. But there have been plenty of misconceptions regarding ATACMS and the reasons that they were not being sent to Ukraine.
The popular narrative was that is was more of a political decision...
They were purchased for an average of $19,300 usd each and will be used entirely for parts. The reports are that USA purchased the aircraft through Kazakh shell companies at a total cost of just over $2.26 million usd.
The way to think of this purchase is that USA bought $2.26 milkiin usd worth...
I've read numerous reports that the U.S. purchased them through shell companies and that Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 is simply operating under plausible deniability. One side isn't telling the truth here. More to follow...
Belgium 🇧🇪 will contribute $214 million usd to the German initiative to purchase air defense systems for Ukraine, from international sellers. Furthermore, they will send RIM-7 air defense missiles from their own stockpiles, to be used in conjunction with Ukraine's "FrankenSAM" systems...
Turkey 🇹🇷 should absolutely take advantage of American and European aid being passed for Ukraine and sell the West Firtina howitzers, 155mm ammunition, Leopard 1 MBTs, etc for Ukraine while there are funds out there to be used internationally.
A good start from exisiting inventories would be...
Some additional aid news for Ukraine...
USA 🇺🇸 has purchased 81 Soviet era jets from Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 including SU-24s, Mig-29s and Mig-31s. These jets are not air worthy and will not fly in the Ukrainian military. Rather, they'll be used as a source of spares for Ukraine's existing aircraft...
USA 🇺🇸 announced the details of a $6 Billion usd aid package for Ukraine. This package will be paid for out of USAI funds and will be procured directly from U.S. and Allied industry. The package is enormous and consists of the following....
- PAC-3 Patriot air defense missiles
- AIM-9 air...
Contrary to false reporting and propaganda, the first batch of artillery shells purchased via the Czech 🇨🇿 led coalition, will start to begin to arrive in late May / early June. The shells are reportedly being purchased from South Korea and South Africa 🇿🇦...
As soon as tomorrow, USA 🇺🇸 will announce $6 Billion usd worth of military aid for Ukraine in the form of defense purchases from American industry. These purchases will equip Ukraine in the short, medium and long term using USAI money, while Presidential Drawdown Authority will continue to equip...
I'll add to this that they need to continue to compile long range strike weapons such as Neptune, Stormshadow, SCALP, JASSM and ATACMS, to be used in concert with long range drones, to make Crimea miserable and completely untenable for the Russians to occupy militarily. A corresponding long term...
As promised, USA 🇺🇸 just released the full contents of the $1 Billion usd military aid package for Ukraine. The package comes from the fresh $7.8 Billion usd pool (now $6.8 Billion usd remaining) of Presidential Drawdown Authority authorised by Congress last night.The package was pre-positioned...
USA 🇺🇸 President Joe Biden speaking at the White House right now. He has signed the new aid bill into law and to paraphrase, he said the following.
" Aid will begin to flow into Ukraine within literally hours. Air defense, artillery shells, rockets and armored vehicles that they need".
The...
