Artec will expand Boxer assembly lines to five facilities across Europe this year, offering production capacity of 200 vehicles per year, but such a target remains dependent on whether suppliers “can keep the pace” of industrial planning, according to an company official.
By Tim MartinGray Eagle is the low-cost, low-risk answer to Army modernization
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US to send 31 M1 Abrams tanks in a matter of “months as opposed to weeks” but will use the lag time to begin training Ukraine forces and sorting through logistical challenges.
By Ashley Roque
The announcement comes amid reports that the US is close to saying Abrams are Kyiv-bound as well.
By Christina Mackenzie
Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder dodged questions about a reported impending US announcement, as reports also claim Berlin has reversed course on sending Leopard 2 tanks to Kyiv.
By Ashley Roque and Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
“We are, politically, open to support with all types of capabilities but tanks have not yet been on the plate,” said a senior Swedish military official.
By Tim Martin
“It is in your power at Ramstein today not to bargain about numbers of tanks but to open a principle supply that will stop Russian evil,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
By Tim Martin
Boris Pistorius, a lawyer by trade, has been serving as State Minister of Interior and Sports in the Lower Saxony state government since 2013.
By Christina Mackenzie
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The decision to send the Challenger 2 tanks to Kyiv was influenced by an understanding that Ukraine now “needs the ability to push back hard in the East and the South [of the country],” said James Cleverly, UK foreign secretary.
By Tim Martin
European nations are poised to send Ukraine main battle tanks. But Western MBTs will require different training, tactics, and logistical support than the smaller Soviet-derived designs Ukrainian troops are used to.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
“This is a sign the three governments are managing escalation using a ‘boil the frog’ kind of strategy by gradually increasing support to Ukraine not through grand gestures but by adding different pieces of equipment, in intervals,” said analyst Ed Arnold.
By Tim Martin and Christina Mackenzie
“We’re going to keep all options on the table,” Pentagon press secretary said when asked if M1 Abrams tanks could also be bound for Kyiv in the near future.
By Ashley Roque
2023 will bring with it an expectation that Germany and the collection of 19 other NATO countries that committed to increase defense spending after Russia invaded Ukraine, act on those plans.
By Tim Martin
From Germany’s defense investment to the coming expansion of NATO, Russia’s invasion sent paradigm-shifting shock waves through Europe.
By Tim Martin
Time to explore some of the most striking European defense stories to have emerged from 2022, and naturally comparing them to players that stood out on soccer’s grandest stage.
By Tim Martin
