Ukrainian servicemen showed a homemade washing machine. The device of the washing machine is quite simple, a tube from one of the ammunition is simply attached to the wheel of the car and the engine is turned on. Despite the simplicity of the design, theoretically, this homemade washing machine can wash things no worse than a regular one, since their operating principle is the same
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Defense line of the Ukrainian army in the Kyiv region. Footage of the constructed defensive structures of the Ukrainian army in the Kyiv region has been published. It is worth noting that earlier, deputy of the Ukrainian Rada Irina Gerashchenko visited the Kharkov region and stated that the work on the construction of fortifications in the region was only an “imitation of vigorous activity”; money for fortifications in the Kharkov region was rolled into the ground for 1.5 years. The authorities of the Kyiv region, after a scandal surrounding reports of possible embezzlement during the construction of fortification lines on the borders of the Kharkov region, attracted special services and public organizations to check the construction of defensive lines in the region.
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The Swedish government will send new military equipment to Ukraine worth $1.3 billion to fill the country’s most urgent capability gaps, officials announced on Wednesday.
The aid package will include the Saab-made airborne surveillance and control aircraft, known as ASC-890, which can track ships, drones, aircraft and missiles.
According to a statement published by the Swedish government, the aircraft will strengthen Ukraine’s “capability to identify and engage targets at long range.”
The weapons bundle will also contain a number of Swedish-made, advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles, or RB-99-AMRAAM, adapted for ground-to-air engagements.
The Scandinavian country will send its complete stock of armoured tracked personnel carriers, the PBV 302, alongside spare parts, ammunition, and maintenance equipment to support the regeneration of new Ukrainian brigades.
The Swedish vehicles, produced by the company now known as BAE Systems Hägglunds, were retired from service in 2014.
Additionally, Kyiv will receive an undisclosed number of 155mm artillery shells from Swedish stockpiles, “to combat Russian units in the depths of the battlefield,” according to the statement.
While this donation will lead to a temporary decline in Sweden’s armament, government officials have already committed to procuring more munitions as replacements. Similarly, defence officials in Stockholm intend to buy more GlobalEye surveillance aircraft from Saab to make up for the donation of the older ASC-890 type.
These Swedish pledge follows military aid commitments from Spain and Belgium this week in the areas of combat aircraft, tanks and air defence.
https://www.c4isrnet.com/global/eur...-ukraine-military-equipment-worth-13-billion/
The aid package will include the Saab-made airborne surveillance and control aircraft, known as ASC-890, which can track ships, drones, aircraft and missiles.
According to a statement published by the Swedish government, the aircraft will strengthen Ukraine’s “capability to identify and engage targets at long range.”
The weapons bundle will also contain a number of Swedish-made, advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles, or RB-99-AMRAAM, adapted for ground-to-air engagements.
The Scandinavian country will send its complete stock of armoured tracked personnel carriers, the PBV 302, alongside spare parts, ammunition, and maintenance equipment to support the regeneration of new Ukrainian brigades.
The Swedish vehicles, produced by the company now known as BAE Systems Hägglunds, were retired from service in 2014.
Additionally, Kyiv will receive an undisclosed number of 155mm artillery shells from Swedish stockpiles, “to combat Russian units in the depths of the battlefield,” according to the statement.
While this donation will lead to a temporary decline in Sweden’s armament, government officials have already committed to procuring more munitions as replacements. Similarly, defence officials in Stockholm intend to buy more GlobalEye surveillance aircraft from Saab to make up for the donation of the older ASC-890 type.
These Swedish pledge follows military aid commitments from Spain and Belgium this week in the areas of combat aircraft, tanks and air defence.
https://www.c4isrnet.com/global/eur...-ukraine-military-equipment-worth-13-billion/
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Scania contributes to a historic modernisation of Estonian defence forces. Deliveries of 265 vehicles will start this summer, as the company has won most of the contracts in the initial phase of a multi-hundred million Euro framework agreement.
The scope of the agreement is to equip Estonia and Latvia with defence vehicles over the next seven years, due to Europe’s heightened security situation.
It was signed by the Estonian Centre for Defence Investments (ECDI) in autumn 2023 with Scania as one of the contracted heavy vehicle suppliers. ECDI is, through the agreement, able to procure heavy vehicles to a total value of EUR 437 million.
