DefenceTalkUkraine has repeated a call to Western leaders to supply Kyiv with advanced weapons to fight Moscow’s slowly advancing troops, one month after their invasion. “Our armed forces and citizens are holding out with superhuman courage, but we cannot win a war without offensive weapons, without medium-range missiles that can be a means of deterrence,” […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukraine-urges-west-to-supply-offensive-weapons-to-fight-russia-78479/

DefenceTalkRussia would only use nuclear weapons in the context of the Ukraine conflict if it were facing an “existential threat,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told CNN International Tuesday. “We have a concept of domestic security, and it’s public. You can read all the reasons for nuclear arms to be used,” Peskov said. “So if it […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-would-only-use-nuclear-weapons-faced-with-existential-threat-kremlin-78476/

DefenceTalkThe United States has actively pursued the development of hypersonic weapons-maneuvering weapons that fly at speeds of at least Mach 5-as a part of its conventional prompt global strike program since the early 2000s. In recent years, the United States has focused such efforts on developing hypersonic glide vehicles, which are launched from a rocket […]https://www.defencetalk.com/report-to-us-congress-on-hypersonic-weapons-78473/

DefenceTalkRussia used its newest Kinzhal hypersonic missiles on Friday to destroy an underground missile and ammunition storage site in western Ukraine close to the border with NATO member Romania, in what analysts said was the first use of such weapons in the world. The defence ministry made the announcement on Saturday, with the escalation coming […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-uses-advanced-hypersonic-missiles-in-ukraine-for-the-first-time-78463/

DefenceTalkJoe Biden has promised to help Ukraine get air defense systems with a longer range than the shoulder-borne Stinger missiles already on the ground, but finding the powerful anti-missile batteries Ukraine’s military so urgently needs is proving easier said than done. The US president, who wants to support Ukraine militarily without entering into direct conflict […]https://www.defencetalk.com/boosting-ukraines-anti-air-batteries-proves-easier-said-than-done-78467/

DefenceTalkGPS interferences have intensified in places as far away as Finland, the Mediterranean and Iraq since Russia invaded Ukraine, forcing aircraft to reroute or change destination, according to European aviation authorities. Disruptions to Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), which include GPS, are caused by the “jamming” or “spoofing” of satellite signals. Since the war erupted […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukraine-war-disrupts-gps-in-finland-mediterranean-78448/

DefenceTalkParis’ defence ministry on Monday denied that France breached European sanctions by continuing to sell military equipment to Russia after its 2014 annexation of Crimea. Investigative journalism outfit Disclose reported that around 152 million euros ($167 million) of gear had been approved for export since 2015, citing both “top secret” documents and public sources. Most […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-denies-breaching-sanctions-with-russia-arms-sales-78420/

DefenceTalkThe Kremlin said Monday it may still opt to take control of large cities in Ukraine, as Moscow’s military advances steadily towards several major urban hubs in its pro-Western neighbor. “Putin gave orders to hold back on any immediate assault on large cities because the civilian losses would be large,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-says-may-take-full-control-of-big-ukraine-cities-78414/

DefenceTalkGermany plans to buy up to 35 US-made F-35 fighter jets and 15 Eurofighter jets, a parliamentary source said Monday, as part of a major push to modernise the armed forces in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The F-35 jets made by Lockheed Martin would help replace Germany’s decades-old Tornado fleet, according to media […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-to-buy-f-35-fighter-jets-in-military-spending-spree-78395/

DefenceTalkMajor military exercises involving 30,000 NATO troops and partner countries kicked off in Norway on Monday as tensions escalate between the West and Russia over the Ukraine war. Cold Response 2022, planned long before Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, aims to test how Norway would manage Allied reinforcements on its soil, in line with Article 5 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/major-nato-maneuvers-kick-off-in-norway-78392/