DefenceTalkWhen 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a recent border clash with China, the military hardware New Delhi sent to bolster its Himalayan frontier was mostly Russian-origin, showing not for the first time its closeness to “longstanding and time-tested friend” Moscow. Facing an increasingly assertive China closer to home, these ties help explain Prime Minister […]https://www.defencetalk.com/indias-russian-arms-explain-shaky-ukraine-stance-78507/

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/

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/

DefenceTalkSlovakia said Thursday it was willing to provide its Russian-made S-300 anti-aircraft missile system to Ukraine but only on the condition that it receive a substitute to avoid a NATO security gap. “We’ve been in discussion with the United States, with Ukraine and also with other allies on the possibility to deploy or to send […]https://www.defencetalk.com/slovakia-sets-terms-for-sending-s-300s-to-ukraine-78442/

DefenceTalkImages of Ukrainian troops carrying Javelin missile launchers on their shoulders have flashed around the world, making the anti-tank weapon — capable of piercing the most sophisticated armor, and particularly useful in guerrilla warfare — a symbol of Ukrainian resistance to Russia’s invasion. Western states, which want to support Ukraine militarily without entering into direct […]https://www.defencetalk.com/javelin-anti-tank-missile-symbol-of-ukraines-resistance-78430/

DefenceTalkEU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Wednesday pledged the bloc’s “unwavering commitment” to Bosnia’s stability while visiting European peacekeeping troops who were heavily reinforced after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Borrell stressed however that the troop increase in Bosnia is a “precautionary measure” in the wake of the February 24 invasion and secessionist threats made […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eu-committed-to-bosnias-stability-amid-ukraine-war-78424/

DefenceTalkHundreds of Taiwanese military reservists carried out training exercises on Monday after the island’s president called for “unity” as the Ukraine war rattles nerves over the threat of invasion from China. Taiwan last year stepped up its training regime for reservists as tensions rise with Beijing, which sees the self-ruled island as part of its […]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-military-reservists-train-under-cloud-of-ukraine-war-78401/

DefenceTalkSweden’s government announced plans Thursday for a major boost in military spending to two percent of GDP “as soon as possible”, citing the security threat from Russia’s war in Ukraine. Sweden, which ended decades of defence cuts after Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, said it hoped to reach its goal within a decade but gave […]https://www.defencetalk.com/sweden-to-raise-military-spending-over-ukraine-war-78368/

DefenceTalkFrom a huge Russian military convoy snaking its way to Kyiv to missile strikes and refugee crossings, commercial satellite imagery of the Ukraine conflict is helping lift the fog of war, illuminating for the public what was previously the domain of spy agencies. Technologies that can pierce cloud cover and work at night are also […]https://www.defencetalk.com/how-commercial-satellites-are-shaping-the-ukraine-conflict-78297/

DefenceTalkThe Kremlin said Wednesday that a Russian delegation was ready to continue peace talks with Ukraine as Moscow’s invasion of the pro-Western country entered its seventh day. “Our delegation will be ready to continue talks,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, adding that Moscow’s delegation expected the talks to resume Wednesday evening. He said that President […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-ready-to-continue-talks-with-ukraine-wednesday-evening-kremlin-78210/