Ukraine Defence News

Air Bilateral Relations

Finland Does Not Intend to Send F/A-18C/D Hornet to Ukraine

20 Apr, 10:21
1 min read

Finnish Defence Minister Antti Samuli Kaikkonen said his country currently has no intention of sending combat aircraft to Ukraine.

Ammunition E/W

Leaked Documents Totters JDAM's Reputation

20 Apr, 09:43
3 min read

The leaked top-secret Pentagon documents highlight the failure of US-made JDAM bomb kits against high-value Russian military targets.

Ammunition

Ukraine Admits Using US-supplied JDAM-ER Bombs

19 Apr, 09:31
2 min read

The Ukrainian Air Force has confirmed that it is now starting to use the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM-ER) bomb supplied by the United States.

Land Bilateral Relations

Germany Delivered 18 Leopard 2A6 tanks to Ukraine

28 Mar, 08:22
1 min read

According to Der Spiegel Magazine, a total of 18 Leopard 2A6 Main Battle Tanks (MBT) have been delivered by Germany to Ukraine.

Air Unmanned Systems

Black Sea: UAV Challenge Part Two

20 Mar, 10:43
1 min read

Russia recently took down a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper UAV in the Black Sea. In a war with Ukraine, Russia has attempted to take down a much lighter Bayraktar TB-2 over the Black Sea near the coast of Crimea using jet technique wash this time.

Weapon / Missile

Russia Fires “AWACS Killer” R-37M Against Ukrainian Fighter Jets

13 Mar, 05:44
2 min read

Russia has started to use the R-37 long-range air-to-air missile, also known as RVV-BD (Raketa Vozduh-Vozduh Bolyshoy Dalnosty or Long-Range Air-to-Air Missiles), to control Ukrainian airspace. The missile, with NATO code AA-13 Axehead, is also called “AWACS Killer”.

Weapon / Missile Expo and Air Show

Russia Deploys New UPAB-1500B Smart Bomb on Ukraine

06 Mar, 02:46
1 min read

It is suspected that the Russian Air Force, for the first time, has used the newest guided bomb known as UPAB-1500B (K029B), weighing 1,500 kg.

Land Bilateral Relations

Norway Donates Eight Leopard 2A4NO MBTs to Ukraine

15 Feb, 06:36
1 min read

The Norwegian government announced on 14 February 2023 that it will donate eight main battle tanks (MBTs) and up to four armoured recovery or armoured engineering vehicles (ARVs/AEVs) to Ukraine, as well as funds for ammunition and spare parts.

Land Weapon / Missile Bilateral Relations

Ukraine Receives all CAESAR Howitzers

13 Feb, 01:59
1 min read

The Ukrainian Defence Ministry received all the CAESAR self-propelled howitzers from Denmark.

Sensors

Ukraine Signs Contract with Thales for Short-range Air Defence System

02 Feb, 10:39
1 min read

Ukrainian defence ministry signed a contract with the French defence ministry and Thales to cover the delivery of a complete short-range air defence systems.

Land

The First Ukrainian Challenger 2 Crews Arrive in the UK

01 Feb, 07:34
1 min read

The British Ministry of Defence has published information about the procedure. According to the announcement, the first Ukrainian Challenger 2 crews arrived in the country for training.