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[Relic]

Germany has upped its commitment of IRIS-T air defense systems for Ukraine. They will now send the Ukrainians 24 systems between 2024 and 2026. 12 Medium range IRIS-T SLM and 12 short range IRIS-T SLS systems have been ordered.

4 more systems will arrive in Ukraine by the conclusion of 2024, giving Ukraine 11 systems in total. The remaining 13 systems will arrive throughout 2025 and 2026.

Germany orders 17 IRIS-T air defense systems for Ukraine, Scholz says

The new 17 units will be sent to Ukraine on top of the seven other systems that have already been delivered. Ukraine can expect to receive four more IRIS-T systems of different ranges by the end of 2024, government spokesperson Wolfgang Buchner said in August.

kyivindependent.com

 

[chibiyabi]

Very much true actually. In fact, after three/four misses 1 (recorded) successful hit is the definition of not doing well.

By the second year, according to a senior Ukrainian military official. “everything ended: the Russians deployed electronic warfare, disabled satellite signals, and HIMARS became completely ineffective, this ineffectiveness led to the point where a very expensive shell was used” increasingly to strike lower-priority targets. Though Kyiv still considers its HIMARS rockets valuable, but Russian jamming can cause them to miss a target by 50 feet or more. “When it’s, for example, a pontoon bridge … but there’s a 10-meter deviation, it ends up in the water,” another Ukrainian official said.

A battalion commander, speaking on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to do so publicly, described flying a reconnaissance drone in foggy conditions last year in Bakhmut to track a HIMARS strike on a Russian position. On his screen, the commander watched in dismay as each rocket missed.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/24/russia-jamming-us-weapons-ukraine/

well, himmars with those iron balls in it, still gave lot of shit for RU force. Until now there was no single game changer weapon in UA -RU beside the Himmars.

 

[Samba]

well, himmars with those iron balls in it, still gave lot of shit for RU force. Until now there was no single game changer weapon in UA -RU beside the Himmars.

I think every newly introduced equipment has been most effective in the first weeks or months of their use. Same goes with Bayraktar UAVs as well. They were pretty performant at the firsrt weeks of the invasion, then slowly degraded due to the Russian counter measures. This is also the case for HIMARS. They were a big hit and changed the fornt line balance. However, after Russians take precautions against them, they are not as effective any more.

 

[Ryder]

I think every newly introduced equipment has been most effective in the first weeks or months of their use. Same goes with Bayraktar UAVs as well. They were pretty performant at the firsrt weeks of the invasion, then slowly degraded due to the Russian counter measures. This is also the case for HIMARS. They were a big hit and changed the fornt line balance. However, after Russians take precautions against them, they are not as effective any more.

People literally underestimated the Russians and their need to improve.

 

[Lool]

People literally underestimated the Russians and their need to improve.

Russia recently caused massive damage to Ukraine and Nato with their Poltava strike with reports of hundreds of dead and wounded; including top colonels from Sweden and USA, among mang other Western nations.

After such a strike, even Sweden's foreign minister resigned from his post as well as multiple made-up incidents regarding the death of top Wetsern military officials starting to pop out of thin air

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1831646699867058413

 

[TheInsider]

One way or another Russia will persevere. It simply is too big to fail. Russia will pay a heavy price but in the end, Russia will get what it wants. Ukraine is evacuating Pokrovsk and Kramatorsk. The tempo and frequency of Russian missile, aviation, and UAV strikes are increasing. Russian artillery also doesn't count its punches. Unless this firepower superiority is addressed there is no way for Ukraine to get what it wants.

 

[Soldier30]

Footage of Russian missile strikes on September 4 in the area of the Lviv railway station in Ukraine. Presumably, 5 X-101 cruise missiles and Geranium drones were used in the strike. Strikes were also carried out on other objects in the city. Presumably, there were trains with military equipment and machinery at the station, but there is currently no footage from the station. As a result of the strikes, two people were killed and 23 were injured.

 

[Soldier30]

A Ukrainian serviceman showed a video of the strikes and ammunition of the Russian RBK-500 SHOAB-0.5 cluster bomb.

 

[Relic]

Significant new military aid packages for Ukraine are being announced today at the latest Ramstein summit.

USA announced a new military aid package for Ukraine valued at $250 million usd. The package consists of the following...

- Bradley IFVs
- 200 M113 APCs
- MaxxPro / Cougar MRAPS
- RIM-7 air defense missiles
- Stinger air defense missiles
- ATACMS / GMLRS for HIMARS
- 155mm artillery shells
- 105mm artillery shells
- TOW missiles for Bradleys
- Javelin anti-armor missiles
- AT-4 anti-armor rockets
- Small arms ammunition
- Grenades
- Riverine Patrol boats
- Maritime training
- Demolitions equipment / munitions
- Spare parts and ancillary equipment
- Training

Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine

The Defense Department announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs.

www.defense.gov

Canada has announced its most expansive military aid package for Ukraine. It includes the following...

