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Ukraine is arming Abrams tanks against Putin’s drones
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Kiev responds to growing threat from drones in the Ukrainian war. The new protection system aims to address this situation.
Kiev – Drones have become an integral part of 21st century warfare. They are also widely used on both sides in Ukraine. But this creates a problem with other weapons systems: many of the tanks used come from a time when engineers didn’t have to deal with anything like drone attacks.
Like an American news magazine Newsweek According to reports, Kiev is now reacting to this and wants to make the US-donated Abrams tanks safe against drone attacks. Tanks weighing 70 tons are mainly used in eastern Ukraine.
Abrams tanks get protection against drones in Ukraine war
A joint Ukrainian heavy industry initiative called “Steel Front” has developed a steel cage built atop the turrets of M1 Abrams tanks. “We are confident that these designs will help protect tanks and provide them with additional protection,” said Oleksandr Mironenko, head of operations at Metinvest Group within the “Steel Front” initiative. Newsweek.
The idea of additional protection is not new. During the war, which lasted more than two years, various and often improvised tower shields appeared again and again. These are intended to protect sensitive tank areas from controlled attacks on weak points.
Ukraine’s anti-drone parachutes appear to be well made
Matthew Moss, a small arms expert who teaches, says Steel Front’s anti-drone armor „appears well-made and stands in stark contrast to the improvised armor of the Russian Tortoise version, which is intended to provide similar protection against drones.” Ukraine war and adaptation of armored vehicles to drone countermeasures.
Moss said the Ukrainian versions appear to hinder the tank’s movements and reduce crew visibility Newsweek. New cages also cover the sides of the M1 Abrams turrets and the ammunition storage box located at the rear of the tank. He added that this is one of the car’s „weak points.”
“It remains to be seen whether the distance between the screen and the fuselage is large enough to provide full protection from FPVs,” Moss said. This probably refers to the digital displays of the tank driver and gunner of the four-man Abrams crew.
Tank Hunters: Drones are becoming increasingly important on the battlefield
Drones can be effectively used to damage key parts of tanks and even disable vehicles. After the successful drone attack, heavy armored vehicles became easy prey for artillery and anti-tank missiles. „Drones currently pose the greatest threat to tanks and all other armored vehicles used by the Ukrainian army,” said Mironenko of the Steel Front initiative.
Soviet-era Ukrainian tanks, such as the T-72, were the first to receive the upgrade. The 31 Abrams aircraft designs that were donated came later, according to Mironenko. He added that improvements are currently being made to the Bradley infantry fighting vehicles donated by the United States. The Abrams’ shields are larger than the cages attached to the T-72. Of the 25 cages already built as part of the Steel Front initiative, seven were designed to fit the Abrams.
Abrams Upgrades: Despite the increase in drone activity, tanks remain an important component of warfare
Abrams missiles are used exclusively by the 47th Mechanized Brigade of Ukraine. Tanks have been a major part of the fighting for Avdiivka for a long time. Footage of Abrams clashes with Russian forces fighting west of the Ukrainian city is regularly published.
In total, Ukraine lost five of 31 M1 Abrams tanks donated by the United States, such as one News agency mentioned. The proliferation of drones on the Ukrainian battlefield means there is „no longer any open terrain you can drive over without fear of being detected,” a senior US defense official said.
Abrams tanks were withdrawn from the front as a precaution. Vice Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Christopher Grady said that the Ukrainians and the United States want to discuss redirecting their tactics regarding the use of tanks. “Given how combat is evolving, tanks could be vulnerable in an environment where unmanned aerial systems (UAS) are everywhere,” Grady said in an interview with the New York Times Magazine. News agency He added that tanks are still important in war. (sky)
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'Part of our recovery’
Serbia supplies ammunition to Kiev through third countries
June 23, 2024, 12:20 am
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After the Russian attack on Ukraine, Serbia is striving to remain neutral and not join Western sanctions. However, the country sells ammunition that ends up in Ukraine via a bypass route. President Vucic confirms this practice. The work is important to the local arms industry.
