NATO has established eight different capability coalitions designed to get critical systems or ammo into Ukrainian hands quickly. Here’s a deep dive into how they’re all faring.
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Australia has already supplied Ukraine with 120 Bushmaster vehicles, six 155mm howitzers, 56 M113 armored vehicles, 14 special operations vehicles and its signature cardboard drones.
By Colin Clark
“I accepted with satisfaction the assessment and opinion of the generals and Minister Siewiera that my efforts make sense for Poland to become part of many systems, which should ultimately create an iron dome as tight as possible over the Polish sky,” Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.
By Bartosz Głowacki
Italian Eurofighters, as well one of Poland’s Turkish-made TB2 drones, joined Poland’s fleet of Su-22s and MiG-29s on doing road landings during a recent exercise.
By Bartosz Głowacki
Poland, in particular, led the way in defense expenditure in 2023, using nearly 4 percent of its GDP on an arms spending spree, according to the alliance’s annual report.
By Lee Ferran
Warsaw continues its defense spending spree in back-to-back signings.
By Bartosz Głowacki
The plea from Radosław Sikorski adds to a chorus of European officials who have grown concerned by Washington’s reluctance to approve the new funding and wider fears that Europe cannot sustain the war effort without American weapon supplies.
By Tim Martin
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The State Department approval comes as Poland makes a push for greater regional air domain awareness and is willing to spend big on its defense.
By Lee Ferran
The FY23 total marked a 55 percent hike in weapon sales and deliveries to foreign countries over the previous year.
By Ashley Roque
“This is the first joint defence procurement between Estonia and Poland, with the advantages of quick delivery and a relatively low cost compared to the value of the destroyed target,” said the Estonian Centre for Defence Investments.
By Tim Martin
Alliance expansion might force Russia to reassess a strategic calculus around a war beyond Ukraine’s borders, but tough questions around just how long Kyiv can defend itself are beginning to be asked.
By Tim Martin
“It’s clear to all of us … Poland is on the front line, stepping up to defend its homeland and our NATO alliance,” said Northrop Grumman CEO Kathy Warden.
By Bartosz Głowacki
The new deal will “bolster European security in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,” the UK MoD said.
By Lee Ferran
Dana Goward, president of the Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation, argues in this op-ed that Russia could be putting civilians at risk with suspected jamming in Eastern Europe.
By Dana Goward