Ukraine receives 500 pickup trucks and mine detection vehicles from Lithuania

Ukraine received 230 pickup trucks and 240 mine detection vehicles from the Lithuanian-led demining coalition. Ukraine’s Defence Minister Rustem Umierov on Telegram. The transfer of demining equipment took place during the visit of Lithuanian Defence Minister Laurynas Kasčiūnas to Kyiv. Read More …

Kenya: EU council gives Sh2.7 billion (€20 million) in first assistance measure for KDF

The Council of the European Union on Monday approved a Sh2.7 billion (€20 million) assistance measure under the European Peace Facility to enhance the operational capabilities of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF). This measure, the first for the KDF, aims Read More …

Beach Breach: Cavalry Engineers Blast into the Final Day of EFES 24

EFES-24, held at a military training site just south of Izmir, Turkey, took place May 29-30 and showcased the best parts of multinational military partnership. This biennial exercise, named in honor of the ancient city of Ephesus, demonstrated complex military Read More …

U.S. Army Tests Quadcopter Swarm-Launching Uncrewed Ground Vehicle For Clearing Mines

Groups of drones autonomously launching from uncrewed ground vehicles could well be part of the U.S. Army’s future toolkit for mine-clearing operations. Work on the project has been spearheaded by Fort Liberty’s 20th Engineer Brigade, part of the XVIII Airborne Read More …

Ukraine: US mine-clearing vehicle M1150 ABV falls into Russian possession

In a recent development, military assets of the Armed Forces of Ukraine [AFU], supplied by the United States, have reportedly ended up in Russian hands. Russia’s TASS news agency broadcast a video showing the retrieval and subsequent storage of three Read More …

The Biggest Strengths And Weaknesses Of America’s MRAP

When the U.S. military went to war in Afghanistan and Iraq, it quickly became apparent that its arsenal of armored and up-armored vehicles was susceptible to dangerous improvised explosive devices (IEDs). As the war progressed, IEDs became more lethal, necessitating Read More …

Russian mine fails to dent Abrams M1 tank, interior untouched

New video footage of one of the US-supplied Ukrainian Abrams M1 tanks damaged on the battlefield has appeared on the web. The footage was captured by the body camera of a Russian soldier from a reconnaissance group. Some claim that Read More …

Ukraine: Mine explosion and artillery destroyed another M1 tank

Another US-supplied M1 Abrams tank to Ukraine is on fire. New video footage from the battlefield reveals the abandoned tank. Judging by the drone footage, this Abrams appears to be the most severely damaged so far. This is either the Read More …

Ukraine lost M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle outside Avdiivka

Ukraine has lost only a few armored vehicles in its grueling defensive fight in—and now outside of—Avdiivka, a former Ukrainian stronghold just northwest of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. But a few doesn’t mean none. And one of the losses is Read More …

Israeli engineering forces clear 30 kilometers of Lebanese border routes

Engineering forces of the Alexandroni Brigade cleared close to 30 kilometers of routes near Israel’s northern border with Lebanon, the military said on Wednesday, granting it significant freedom of action on the northern front. The Alexandroni Brigade, deployed from Metulla Read More …