I think you'll see a mixture of Ukrainian (upgraded) T-84 Oplots and KF-51 Panthers. I think you'll eventually see Ukraine purchase about 500 of the cheaper Oplots and about 250 of the Panthers, giving them about 750 new MBTs in total. We're probably talking about 5-7 years from now, however...
A couple interesting pieces of news today.
Belgium announced a new, 92 million Euro defense package for Ukraine today. The package will consist of armored vehicles, weapons and ammunition of undisclosed types. It will also include humanitarian supplies...
Lol, this isn't WWII. Ukraine isn't going to charge in against Russian tanks in some head-to-head battle. MBTs will be used in a completely different manner.
The first goal will be to use long range strike assets such as cruise missiles, GLDSB, GMLRS (HIMARS), JDAMS, Kamikaze drones, and air...
I suspect Su-24 aircraft would be suitable launchpads for Storm Shadow, but would have required retrofitting to have taken part in quiet. Another possibility is that either the Polish or Slovak Mig-29s (or both) that were donated to Ukraine, have been upgraded in a manner that makes them...
Truthfully, It doesn't really matter what missile / rocket Ukraine gets, as long as it meets these 4 characteristics.
1. It has range between 200-300km, giving Ukraine the ability to execute strategic strikes in all of Ukraine, Crimea and when necessary, western Russia.
2. They are available...
Czech Republic will donate 2 batteries (each consisting of 4 launchers + associated radars) of Kub air defense systems to Ukraine. According to the Czech Prime Minister Petr Pavel, his government will also send "quite a large number" of air defense missiles.
The Czechs are replacing the Kub...
New USA 🇺🇸 defense package for Ukraine has been announced. As expected, it's valued at $1.2 Billion usd.
Contents of the package include the following:
- Undisclosed number of HAWK air defense systems + ammunition.
- Equipment to integrate Western and Ukrainian air defense systems and...
Per Reuters, USA will announce a new $1.2 Billion USD aid package for Ukraine tomorrow, in response to Russia's May 9th celebration. The package will include, but is not limited to air defense systems, counter drone weaponry, various types of ammunition, access to satellite technology and funds...
Per previously leaved information from the USA, here is the equipment being used for each of the newly formed Ukrainian assault brigades...
21st Brigade
30x T-64 MBTs (Ukraine)
20x Spartan APCs (Britain)
20x Bulldog APCs (Britain)
21x Husky APCs (Britain)
10x M113 APCs (USA)
30x Senator IMVs...
While the battle for Bakhmut will be over relatively soon, with Russian Forces (mostly Wagner) controlling approximately 80% of the city, can we all take a second to appreciate how long the Ukrainian defense of the city has lasted, and how long it fixed Russian troops in place for? It's cost...
Please. This is the shortest term memory ever. You folks in the East have been invading each other, killing each other and doing horrible things to each other since before many of the nations in the West even existed. Who do you think we learned how to be awful to other people from?
Just...
I make no bones about it. We're self interested and it's in our self interest for Russia 🇷🇺 to pay a deep price for their mistep in Ukraine 🇺🇦.
Putin miscalculated and we're getting a very, very cheap price to twist the knife against Russia in response to that mistake. We'd be acting against...
Exactly. Choosing sides and embracing them is a fundamental part of life. We're all self-interested in the success of the people and causes we care about and we should expect nothing less than us wanting our side to win, at the expense of something someone else.
It's a part of the animal...
In the short term? Nobody. Realistically, North America, as long as the United States and Canada work together as closely as we do, is essentially a fortress. There isn't a (non-American) invading force on the planet that could invade, successfully re-supply and logistically support the invasion...
We're all self-interested. Ukraine's existence as a nation and an identity is at stake. Of course they're ready and willing to shed their blood in defense of their own survival. As long as they're willing to fight and bleed, we're willing o give them to tools and support they need to push back...
BMP 3 is actually a very asthetically pleasing vehicle. It's ALMOST a shame when javelins, NLAWs and artillery destroy them en masse. I always wish the Russian crew could burn and the vehicle could be salvaged. Unfortunately, it rarely works like that. Definitely one of Russia's better pieces...
As Europe implements its plan to produce 1 million artillery shells for Ukraine over the next year, we're starting to see how that's going to play out. It was announced today that German arms producer Rheinmetall will produce 600,000 of those artillery shells in the coming 12 months.
The...
Do you ever wonder what the United States has donated / committed to Ukraine over the last year, since the outbreak of the war? They've committed about $35.7 Billion worth of military supplies, from a combination of Presidential "Drawdown Authority" from their existing stocks and USAI, which...
It wasn't well publicized (at least internationally) but Spain 🇪🇸 has delivered 20 M113 APCs to Ukraine at the end of April, along with the 10 Leopard 2A4 tanks that were made highly public. Every little bit counts and while the M113 is older and is being replaced across NATO, it's still very...