- 64 LAV Coyote IFVs
- 29 M113 APC chassis (spare parts)
- 50 armored ambulances
- 1300 CRV-7 aviation rockets
- 80,840 aviation rocket motors
- 970 C6 squad machine guns
- 10,500 9mm pistols
- $389 million worth of F-16 pilot training

Note: a group of Ukrainian pilots arrived at the Top Aces facility in Montreal this week to begin F-16 pilot training.

Minister Blair announces additional military assistance for Ukraine at the 24th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group - Canada.ca

Today, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, and General Jennie Carignan, Chief of the Defence Staff, participated in the 24th Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting at Ramstein Air Base in Germany hosted by United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III.

www.canada.ca

Britain announced a new military aid package for Ukraine valued at $213 million usd. It consists of the following...

- 650 Lightweight Multirole Martlet missiles

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1831988223389651266

Germany announced the details surrounding their new military aid package. The Germans will send the following...

- 12 IRIS-T SLS air defense systems
- 12 IRIS-T SLM air defense systems

Note: 4 additional IRIS-T air defense systems will arrive in Ukraine by year's end, giving them 11 systems. The remaining 13 systems will arrive in Ukraine during 2025 and 2026.

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[TheInsider]

Significant new military aid packages for Ukraine are being announced today at the latest Ramstein summit.

USA announced a new military aid package for Ukraine valued at $250 million usd. The package consists of the following...

- Bradley IFVs
- 200 M113 APCs
- MaxxPro / Cougar MRAPS
- RIM-7 air defense missiles
- Stinger air defense missiles
- ATACMS / GMLRS for HIMARS
- 155mm artillery shells
- 105mm artillery shells
- TOW missiles for Bradleys
- Javelin anti-armor missiles
- AT-4 anti-armor rockets
- Small arms ammunition
- Grenades
- Riverine Patrol boats
- Maritime training
- Demolitions equipment / munitions
- Spare parts and ancillary equipment
- Training

Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine

The Defense Department announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs.

www.defense.gov

Canada has announced its most expansive military aid package for Ukraine. It includes the following...

- 64 LAV Coyote IFVs
- 29 M113 APC chassis (spare parts)
- 50 armored ambulances
- 1300 CRV-7 aviation rockets
- 80,840 aviation rocket motors
- 970 C6 squad machine guns
- 10,500 9mm pistols
- $389 million worth of F-16 pilot training

Note: a group of Ukrainian pilots arrived at the Top Aces facility in Montreal this week to begin F-16 pilot training.

Minister Blair announces additional military assistance for Ukraine at the 24th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group - Canada.ca

Today, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, and General Jennie Carignan, Chief of the Defence Staff, participated in the 24th Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting at Ramstein Air Base in Germany hosted by United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III.

www.canada.ca

Britain announced a new military aid package for Ukraine valued at $213 million usd. It consists of the following...

- 650 Lightweight Multirole Martlet missiles

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1831988223389651266

Germany announced the details surrounding their new military aid package. The Germans will send the following...

- 12 IRIS-T SLS air defense systems
- 12 IRIS-T SLM air defense systems

Note: 4 additional IRIS-T air defense systems will arrive in Ukraine by year's end, giving them 11 systems. The remaining 13 systems will arrive in Ukraine during 2025 and 2026.

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All of them are defensive equipment. I want to see short-range ballistic missiles like PrSM and ground and air-launched cruise missiles like MBDA LCM and JASSM on those lists.

 

[Afif]

U.S. Tells Allies Iran Has Sent Ballistic Missiles to Russia​

Iran has sent short-range ballistic missiles to Russia, a move that will give Moscow another potent military tool to use in the war against Ukraine and follows stern Western warnings not to provide those arms to Moscow, according to U.S. and European officials.

Previously it was reported to be fatteh-360 (120km) and Ababeel (86km) GMLRS. Russia is supposed to receive hundreds of these. IMO good systems. Remains to be seen how it performs in combat.

https://www.wsj.com/world/u-s-tells-allies-iran-has-sent-ballistic-missiles-to-russia-9558f4c4

@Kartal1 @Sanchez @Bogeyman @Rooxbar et al.

 

[Relic]

Spain has announced military aid package for Ukraine consisting of the following.

- 1 Hawk air defense battery (6 launchers).
- Air defense missiles

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1832067988867920144

The Netherlands also announced a new military aid package for Ukraine today, consisting of the following.

- AIM-120 missiles for F-16s
- AIM-9 missiles for F-16s
- $100 million in spare parts and equipment for F-16s.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1832047973301211249

 

[Relic]

All of them are defensive equipment. I want to see short-range ballistic missiles like PrSM and ground and air-launched cruise missiles like MBDA LCM and JASSM on those lists.

JASSM is coming. The Americans have already leaked / telegraphed it through the media, just like they did with HIMARS, F-16s, ATACMS and a variety of other weapon systems and platforms. Expect to see them announced in a package fairly soon (fall timeline)... I expect the initial quantity sent to be in the "dozens" range. Possibly 50-60 units to start, with more to follow as USA ramps up JASSM production to 650 units per year and replaces their older units with new JASSM-ER variants.

