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Jon Chicky retweeted
The volume of international transfers of major arms in 2021–25 was 9.2% higher than in 2016–20. This was the biggest increase in global arms flows since 2011–15.
New SIPRI fact sheet out now ➡️ doi.org/10.55163/OSMS3959
#ArmsTransfers #GlobalArmsTrade #ArmsData #SIPRI #Peace
Jon Chicky retweeted
1/ Global Strategic Update: The global security environment is currently defined by cascading, interconnected crises that severely strain global stability and reshape the geoeconomic competition between the United States and China. This is a brief update on two of the globe's principal theaters of war, Ukraine and Iran. #UkraineWar #EpicFury #Iran #Israel
Jon Chicky retweeted
Since the start of the war, Russia has carried out more than 1,900 attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure —once one of Europe’s most robust— with the majority of strikes occurring along the front line. @AJEnglish draws on ACLED data to map the attacks. aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/24…
Jon Chicky retweeted
Our new report with the Open Source Centre provides a comprehensive analysis of Russia’s artillery supply chain to identify vulnerabilities and inform future policy decisions by Ukraine’s Western partners on supply chain disruption. Learn more here: bit.ly/3zJnowN
Jon Chicky retweeted
According to @gepardtatze, a former German Gepard SPAAG instructor who is usually well-connected and well-informed, the new 35 mm APDS-T ammunition from Rheinmetall has proven to be both faster and more penetrative than the ammunition previously used by the Ukrainian soldiers with their Gepard SPAAGs.
Rheinmetall has delivered over 40,000 of these rounds to Ukraine by the end of 2023. By mid-2024, 150,000 rounds are to be delivered. Production will then be switched to HEI-T ammunition and another 150,000 rounds will be delivered.
The German government is covering the costs for Ukraine, totalling a three-digit million sum. This has secured the medium-term supply of 35 mm Gepard SPAAG ammunition in #Ukraine until 2025.
ALT Image: Rheinmetall
ALT Image: Rheinmetall
ALT Image: Rheinmetall
Flakpanzer #Gepard 1 A2 der 🇺🇦 ukrainischen Streitkräfte in niedriger Bereitschaft untergezogen in einem Waldstück. Die neue Munition von Rheinmetall bewährte sich bisher gut. Sie ist schneller und durchschlagsfähiger.
Agreement on “military Schengen” easing troop movement signed by Poland, Germany and Netherlands notesfrompoland.com/2024/01/…
The Strategic Importance of the Russia-Controlled Land Bridge in Ukraine - WSJ wsj.com/story/the-strategic-…
Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Phone Call With Poland's Minister of National Defence Mariusz Błaszczak > U.S. Department of Defense > Release defense.gov/News/Releases/Re…
With live field experimentation, Poland shapes its future force breakingdefense.com/2023/07/…
Generalization and assessment of [Ukrainian] Territorial Defense Forces application experience in 2022 savelife.in.ua/en/materials/…
Ukraine and Turkey to cooperate in the production of UAVs - Militarnyi mil.in.ua/en/news/ukraine-an…
Worth reading…Lawrence Freedman’s latest on the war in Ukraine
Attrition before breakthrough open.substack.com/pub/samf/p…
Ukraine buys 16 Zuzana 2 self-propelled guns - Militarnyi mil.in.ua/en/news/ukraine-bu…
Russians are developing a replica of Switchblade loitering munition - Militarnyi mil.in.ua/en/news/russians-a…
Ukraine and the Czech Republic seek to jointly produce weapons and ammunition - Militarnyi mil.in.ua/en/news/ukraine-an…
Ukraine Support Tracker | Kiel Institute ifw-kiel.de/topics/war-again…
