DefenceTalkFrance is reportedly considering the possibility of supplying Ukraine with fighter jets, as the country seeks to upgrade its air force capabilities. Ukraine has been facing difficulties in obtaining new fighter jets due to ongoing tensions with Russia, but France’s potential involvement could help to fill the gap. The news of France’s potential involvement in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-could-meet-ukraines-demand-for-fighter-jets-79792/

DefenceTalkAfter pledging all 19 of its French-made Caesar howitzers to Ukraine, Denmark is in talks with Israeli arms maker Elbit Systems for new mobile artillery to plug a “critical gap”. The defence ministry said late Thursday that negotiations were on “with the manufacturer Elbit Systems for the delivery of ATMOS artillery pieces and PULS rocket […]https://www.defencetalk.com/denmark-in-talks-with-israel-to-replace-howitzers-donated-to-ukraine-79787/

DefenceTalkLeopard tanks pledged by Germany to help Ukraine repel Russia’s invasion will arrive in “late March, early April”, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Thursday. Training of Ukrainian troops on German Marder infantry fighting vehicles will start in the next few days, he added, “and for the Ukrainian soldiers who will be trained on the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/leopard-tanks-to-arrive-in-ukraine-around-late-march-germany-79777/

DefenceTalkGermany’s defence minister said Tuesday that allies could start training Ukrainian forces to use Leopard tanks, as NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg predicted that a decision on their delivery would be made “soon”. Germany has been under intense international pressure in recent weeks to allow the export of powerful German-made Leopard tanks to Ukraine to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-says-allies-can-start-training-ukrainians-on-tanks-79761/

DefenceTalkPresident Vladimir Putin on Monday slammed Kyiv’s “destructive” policies and growing Western arms supplies to Ukraine in a phone call with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Kremlin said. Putin said Kyiv was pursuing “a destructive line” and that it had “bet on the intensification of hostilities with the support of Western sponsors, who […]https://www.defencetalk.com/putin-slams-growing-western-arms-deliveries-to-ukraine-79722/

DefenceTalkPresident Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz agreed Thursday to send powerfully armed infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine, marking a new phrase of Western military support to repel Russia’s invasion. Germany will also follow the United States in sending a state-of-the-art Patriot missile system to Ukraine to help ward off Russian air attacks. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/white-house-says-us-germany-to-send-ukraine-armored-vehicles-79703/

DefenceTalkFrance is set to become the first Western country to deliver tanks to Ukraine, the French presidency announced Wednesday after talks between Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky. The move to supply the French-made AMX-10 RC to Ukraine — a light tank model in service since the 1980s that is being phased out in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/macron-promises-first-western-tanks-for-ukraine-79685/

DefenceTalkAustralia said Thursday it has snapped up a US offer to obtain the same long-range, mobile rocket system Ukraine has deployed on the battlefield against invading Russian forces. The government said the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) would deter attacks on Australia but could also be transported by plane for deployment worldwide. “The effectiveness […]https://www.defencetalk.com/australia-buys-ukraine-tested-us-missile-system-79681/

DefenceTalkThe explosion that killed two Polish civilians in a village near the Ukraine border was probably caused by Ukrainian air defence units firing at incoming Russian missiles, the Belgian defence minister said Wednesday. “The missile strikes in Poland last night are being fully investigated by our intelligence service, which is in close contact with NATO […]https://www.defencetalk.com/poland-blast-was-likely-caused-by-ukraine-air-defence-belgian-defence-minister-79610/

DefenceTalkRussia’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Sunday held rare calls with NATO counterparts in which they discussed Ukraine, the Russian defence ministry said. “The situation in Ukraine, which has a steady tendency towards further, uncontrolled escalation, was discussed,” by Shoigu and French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu, the ministry said. Later on Sunday, the ministry said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-discusses-ukraine-in-string-of-calls-with-defense-chiefs-79543/