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Washington, April 21 , 2022.- Another $800 million in security assistance is headed to Ukraine, the Pentagon announced today. This is the 8th drawdown package announced, which is gear pulled from existing U.S. military stock. Included in this package are 72 155 mm howitzers, 144,000 artillery rounds, 121 Phoenix GhostContinuar Leyendo

Los misiles Mistral iban a ser eliminados por la Defensa noruega, pero siguen siendo armas modernas y efectivas que serán de gran utilidad para Ucrania, señala el Ministerio de Defensa noruego en un comunicado. Oslo, 20 de Abril de 2022.- El Gobierno noruego anunció este miércoles  el envío de un centenarContinuar Leyendo

Washington, April 20. 2022.- As the conflict in Ukraine changes, the types of security assistance the U.S. is sending changes as well, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said. Last week, the U.S. announced another $800 million in security assistance to Ukraine. It’s the seventh package of weapons, ammunition, vehiclesContinuar Leyendo

Washington, April 18, 2022.- There are now 76 Russian battalion tactical groups in the Donbas region of Ukraine and in the country’s southeast. About 11 of those were added over the last several days, a senior Defense Department official said today. So-called BTGs are typically composed of combined-arms elements, suchContinuar Leyendo

Washington, April 14, 2022.- The United States is supplying an immense amount of materiel to Ukrainian forces, said a senior Defense Department official who briefed the media today. Since the start President Joe Biden’s administration, roughly $2.5 billion worth of security assistance has been supplied. That equates to more thanContinuar Leyendo

Washington, April 12, 2022.- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosted Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh at the Pentagon for talks on the developing defense partnership between the two nations. Topics of discussion will include the problems posed by China and Russia in the region and around the world.Continuar Leyendo

Washington, April 11, 2022.- While Russia targets Ukraine’s Donbas region for continued aggression and Ukrainians shift their efforts to confront that aggression, the U.S., allies and partners continue their efforts to get security assistance to the Ukrainian military. «Regardless of the Russian refocus on the Donbas, we’re not slowing down,»Continuar Leyendo

Washington, April 10, 2022.- This morning, via videoconference, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke to a small number of Ukrainian forces who are returning to Ukraine from the United States. The forces were in the United States as part of the Defense Department’s long history of hosting UkrainianContinuar Leyendo

Washington, April 06, 2022.- An additional $100 million in presidential drawdown to support Ukraine was approved yesterday. Part of that will be used to provide additional Javelin anti-armor systems to Ukrainian forces, said Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby. «This $100 million is designed to help us meet an urgentContinuar Leyendo