US announces $519 Mn military aid for Taiwan

The United States (US) has announced $345 million in military aid for Taiwan to help the country in deterring China from considering attacking the country. The package would include defense, education and training for the Taiwanese. Further, US will also send man-portable air defense systems, or MANPADS, intelligence and surveillance capabilities, firearms and missiles.  To…

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US Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine

The Department of Defense (DoD), United States have announced a new security assistance for Ukraine, to support its battlefield needs and underscore unwavering US support for Ukraine. This package, which includes critical air defense capabilities and munitions, will be provided as part of the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI).   Further, this USAI package highlights…

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South Korea to provide $150 Mn aid to Ukraine

South Korea will be increasing the humanitarian and non-lethal military assistance / aid to Ukraine. The South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol after meeting the Ukrainian President  Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv said that he would “expand the scale of supplies from last year, when we provided materials such as helmets and bullet-proof vests”. In total South…

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Germany approves purchase of ammunition for Ukraine

The German Parliament’s Budget Committee has given nod to the procurement of additional ammunition for the Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled artillery system, Leopard 2 battle tank and Puma infantry fighting vehicle, which will be used to meet the Bundeswehr’s own needs and support Ukraine. According to the ministry, this way the Bundeswehr will cover its own…

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US announces additional security assistance for Ukraine

The United States (US) announced additional security assistance worth $800 Million for Ukraine to meet its critical security and defense needs. This authorization is the Biden Administration’s forty-second (42nd) drawdown of equipment from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021. This package will provide Ukraine with additional artillery systems and ammunition, including highly effective and…

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US to send cluster munitions to Ukraine

United States (US) will be sending cluster munitions package to Ukraine to aid in its counteroffensive against Russia. It is to be noted that cluster munitions are a class of weapon that contain multiple explosive bomblets called submunitions, and has been banned by more than 100 countries. These munitions are controversial because of their failure,…

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US announces $375 Mn additional security assistance for Ukraine

The United States’ Department of Defense (DoD) have announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine’s critical security and defense needs. This authorization is the Biden Administration’s thirty-eighth (38) drawdown of equipment from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021. It includes additional ammunition for U.S.-provided HIMARS, artillery rounds, anti-armor capabilities, and critical enablers valued at…

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