Serbia has secretly increased its munitions sales to the West, which ultimately benefits Ukraine’s defense – even though it is one of only two European countries not to join Western sanctions against Russia. Estimates available to the Financial Times indicate that arms sales worth around €800 million have reached Ukraine via third parties since Russia’s war of aggression. According to the report, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic described this amount as largely accurate. He presented the situation as a business opportunity and stressed that he would not take sides in this war.
„This is part of our economic recovery and important for us. Yes, we are exporting our ammunition,” he said in an interview. “We cannot export to Ukraine or Russia…but we have many contracts with the Americans, the Spaniards, the Czechs and others. What they do with them in the end is their own business.”
Vucic continued: „Even if I know where the ammunition ends up, that’s not my job. My job is to make sure we handle and sell our ammunition legally. I have to take care of my people, that’s all. That’s all.” I can say that we have friends in Kiev and Moscow. When asked if €800 million was in the „right range”, he replied, not in a year, but „maybe in two or three years, something like that.”
Distance from Putin
Serbia is not a member of NATO or the European Union, and the country’s population has long-standing ties with Russia while harboring grudges against the West following NATO’s bombing of the country in 1999. Belgrade also expects Moscow to block international recognition of Kosovo, a former Serbian province recognized by most Western countries, but Russia and China rejected United Nations membership.
Vucic has resisted Western pressure to impose sanctions on Russia, although he says he is determined to include his country in the European Union. He has also tried to play it safe and keep his distance from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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“Europe and the United States have worked for years to distance Vucic from Putin,” a Western diplomat told the newspaper, adding that one of the key players was US Ambassador Christopher Hill, who arrived in Belgrade a month after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. „Everyone expected Hill to fight Vucic, but his only goal was to distance Belgrade from Moscow,” the diplomat said. „He succeeded. Vucic has not met Putin for years, and has not even contacted him.”
Serbia had a thriving defense industry during the Cold War, when it was still part of Yugoslavia, and produced Soviet-caliber munitions that are still widely used in the Ukrainian armed forces to this day. Serbia is also joining the global trend to increase its arms sales. However, Serbia’s involvement in the flow of ammunition to Ukraine is so vague that it is not reflected in official statements, diplomats and analysts say according to the Financial Times. He added that the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, which monitors support for Ukraine, did not track Serbian activities directly and found no systematic evidence of Serbian contributions.
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Ukraine receives F-16 fighters promised by NATO. An advanced plan aims to make it difficult for Russia to confront combat aircraft.
Kyiv – what is their impact on Ukraine war? That remains to be seen. the Ukraine It is now receiving dozens of F-16 air defense fighter aircraft from the NATO defense inventory in several stages NATO.
Weapons for Ukraine: The Netherlands delivers the first F-16 fighter jets to Kiev
With Russian tank losses reaching a distressing level, Ukrainian pilots are preparing to fly missions with F-16 fighter jets. The Netherlands, for example, announced that Kiev will receive its first F-16 fighter jets this summer. Therefore, the training of pilots and ground staff is in its final stage.
This Ukraine is in the country and in Germany in Denmark (19 Flugzeuge), in Niederland (about 42 Flugzeuge), Norwegen (fünf there is a stock) and Belgien (30 Flugzeuge) with 100 Kampfjets from the F-16A/B version. to receive. To protect it from air defenses Russia To make it as difficult as possible, the Ukrainian Armed Forces developed a plan with NATO military assistance.
F-16 fighter jets for Ukraine: Netherlands trains pilots and technicians
“It’s not just pilots who need training. Technicians and maintenance personnel also need comprehensive training. We provide comprehensive support training to ensure they can maintain the aircraft effectively. It has to fit Everything together.” Watchman.
“The F-16s are actually more complex than the systems previously used by the Ukrainian Air Force. (…) You can not only jump through several stages, you have to go through every step of the process, but we also want to deliver them as quickly as possible, ” explained Dutch Defense Minister Kaisa Ollongren. According to the Ukrainians and NATO, the goal of the F-16s is to ensure that the Russian armed forces can no longer drop their malicious KAB-500 and FAB-500 bombs as well as the FAB-1500 on Ukrainian cities from a safe distance.