As the first stage of the procurement draws to a close, Scania has won seven of nine tenders in this segment with a collective value of more than EUR 50 million including 265 vehicles. Deliveries will take place between this summer and the next.
Scania contributes to a historic modernisation of Estonian defence forces. Deliveries of 265 vehicles will start this summer, as the company has won most of the contracts in the initial phase of a multi-hundred million Euro framework agreement.
The scope of the agreement is to equip Estonia and Latvia with defence vehicles over the next seven years, due to Europe’s heightened security situation.
It was signed by the Estonian Centre for Defence Investments (ECDI) in autumn 2023 with Scania as one of the contracted heavy vehicle suppliers. ECDI is, through the agreement, able to procure heavy vehicles to a total value of EUR 437 million.
As the first stage of the procurement draws to a close, Scania has won seven of nine tenders in this segment with a collective value of more than EUR 50 million including 265 vehicles. Deliveries will take place between this summer and the next.
https://www.scania.com/group/en/hom...tarts-strong-in-baltic-defence-agreement.html
The scope of the agreement is to equip Estonia and Latvia with defence vehicles over the next seven years, due to Europe’s heightened security situation.
It was signed by the Estonian Centre for Defence Investments (ECDI) in autumn 2023 with Scania as one of the contracted heavy vehicle suppliers. ECDI is, through the agreement, able to procure heavy vehicles to a total value of EUR 437 million.
As the first stage of the procurement draws to a close, Scania has won seven of nine tenders in this segment with a collective value of more than EUR 50 million including 265 vehicles. Deliveries will take place between this summer and the next.
Scania contributes to a historic modernisation of Estonian defence forces. Deliveries of 265 vehicles will start this summer, as the company has won most of the contracts in the initial phase of a multi-hundred million Euro framework agreement.
The scope of the agreement is to equip Estonia and Latvia with defence vehicles over the next seven years, due to Europe’s heightened security situation.
It was signed by the Estonian Centre for Defence Investments (ECDI) in autumn 2023 with Scania as one of the contracted heavy vehicle suppliers. ECDI is, through the agreement, able to procure heavy vehicles to a total value of EUR 437 million.
As the first stage of the procurement draws to a close, Scania has won seven of nine tenders in this segment with a collective value of more than EUR 50 million including 265 vehicles. Deliveries will take place between this summer and the next.
https://www.scania.com/group/en/hom...tarts-strong-in-baltic-defence-agreement.html
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Italy has confirmed it will send a second SAMP/T air defense battery to Ukraine in response to urgent appeals by Kyiv to help defeat Russian missile attacks.
“It is known that we will send SAMP/T, which is an instrument of air defense, therefore of protection, that Ukraine itself asked us for,” Italy’s foreign minister, Antonio Tajani, said late on June 3.
One of five systems now operated by Italy, the battery due for dispatch to Ukraine is reportedly currently deployed in Kuwait. Another system has recently been stationed in Slovakia as part of a NATO program, and another is due to be set up in June in southern Italy to protect a G7 summit.
The battery is set to be included in the ninth package of arms to be delivered to Kyiv since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
https://www.defensenews.com/global/...firmed it,help defeat Russian missile attacks.
“It is known that we will send SAMP/T, which is an instrument of air defense, therefore of protection, that Ukraine itself asked us for,” Italy’s foreign minister, Antonio Tajani, said late on June 3.
One of five systems now operated by Italy, the battery due for dispatch to Ukraine is reportedly currently deployed in Kuwait. Another system has recently been stationed in Slovakia as part of a NATO program, and another is due to be set up in June in southern Italy to protect a G7 summit.
The battery is set to be included in the ninth package of arms to be delivered to Kyiv since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
https://www.defensenews.com/global/...firmed it,help defeat Russian missile attacks.
In Ukraine, at the Vitrugan military training school, the Gupalo unmanned target was created. The Gupalo drone was created as a copy of the Russian kamikaze Geran drones, since they are now the main problem for air defense, more details about them in the link to the video in the comments to the video. The Gupalo unmanned target is intended for training crews of machine-gun and artillery air defense groups of Ukraine; technical details and price are not reported.
