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A French firm is developing an alternative to the US-made HIMARS rocket and missile system as Europe works to reduce its reliance on the US and strengthen its defense industries and arsenals.Turgis Gaillard’s new weapon, Foudre, is a long-range strike system that looks set to rival the High Mobility Artillery…
Ukraine said that one of its F-16 fighter jets crashed while repelling a Russian air attack, but its pilot survived.In an announcement on Friday, Ukraine’s air force said that preliminary data showed the pilot destroyed three aerial targets and was targeting a fourth when an issue occurred with the US-made…
A Ukrainian drone maker released footage on Tuesday showing what’s believed to be the first time a grenade launcher was fired in combat from a first-person-view uncrewed aerial system.The Wild Hornets firm published the clips on its Telegram channel, crediting the “Bulava” drone unit of the 3rd Mechanized Battalion in…
The US and Ukraine signed a deal this week granting US companies access to critical minerals like graphite and lithium in the war-torn country. But industry watchers say the deal’s impact will be slow and limited.The newly signed deal between the US and Ukraine — part of often-fraught negotiations between…
Moscow and Pyongyang have, for the first time, officially acknowledged that North Korean troops are fighting in Russia’s war against Ukraine.It’s been widely reported for months that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had sent thousands of his elite troops to assist Russian ground assaults in Kursk.But Russia and North…
President Donald Trump’s negotiations to end the Ukraine war are going nowhere. Ukraine is on board, but Russia isn’t.Now, Trump’s top diplomat is signaling he could walk away from the table. It’s a classic dealmaking technique straight out of Trump’s 1987 book, “The Art of the Deal.””We’re not going to…
Denmark is planning to send some of its soldiers to Ukraine so they can learn from Ukraine’s experience fighting Russia, and Russia said they would be legitimate military targets.Maj. Gen. Peter Boysen, Denmark’s commander in chief, told state broadcaster TV 2 that unarmed Danish troops will be sent to learn…
This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. I recently took the 16-hour overnight train from Warsaw to Kyiv for a reporting trip. The ‘Kyiv Express’ was loud and bumpy but surprisingly cozy. This is what the…
Russia is flying fewer types of drones than Ukraine, which is making them easier to recognize and defeat, a Ukrainian drone operator told Business Insider.Dimko Zhluktenko, a drone operator with Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces, told BI that when it comes to some Russian drone types, “it’s very easy to identify…
