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19 April

An offshore windfarm near the Heligoland archipelago in the North Sea

Russian Spy Ships Planning North Sea Sabotage: Media Report

A documentary aired by Nordic public broadcasters claimed Russia is suspected of having a spy program in the North Sea planning the sabotage of energy infrastructures in Northern Europe.

19 April

Staff Writer With AFP

White House Announces New Artillery Ammunition for Ukraine

The White House announced a new package of artillery ammunition for Ukraine as the country gears up for an expected counter-offensive against Russian invasion.

19 April

Paratroopers have demonstrated the firepower that they could bring to bear during combat missions as the British Armys global response force. As the culmination of a course in support weapons skills, paratroopers staged a firepower demonstration on Salisbury Plain. A fast-moving scenario saw an advancing force of enemy armoured vehicles engaged and defeated with Javelin and NLAW anti-tank missiles, 81mm mortar, Grenade Machine Guns, Heavy Machine Guns and General Purpose Machine Guns. Paratroopers opened fire from both ground positions and while moving in RWMIK patrol vehicles. The five-week-long Support Weapons Cadres trained soldiers from Colchester-based 2nd and 3rd Battalions The Parachute Regiment to serve in their units specialist Machine gun, Mortar and Anti-tanks platoons. Soldiers were taught the practical skills to fire and maintain weapons in the field, and how to use firepower in different tactical scenarios.

Rojoef Manuel

Cubic Awarded Effect Simulator Support Contract for British Army

Cubic Defence UK has been contracted to continue supporting the British Army’s Area Weapons Effects Simulator (AWES) training system.

18 April

A Polish soldier walks along the razor-wire fence along the country's border with Russia

Staff Writer With AFP

Poland to Fit Russian Enclave Border With Cameras, Sensors

Poland will install thousands of cameras and sensors along its border with Russia's Kaliningrad enclave to prevent what Warsaw says are illegal migrant crossings orchestrated by Moscow.

18 April

Staff Writer With AFP

EU Seeks ‘Cyber Shield’ to Ward off Online Attacks

The European Union unveiled a 1.1-billion-euro plan to help stave off cross-border hacking attacks as the threat from Russia grows.

18 April

Rojoef Manuel

JACKAL Drone Fires First Lightweight Multirole Missile

The Thales lightweight multirole missile has been fired from a JACKAL aerial drone for the first time.

18 April

Joe Saballa

Russia Lost 10,000 Military Vehicles in Ukraine: UK Intel

The Russian military has lost more than 10,000 armored vehicles since its invasion of Ukraine, according to a UK intelligence report.

18 April

Image shows a. RAF Voyager from RAF Brize Norton landing at Nellis Air Force Base during Red Flag 23-1. A Royal Air Force detachment, operating from Nellis Air Base Nevada, is honing its cutting-edge air combat skills in the largest scale Exercise Red Flag to date. Exercise Red Flag is the pre-eminent annual air combat training exercise run by the United States. The United States Air Force has expanded this long-established exercise to include a vastly increased geographical area to challenge participants to overcome what USAF planners are calling the Tyranny of Distance in addition to the traditional combat air missions of previous exercises. The Exercise has previously been run over the Nevada Test and Training Range and area of 12,000 square miles of airspace and 2.9 million acres of land. Now training areas in Utah and California have been added, as well as missions being flow out over the Californian Pacific Coast. The exercise area has therefore become vast and is aimed to reflect the challenges of conducting air operations at range The RAF detachment of around 300 personnel currently taking part on the exercise is operating seven Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth based II (Army Co-operation) Squadron, plus a Voyager operated from 10 and 101 Squadron based at RAF Brize Norton. In addition, aircrew from 51 Squadron based at RAF Waddington have been integrated into the flight crew of a USAF RC-135 Rivet Joint intelligence gathering aircraft. Australia is the only other nation participating, reflecting the close Defence partnership between our three countries.

Rojoef Manuel

Sustainable Fuel-Powered British Voyager Tanker Performs Air-to-Air Replenishment

The UK Royal Air Force has conducted an air-to-air replenishment using a sustainable aviation fuel-powered Voyager tanker.

18 April

A-29N Super Tucano light attack aircraft in NATO configuration.

Rojoef Manuel

Embraer Showcases Super Tucano Aircraft in NATO Configuration

Embraer has unveiled its A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft in a NATO configuration at a military technology convention in Brazil.

18 April

Joe Saballa

Germany Joins Joint Armored Vehicle Program With Finland, Sweden

Germany has joined Sweden, Finland, and Latvia in a multinational armored vehicle program to provide improved mobility and firepower to their armed forces.

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