Putin Warns about the Use of TB2s in Donbass
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that he is restless about the use of TB2 UAVs in Donbas. Putin answered questions from Russia 1 TV.
russia News
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
Ukraine May Acquire More TB2s
Kyiv intends to increase the number of Turkish TB2 drones, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Serhiy Shaptala said during a television interview.
Defence Politics
Unmanned Systems
France Considers the TB2 UCAV as a heavy weapon
France objected to using the Turkish TB2 UCAV in Ukraine’s Donbas area, claiming it was a heavy weapon saying it was “concerned” due to TB2.
Bilateral Relations
Ukraine Received Javelin ATGMs from the US
Ukrainian Defence Ministry that the third, final batch of international security assistance, including “Javelin” ATGM and first aid kits, reached Kyiv.
Regional / Strategy
NATO Agrees on Russian Threat
NATO defence ministers agreed on a new master plan to fight against any future Russian invasion across several fronts.
Space
Bangladesh to Launch a new Satellite into space by 2023
Bangladesh Satellite Company Ltd (BSCL) intends to launch Bangabandhu Satellite-2 by 2023 under a G2G agreement with Russia.
Weapon / Missile
Iraq Interested in a 'Russian, French, or ROK Air Defence System'
The Iraqi government has set aside an undisclosed sum of money to acquire a foreign air defence system, according to The New Arab.
Bilateral Relations
Putin: Russia is in better Position in Arms Race
The Russian leader revealed that his country had developed a weapon that flies more than five times faster than those developed in the US.
Navy / Maritime
Russian planes harass Dutch HNLMS Evertsen frigate
The Dutch frigate Evertsen was harassed for hours by Russian Su-30SM fighter planes in the Black Sea. According to Dutch Defence Ministry, the frigate was sailing in international waters, southeast of Crimea. Russia's Defence Ministry has confirmed that it has deployed fighter jets and bombers to prevent a Dutch frigate from entering Russian territorial waters in the Black Sea.
Navy / Maritime
Regional / Strategy
Exercise Sea Breeze Begins in The Black Sea
US Navy Europe and the Ukrainian navy kicked off Sea Breeze 2021 in the Black Sea with the largest number of participants in the exercise’s 21 iterations.
Navy / Maritime
HMS Defender’s Classified Papers Found at Bus Stop
Royal Navy’s classified documents were found at a bus stop in Portsmouth, England. The finder gave the documents to the BBC.
Navy / Maritime
Air
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Russia opened warning fire to Royal Navy destroyer in the Black Sea
The Russian Black Sea Fleet carried out a warning fire towards the Royal Navy HMS Defender.
Air
Lockheed Promotes F-16 in Ukraine
The Arms and Security Defence Expo begins today in Kyiv. The US Company Lockheed Martin has a booth for the first time ever. The company promotes F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft to Ukrainian Air Force (Повітряні Сили України).
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
US New Strategic Partner: Ukraine
The Biden government declares relations with Ukraine as strategic partners.