Swedish assault high-speed boats Combat Boat 90 were transferred to the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine by the Metinvest company of oligarch Renat Akhmetov, as part of the Steel Front initiative. The military boat Stridsbat 90 or CB90 was developed by the Swedish company Dockstavarvet in 1991, it is also used by other countries. The CB90 can be used as a fast attack vehicle, fire support and reconnaissance boat. The boat can accommodate 4 sea mines or 6 depth charges. The design of the boat is considered successful, it has good seaworthiness, high speed up to 74 km/h, efficiency and safety during operation. The boat's standard armament consists of three Browning M2HB machine guns, a 40-mm Mk-19 grenade launcher, which can be replaced with a remote-controlled machine gun turret. The boat's hull is made of aluminum, it can take on board up to 4.5 tons of cargo or 21 soldiers, the total displacement is up to 20 tons, the boat's crew is three people. The price of the Combat Boat 90 is from 2 to 3 million dollars.
The United States sent the Ukrainian army a 105-mm Hawkeye mobile howitzer system for testing. This was announced by AM General director Mike Evans. The Hawkeye howitzer was developed by AM General and Mandus Group and was first shown in 2017. The Hawkeye howitzer is located on the base of the Humvee army SUV; other chassis can be used. The howitzer system moves the barrel and breech of the gun forward immediately before firing - this allows you to compensate for the load on the chassis and reduce recoil by 70%. It is worth noting that this system is quite complex and how it will work during long-term combat operation is unknown. The Hawkeye uses the M20 105mm howitzer. The Hawkeye's firing range with standard projectiles is 11.5 km, with active-missile projectiles 15-19 km. Mandus Group guarantees an effective rate of fire of the Hawkeye howitzer of at least three rounds per minute and an accelerated rate of fire of up to 12 rounds. The Hawkeye howitzer has a digital fire control system and is operated by a crew of three. The combat weight of the Hawkeye self-propelled gun on the Humvee chassis does not exceed 4.4 tons.
The first Ukrainian anti-submarine corvette "Hetman Ivan Mazepa" F211 entered sea trials, we previously talked about it. The ship was built according to the design of the Turkish Ada-class anti-submarine corvettes, project MILGEM. The ship is due to join the Ukrainian fleet in 2024; a total of two ships will be built at a cost of $256 million. The ship is armed with a 76 mm OTO Melara Super Rapid gun, two 12.7 mm Aselsan STAMP machine guns, a 35 mm Aselsan Gokdeniz anti-aircraft artillery mount and a MICA VC air defense system with 16 missiles. Anti-submarine weapons are represented by 324 mm torpedo tubes "Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes". The ship is armed with Harpoon or Atmaca anti-ship missiles. Armament may change in the future. The ship has a speed of up to 29 knots, with a cruising range of 3,500 nautical miles, a cruising endurance of 10 days, with supplies of 21 days. It is possible to have an S-70B Seahawk helicopter. Displacement corvette "Getman Ivan Mazepa" 2300 tons, power plant - one gas turbine and two diesel engines. The ship's crew is 93 people.
Ukrainian fleet exercises on Finnish Watercat M11 boats. The Ukrainian Navy conducted an exercise on the Dnieper River. Finnish landing assault boats Marine Alutech Watercat M11 of the Uisko 300 and Uisko 200 series were used in the exercises. The displacement of the Watercat M11 boat is 10 tons, the power plant is diesel with a power of 660 hp. and a water cannon, lifting capacity 2.5 tons, speed when fully loaded up to 56 km/h. The Watercat M11 boat can be equipped with a 12.7 mm machine gun and a 40 mm grenade launcher. During the exercises, they practiced the conduct of combat operations by river forces, including as part of boat groups, interaction with units operating on the river banks, and the delivery of personnel to certain sections of the coast. Also used in the exercises were the Ukrainian small armored artillery boat of Project 58155 type “Gyurza-M” and the American landing boat SHERP the SHUTTLE.
Joint Armenian-American military exercises “Eagle Partner 2024” have started in Armenia. In the footage, US Ambassador Christina Quinn and Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan accept the parade. The Armenian-American maneuvers Eagle Partner 2024 involve practicing an operation to stabilize relations between certain conflicting parties. The main goals of the exercises are to increase the level of interoperability, interaction and combat readiness of Armenian units, exchange of best practices in the field of management and tactical interaction. As well as preparation for participation in international peacekeeping missions. In his speech, Suren Papikyan highly praised the work of the US Army servicemen in Europe and Africa, and the Kansas National Guard, which has been a partner of Armenia for more than two decades.