Russian bombing of Ukrainian cities: F-16 fighter jets must help confront it
The forces of the Kremlin autocrat did this Vladimir Putin In the case of Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine, with a population of 1.5 million people, which is so far from Russian territory. high Watchman Glide bombs must be separated at a distance of 50 to 70 kilometers from the target. Ukrainian aviation expert Anatoly Khrapchinsky told the British newspaper: “The Russians will have to change their tactics. We will be able to target their planes and missiles more effectively, and it will be difficult for them to continue using KAB aerial bombs, which they have to launch from a distance of 50 to 70 kilometers.
The AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles, which the F-16 can fire against enemy fighter aircraft, have a range of up to 180 kilometers. This could be used, for example, to fight Putin’s Sukhoi Su-34 fighter bomber. Conversely, the S-400 Triumph air defense systems from Russian arms manufacturer Almas-Antei of Moscow, with its long-range surface-to-air missiles which are estimated It has a range of 380 km and a service ceiling of 30 km. It is considered a major threat to F-16 fighter jets. Could the Ukrainians use these things to stop Russian bombing soon? (evening)
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A TEENAGER has disappeared without a trace while on holiday in Tenerife – his mother speaks of prank calls
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He called his girlfriend in a panic. Since then, no trace of the 19-year-old has been found. A large-scale search is underway on the holiday island of Tenerife.
Updated from June 20 at 10:30 AM: Jay Slater (19 years old) has been missing from the face of the Earth for more than three days. His disappearance on Tenerife becomes increasingly mysterious. Police reportedly searched his apartment in Tenerife, Los Cristianos Manchester Evening News. His mother Debbie fears something bad has happened and that the apprentice construction worker may be being held against his will. She has his passport and suspects Jay will take the return flight booked for him.
Shortly after arriving on the Spanish holiday island, she received a Snapchat message. She must say goodbye to her son and will never see him again. Anonymous people mock their son’s disappearance with prank calls. But that’s not all: A fake call to donate to Jay was launched on a well-known platform.
The search for Jay in the mountains was called off on Wednesday. Apparently false leadership. Eyewitnesses allegedly saw Jay getting into a taxi.
A teenager has disappeared while on holiday in Tenerife, and his mother has dark suspicions
The first report is dated June 19, 2024: SANTA CRUZ – Family is desperate. Jay Slater (19) has been missing on Tenerife since Monday (June 17). The young British man was on the Spanish island to attend a music festival. Then the connection is cut off. The teen planned to go back because he missed the bus. Without water and with an almost dead cell phone battery.
“It’s absolutely terrible” – A teenager (19 years old) disappeared without a trace in Tenerife
„It’s absolutely terrible. There was nothing, something happened,” Slater’s mother, Debbie Duncan, told The New York Times. BBC. Debbie flew to Tenerife with Jay’s brother to help with the search. “We pray that the police or someone else will find him,” she agreed. Manchester Evening News.
A cry for help from the family is being shared on social media. With a photo of Jay and information on his last known location – in the Rural de Teno National Park in the northwest of the island. More than 130,000 people now follow the Facebook group.Jay Slater is missing„(As of June 19, 11 a.m.).
Jay’s cell phone dies after a panicked call to his girlfriend
Around 8:50am on Monday (June 17), Jay was on the phone with his girlfriend Lucy. He told her he was lost and needed a glass of water, according to another a report the Manchester Evening News. But his cell phone battery was almost dead, and the conversation ended.
Slater traveled to Tenerife with his girlfriend Lucy to attend the New Rave Generation (NRG) music festival. On Sunday evening (June 16), Slater left the festival with a group of people he met there. They took him in a rented car to an unknown apartment, far from his place of residence.
Tenerife: Police are using dogs and drones to search for the 19-year-old
The next morning, Jay wanted to walk back after missing the bus. Without knowing how far it actually was from the residence. “The area is so big,” Lucy said. BBC. She spent hours on Monday and Tuesday (June 18) searching for her boyfriend.
The Spanish authorities immediately began search procedures. A local police spokesman said: “A special mountain rescue team and a police helicopter are working.” BBC according to. The British Foreign Office is also supporting the British man’s family and is in contact with local authorities. There is still hope to find Jay. The search for the missing person is said to continue on Wednesday using dogs and drones canarianweekly.com.
In the case of Valeria, missing in Germany, there is no longer any hope. The nine-year-old died. (Ml)
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