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Russia announces withdrawal of its troops from border with Ukraine
Russian media on Tuesday reported that Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu instructed the commanders to begin withdrawing troops deployed on the border with Ukraine and in the occupied Crimean Peninsula on April 23. Speaking during snap readiness exercises in occupied...
South Korea reports successful development of new unmanned surveillance ground vehicle
On Thursday, South Korea’s defense procurement agency announced that the exploratory development of an unmanned surveillance ground vehicle has been completed successfully. The development of the 6x6 Unmanned Surveillance Vehicle (USV) was led by the Agency for Defense...
Russia tries to jam signals from U.S. Air Force RQ-4 surveillance drone
According to U.S. officials, Russia trying to find a way to jam and block signals from U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk remotely piloted and unarmed, aerial reconnaissance system. In the past few months, high-flying RQ-4 Global...
U.S. Army spy planes flies mission around Belarus
At least two U.S. Army RC-12X Guardrail aircraft equipped with a specialized system to provides multi-mission electronic surveillance support have conducted what appears spy mission in Lithuania near the border with Belarus, according to FlightRadar 24. According...
Boeing receives additional $436M for full-rate production of AH-64E aircraft
Aerospace giant Boeing has been awarded a $436,6 million U.S. Army contract modification for full-rate production of Apache AH-64E aircraft, according to the U.S. Department of Defense contract announcements. The deal, which was a modification to a previous...
Northrop Grumman secures $2,3B contract for Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles
The U.S. Air Force has awarded the contract for sustaining engineering support and program management support services for the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) propulsion subsystem, according to the U.S. Department of Defense contract announcements. The contract, from Air...
Pro-Russian separatists use banned antipersonnel landmines in eastern Ukraine
Russian-backed separatists mined the residential sector at the village Zaitsevo with internationally banned antipersonnel landmines, according to TV channel "Ukraine" reporter Oleksandr Makhov. The reporter shared footage that showing Russian-made POM-2 antipersonnel mines equipped with fuzes capable...
European military observers saw 22 rocket launchers in Ukraine’s Luhansk region
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe announced that its Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine has spotted several dozen multiple launch rocket systems and howitzers in the rebel-controlled Luhansk region. The Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine,...