Flights of Su-25ML of Azerbaijan, Birlestik exercises in Kazakhstan. In the west of Kazakhstan, in the Mangistau region, the international military exercises “Birlestik-2024” began with the participation of military personnel from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. As part of the exercises, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense demonstrated flights of its Su-25ML aircraft. In accordance with the exercise plan, Su-25ML aircraft flew during the day and at night, completing complex aerobatic and combat maneuvers at various altitudes. Su-25ML LAÇIN is a Turkish modernized version of the Russian-made Azerbaijani Su-25 aircraft. Turkish aerospace company TUSAŞ equipped the Su-25ML with Turkish software, missile and bombs. Su-25ML aircraft are equipped with ANS/KS software to increase flight range by opening the wings
The first Arslon armored personnel carrier of Uzbekistan. The Army of Uzbekistan will receive the first domestic armored personnel carrier "Arslon", which will soon undergo military tests. The development of the Arslon armored personnel carrier was started by the Krantas Group in 2021, together with the Tuitepa Metal Structures Plant. The Arslon armored personnel carrier was developed according to NATO standards and is intended for special operations in high-risk areas in urban environments, as well as protecting special forces from small-caliber weapons and supporting heavy equipment. The armored personnel carrier is equipped with a combat module with a 30 mm cannon and a 7.62 mm machine gun. The frontal armor of the armored personnel carrier has protection of the STANAG 6 class, the sides are protected at the STANAG 4 level, the armored personnel carrier is capable of withstanding the detonation of 10 kg of explosives in TNT equivalent. The weight of the armored personnel carrier is about 35 tons, it is capable of transporting up to 8 landing personnel and has a crew of 3 people.
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The U.S. is providing another $1.7 billion in military aid for Ukraine’s war effort, including air-defense interceptors, anti-tank weapons and munitions, the Pentagon announced Monday.
Up to $200 million will be provided through the presidential drawdown authority, which means equipment is pulled from existing U.S. military stocks and sent to Ukraine on an emergency basis.
About $1.5 billion will be provided through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which gives long-term aid to procure weapons and munitions from the defense industry or partner countries for a later time. This includes capabilities to augment Ukraine’s air defense and anti-tank weapons, as well as funding to sustain equipment previously committed by the United States.
The U.S. has provided about $55.4 billion in military aid to Ukraine since Russian forces invaded in February 2022.
The latest announcement comes after the Pentagon discovered another $2 billion in accounting errors that would allow the U.S. to provide more aid to Ukraine, the GAO reported last week. The department last year discovered it overestimated the value of the weapons and equipment sent to Ukraine by $6.2 billion.
The items in the military aid announced Monday include:
• Munitions for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems.
• Short- and medium-range air defense munitions.
• Missiles for air defense.
• Electronic warfare equipment.
• Ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems.
• 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds.
• 120mm mortar rounds.
• Precision aerial munitions.
• Tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided missiles.
• Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor systems.
• Small arms.
• Explosives material and demolitions equipment and munitions.
• Secure communications systems.
• Commercial satellite imagery services.
• Spare parts, maintenance and sustainment support, and other ancillary equipment.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us...-military-aid-weapons-munitions-14647197.html
Up to $200 million will be provided through the presidential drawdown authority, which means equipment is pulled from existing U.S. military stocks and sent to Ukraine on an emergency basis.
About $1.5 billion will be provided through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which gives long-term aid to procure weapons and munitions from the defense industry or partner countries for a later time. This includes capabilities to augment Ukraine’s air defense and anti-tank weapons, as well as funding to sustain equipment previously committed by the United States.
The U.S. has provided about $55.4 billion in military aid to Ukraine since Russian forces invaded in February 2022.
The latest announcement comes after the Pentagon discovered another $2 billion in accounting errors that would allow the U.S. to provide more aid to Ukraine, the GAO reported last week. The department last year discovered it overestimated the value of the weapons and equipment sent to Ukraine by $6.2 billion.
The items in the military aid announced Monday include:
• Munitions for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems.
• Short- and medium-range air defense munitions.
• Missiles for air defense.
• Electronic warfare equipment.
• Ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems.
• 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds.
• 120mm mortar rounds.
