DefenceTalkPoland’s President Andrzej Duda said Tuesday the NATO member plans to spend more than four percent of its gross domestic product on defence next year amid security concerns over the war in neighboring Ukraine. He announced the sum of 137 billion zloty ($33 billion) at the opening of this year’s edition of the region’s biggest […]https://www.defencetalk.com/poland-to-spend-over-4-of-gdp-on-defence-in-2024-80073/

DefenceTalkFrance’s announcement on Tuesday that it would send SCALP long-range missiles to Ukraine comes months after Britain began delivering its identical Storm Shadow. Developed jointly by the two NATO allies, Storm Shadow/SCALP is a 1,300-kilogramme (2,870 pounds) missile armed with conventional explosives, usually launched from aircraft such as the Royal Air Force’s Eurofighter Typhoon or […]https://www.defencetalk.com/frances-scalp-missiles-long-range-weapon-for-ukraines-armory-80036/

DefenceTalkGermany, Ukraine’s second biggest supplier of arms to resist the Russian invasion, pledged another 700 million euros ($771 million) in military assistance to Kyiv on Tuesday at a pivotal NATO summit. Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said at the gathering in Vilnius that the new package “served Ukraine’s priorities: air defence, tanks, artillery”. Germany in May […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-pledges-700-mn-euros-in-new-arms-aid-to-ukraine-80032/

DefenceTalkUkraine’s head of military intelligence has brushed aside claims that China is considering furnishing arms to Russia, telling US media that he saw no “signs that such things are even being discussed”. Senior US officials have said as recently as Sunday that they were “confident” China was considering providing lethal equipment to Moscow, with a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukraine-intel-chief-sees-no-signs-china-plans-to-arm-russia-79905/

DefenceTalkNATO members relaunched debate Wednesday on the thorny issue of ramping up national defence spending targets as Russia’s war on Ukraine has upended security. Moscow’s nearly year-long all-out invasion of its neighbor has seen a string of European allies commit to spending billions more on their armed forces. Some at the US-led Western military alliance […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-debates-raising-defense-spending-target-79859/

DefenceTalkUkraine’s Western backers will meet for a second day on Wednesday looking to speed up deliveries of ammunition and arms to Kyiv, which is also demanding fighter jets. After securing commitments for tanks, air defences and precision missiles, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has doubled down on his plea for Western aircraft. But allies meeting at […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukraines-allies-work-to-keep-arms-flowing-79855/

DefenceTalkThe conflict in Ukraine “has given NATO renewed purpose” and spurred Eastern Europe to ditch Soviet-era equipment, but China’s military modernization remains the United States’ chief concern, a British think-tank said Wednesday. The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) said that around 20 countries in Europe “announced either immediate uplifts to defence spending or a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukraine-war-boosts-nato-but-china-concerns-the-us-think-tank-79851/

DefenceTalkThe Defense Department today announced a new package of security assistance for Ukraine. This includes the authorization of a presidential drawdown of security assistance, valued at up to $425 million, as well as $1.75 billion in Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative funds. Today’s announcement includes critical air defense capabilities to help Ukraine defend its people as […]https://www.defencetalk.com/air-defense-systems-long-range-fires-capability-to-be-sent-to-ukraine-79841/

DefenceTalkFrance will ship 12 more Caesar truck-mounted howitzers and fresh air defence equipment to Ukraine to bolster the fight against Russian invaders, Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Tuesday. The artillery pieces, adding to 18 already delivered, would be financed from a 200-million-euro ($217-million) pot France set up to fund arms for Kyiv, Lecornu told a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-to-send-more-mobile-artillery-to-ukraine-79817/

DefenceTalkPoland is not in talks to send F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, a deputy defence minister said Tuesday, a day after the US ruled out delivering fighter jets to the war-torn country. “There are no official discussions on transferring F-16s at the moment,” Poland’s Wojciech Skurkiewicz told AFP. Poland currently has 48 American-made F-16 warplanes. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/poland-not-in-talks-to-send-f-16s-to-ukraine-79813/