Ukraine Says It Shot Down Hypersonic Russian Missiles Over Kyiv
The New York Times skrev:A statement from Ukraine’s Air Force did not specify whether the Patriot system had, in fact, been involved in shooting down Russian missiles in one of the largest aerial assaults by Moscow since early March. But two U.S. officials confirmed that a Patriot had been damaged, not destroyed, in the attack overnight Tuesday, an assessment initially reported by CNN. And one of the Americans confirmed that Ukraine had downed six Kinzhal missiles.
After an evaluation of the damage to the Patriot to determine whether parts of the system needed to be replaced or could be repaired, the initial conclusion was that the system, which was stationed in an airfield, was still operational against all threats — including hypersonic missiles — the American officials said.
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Russia has targeted the Patriot before. On May 4, Ukraine’s Air Force said it had intercepted a Kinzhal — using the very Patriot system being targeted — for the first time since the war broke out in February 2022. Three senior U.S. officials confirmed that shoot-down and said they had received information about the strike from the Ukrainian military. One official added that U.S. military analysts had verified the claim using technical means.
Enligt amerikanska uppgifter har ett av Ukrainas Patriot-system fått skador. Uppgifterna är ännu inte bekräftade. Ryssland tackar säkert för informationen.
Ukraine to receive new TRML-4D radars
Militarnyi skrev:The German company Hensoldt will supply Ukraine with TRML-4D air defense radars for IRIS-T SLM air defense systems.
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The German company Hensoldt, which is one of the best in the field of radar systems, will supply six of its TRML-4D radars to strengthen Ukraine’s air defense.
The value of the order is more than €100 million. The radars will be delivered to Ukraine in the second half of 2023 after the training of Ukrainian operators is completed.
Är Ukraina på väg att få Europas mest avancerade luftförsvar? Förvisso hade Ukraina redan ett starkt luftförsvar innan kriget, åtminstone numerärt.
Would Israel be impacted by US selling Iron Dome to Ukraine? - analysis
The Jerusalem Post skrev:Whether the latest attempt last week to get the Iron Dome to Ukraine by some US senators goes through or not, the impact on Israel and on Ukraine will be limited.
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Even without the S-300 system, Putin has aircraft in Syria that could make trouble for Israel’s aircraft striking Iranian proxies there. And having such an unpredictable regional power nearby means that one cannot always foresee what dangers might be in store if that power is alienated.
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Israel has remained mum on the issue, but The Jerusalem Post has learned that top Israeli defense officials are still concerned about upsetting Russia. Since the Iron Dome was a joint US-Israeli project, both countries need to agree for the system to be provided to Kyiv.
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First of all, the benefit would be limited. Even some Ukrainian officials have recognized that Ukraine’s huge territory and Moscow’s more sophisticated rockets (versus the low-technology Palestinian rockets the Iron Dome shoots down) make the defense tool of very limited use against Putin.
Rysslands tynande närvaro i Syrien förnyar debatten om att skicka israeliska Iron Dome till Ukraina, men nackdelarna tycks fortfarande överväga fördelarna.
Russia aims to obtain more attack drones from Iran after depleting stockpile, White House says
AP News skrev:The White House on Monday said Russia is looking to buy additional advanced attack drones from Iran for use in its war against Ukraine after using up most of the 400 drones it had previously purchased from Tehran.
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“Russia has expended most of these UAVs, using them to target Ukrainian critical infrastructure inside Ukraine. By providing Russia with these UAVs, Iran has been directly enabling Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine,” Kirby told reporters.
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Iran is seeking to purchase additional military equipment from Russia, including attack helicopters, radars, and YAK-130 combat trainer aircraft, according to the White House. And Iran last month announced that it had finalized a deal to buy Su-35 fighter jets from Russia.
Har Ryssland verkligen bara fått omkring 400 drönare från Iran? Vad säger Israel om att Iran får relativt moderna stridsflygplan från Ryssland?
Ukraine Situation Report: France Sending SCALP-EG Cruise Missiles
The War Zone skrev:Following the United Kingdom's announcement that it had sent Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron has said his country will provide Kyiv with virtually identical weapons called SCALP-EGs.
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It remains unclear how the Ukrainians might be employing Storm Shadows. The Ukrainian Air Force is using "specially modernized" Su-24 Fencers "under the cover of MiG-29 and Su-27 fighters with [AGM-88 High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile] HARM" missiles to launch the Storm Shadows, the Russian Izvestia news agency reported Tuesday, citing anonymous sources. The War Zone had previously noted that Ukraine's Su-24s and Su-27s are the only aircraft it has that could realistically carry these missiles at all.
"To ensure the safety of their aviation, the Ukrainian command is actively using false targets in the form of UAVs," according to Izvestia. The Russian outlet's story did not specify what kinds of drones might be being used for this purpose, but there is evidence that Ukrainian forces have also been employing U.S.-made ADM-160 Miniature Air-Launched Decoys (MALD), as you can read more about here.
Frankrike förser Ukraina med SCALP-EG, d.v.s. Storm Shadow. Vidare säger Macron att det franska flygvapnet är berett att utbilda ukrainska stridspiloter.