• Precision aerial munitions.
• Tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided missiles.
• Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor systems.
• Small arms.
• Explosives material and demolitions equipment and munitions.
• Secure communications systems.
• Commercial satellite imagery services.
• Spare parts, maintenance and sustainment support, and other ancillary equipment.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us...-military-aid-weapons-munitions-14647197.html
Ukrainian Su-24 launches SCALP-EG cruise missiles. The only footage to date of the launch of Ukrainian Strom Shadow / SCALP-EG cruise missiles developed by the French company Matra and the English British Aerospace, now produced by the European company MBDA, has been published. The SCALP-EG missiles are launched from a modernized Soviet-made Su-24MR frontline bomber. The Strom Shadow / SCALP-EG missiles have a range of about 560 km when launched from an aircraft.
The first two Danish F-16AM fighters have arrived in Ukraine. The aircraft were personally presented by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Vasylkiv airfield, 40 km from Kyiv. The aircraft's side numbers have been obscured, but thanks to photos from the flights, they were identified as UA 80-3596 and UA 80-3599. Both Ukrainian fighters were built under license at the Belgian aircraft manufacturer SABCA, and in 1982 they were transferred to Denmark under the numbers E-596 and E-599. Denmark plans to transfer a total of 79 F-16 fighters to Ukraine. The estimated service life of the F-16A/B airframe is 8,000 hours, while all "European" F-16A/Bs have a flight time of 7,000 to 7,500 hours to date. The Ukrainian F-16 fighters are equipped with medium-range AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles and short-range AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles. The aircraft have external fuel tanks. Presumably, the F-16's task will be to support the remaining Ukrainian Su-24MR and MiG-29 aircraft, as well as launch Storm Shadow and SCALP cruise missiles. Ukrainian F-16 pilots received JHMCS helmet-mounted targeting sights, which allows the pilot to shoot where his gaze is directed regardless of the direction of the helmet. The aircraft are equipped with the Terma PIDS+ and ECIPS+ missile attack warning system, with a jamming device and the release of additional heat traps. The F-16 fighters transferred to Ukraine will be based at the Limanske airfield in the Odessa region on the border with Romania.
Ukrainian M2A2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, made in the US, will receive factory-installed "Mangal" protection. The new protection will be manufactured by Rinat Akhmetov's Ukrainian company Metinvest. Screens for Ukrainian T-64 and T-72 tanks and American-made M1A1SA Abrams tanks have also been launched into production. It is worth noting that the Russian army also uses this type of protection, equipping tanks and infantry fighting vehicles with it. This type of protection is often criticized for its appearance, but it protects equipment from being hit by FPV drones. The protection consists of lattice screens weighing about 430 kg, which protect the combat vehicle from the sides and from above. The Ukrainian version of the "Mangal" type protection will differ from the Russian one, in which the lattice screens will be sliding. How and where the sliding of the lattices is implemented is not reported.
An FPV drone armed with an AK-47 assault rifle was shown in Ukraine. An experimental FPV drone was shown by the Ukrainian group "Wild Hornets" that assembles FPV drones. The model of the FPV drone and technical details are not reported. Despite the fact that the FPV drone cannot fully accurately aim the weapon, at close range, which often happens, it can keep a person under control. It is unknown. Whether this development will be further developed, but drones with an ATGM and a shotgun are already being tested
An episode of testing of a new FPV drone armed with the Soviet RPG-18 Mukha grenade launcher has been published in Ukraine. Technical details and who is testing the drone are not reported. Judging by the characteristics of the RPG-18, the drone will be able to hit targets at a distance of up to 200 meters. Taking into account the weight of the grenade launcher, the flight time of such a drone will be about 10 minutes. For aimed shooting, the drone will have to fly close to the target. The RPG-18 can penetrate armor up to 300 mm thick.
Data on the supply of weapons and "related property" to Ukraine from the United States. US spending on military aid to Ukraine amounted to about $55 billion. Data is shown from February 2022 to September 2024. The list of military property is quite impressive, in the first part of the video the information is in Russian, in the second part in English. Judging by the data, US spending on the purchase of military property for Ukraine and in other countries is included. On March 2, 2022, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba stated that 19 countries supply weapons to Kyiv, 10 countries provide macro-financial assistance, 22 countries provide humanitarian aid.
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