PrSMs are not going to be sent anytime soon. It's a brand new weapon and USA doesn't want to give the Russians and Chinese any unnecessary operational Intel on it. Instead, as more and more flow into the U.S. inventory throughout 2024 and 2025, it will free up additional ATCAMS units to send to Ukraine. That's the best ballistic missile they can hope to get from the Americans.

 

[contricusc]

JASSM is coming. The Americans have already leaked / telegraphed it through the media, just like they did with HIMARS, F-16s, ATACMS and a variety of other weapon systems and platforms. Expect to see them announced in a package fairly soon (fall timeline)... I expect the initial quantity sent to be in the "dozens" range. Possibly 50-60 units to start, with more to follow as USA ramps up JASSM production to 650 units per year and replaces their older units with new JASSM-ER variants.

The stupidity of Western leaders when it comes to fighting a war is just striking. Why do you need to announce the delivery of such a weapon weeks/months in advance, so that the enemy can prepare to defend against it, or to move away potential targets?

The JASSMs should have been delivered last month, and their delivery should have been confirmed only after prolonged use in combat, when there would be no doubt that they were already there. The element of surprise is extremely important in war, but Western leaders seem to be obsessed with telegraphing every move long in advance, so that Russia knows about it and Putin doesn’t complain.

They are more concerned about not upsetting Putin than about helping Ukraine use the equipment to its maximum capability.

 

[Relic]

France will receive $330 million usd this fall from European proceeds of frozen Russian assets. Those proceeds will immediately finance the purchase of the following priority weapons from French air defense contractors...

- CAESAR 155 self-propelled howitizers
- Mistral 3 air defense systems
- 155mm artillery shells
- Various types of ammunition

France to receive money from Russian assets from EU to deliver weapons to Ukraine

Read more

newsukraine.rbc.ua

 

[Relic]

Germany has committed to sending Ukraine an additional 12 Panzerhaubitze 2000 155mm, self-propelled howitzers. 6 units will arrive in Ukraine prior to the end of 2024 and an additional 6 units will arrive in the first half of 2025.

Additionally, an undisclosed European country has ordered "hundreds" of L52 barrels for the howitzers, as a supplement to the barrels that Germany has already sent. Those barrels continue to arrive as they are produced.

Despite some early challenges with the dusty summer conditions in Ukraine, the Panzerhaubitze 2000 has become one of Ukraine's best artillery pieces. Ukraine has received 46 units from Germany , Italy and The Netherlands . Video evidence has shown 1 unit to have been damaged by a Lancet drone strike to this point, leaving as many as 45 in the fight.

Germany to Hand Over Additional 12 PzH-2000s to Ukraine

Germany will provide Ukraine with 12 additional PzH-2000 self-propelled howitzers in 2024-2025

mil.in.ua

 

[Relic]

HIMARS continue being highly effective in various regions of Ukraine and Russia, despite reports to the contrary. He is some recent footage.

GMLRS strike on the 96L6A radar of the Russian S-400 air defense system...

https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/1fbgx5s
GMLRS strikes by the 28th Mechanized Brigade smash Russian armor hidden in tree lines...

https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/1fb4lbw
Ukraine hammers Russian bridges over the Seym River with GMLRS strikes, cutting off Russian reinforcements and stranding Russians on the new territory of Ukraine...

https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/1fbxocq
https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/1fb16y7

 

[Soldier30]

Episode from the Ugledar direction. The video shows a Russian UAZ vehicle hitting a Ukrainian TM-62 anti-tank mine. Incredibly, everyone in the car survived.

 

[Woland]

Sweden announced a new $444 million package:

• 6 Combat Boat 90 combat boats
• Robot System 70 anti-aircraft missile systems
• funds to support Ukrainian drones
• camouflage equipment for previously transferred equipment, armor-piercing and small-caliber projectiles, recoilless rifles and anti-tank mines, grenade launchers and ammo, protective equipment, helmets and winter uniform
• $67.52 million in donations to funds and multilateral initiatives
• Half of the package's worth will go towards will go towards establishing conditions for possible future JAS 39 Gripen fighters in Ukraine

"At the moment, transferring JAS Gripen to Ukraine is not a viable option, as it would interfere with the prioritized introduction of F-16 fighters. However, in parallel the Swedish Government is continuing its efforts to establish conditions for a possible future support of JAS 39 Gripen fighters to Ukraine. Support package 17 does so by acquiring materiel parts for the JAS 39 Gripen worth approximately SEK 2.3 billion.

Materiel parts are JAS 39C/D parts that are being reused in the construction of new JAS 39E aircraft. By acquiring new materiel parts, a number of JAS 39C/D will be saved from being dismantled and can – if the Swedish government decides so – be considered for a possible future donation to Ukraine."

Total value: $444 million

Sweden has now provided $4.64 billion in military support to Ukraine, with $2.41 billion in 2024.

Source: https://www.government.se/press-rel...-to-strengthen-ukraines-defence-capabilities/

 

[Iskander]

New turn in the Russian-Ukrainian war

US President Joe Biden intends to discuss with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday, September 13, permission for Ukraine to strike Russia with long-range weapons. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced this during a joint press conference with British Foreign Secretary David Lemmy.