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☆ Ukraine appears to be modifying the UK Challenger 2 battle tanks to protect a 'notorious' weak spot, report says
  + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Ukraine is adding an extra piece of armor to its British Challenger 2 tanks to protect a weak spot. AdvertisementAdvertisementUkraine appears to have added extra armor to its British-made Challenger 2 to protect a weak spot on the 69-ton battle tank. The UK sent just 14 of the powerful tanks to Ukraine in January, used exclusively by Ukraine's powerhouse 82nd Air Assault Brigade. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn early September, footage appeared to show the first, and so far only, Challenger 2 tank to be destroyed in Ukraine. Other analysts have noted that quantity is more important than quality when supplying weaponry to Ukraine, including Challenger 2 tanks.
Persons: —, Forbes, Frobes, Taras Chmut, Justin Crump Organizations: British Challenger, Service, Challenger, Forbes, British Army, The, Air Assault Brigade, Wall Street Journal Locations: Ukraine, Dorchester, Russian
☆ Western-made armor isn't working in Ukraine because it wasn't designed for a conflict of this intensity, Ukrainian analyst says
  + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Western armor isn't cutting it in Ukraine, a military analyst told The Wall Street Journal. Taras Chmut said Western-made tanks are not designed for an "all-out" war of this intensity. Western allies should instead ramp up deliveries of simpler and cheaper systems, he said. AdvertisementAdvertisementWestern-made armor is failing in Ukraine because it was not designed to sustain a conflict of this intensity, a military analyst told The Wall Street Journal. According to a July report compiled by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Ukraine's allies have only delivered about half of the heavy weapons that have been promised.
Persons: Taras Chmut, —, Chmut, Christian Freuding, Zelenskyy, Christoph Trebesch, Rustem Umerov, Sergej Sumlenny Organizations: Wall Street Journal, Service, Foundation, Kiel Institute, Resilience Initiative Center Locations: Ukraine
☆ Inside Ukraine’s scramble for “game-changer” drone fleet
  + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Max Hunder | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +10 min
It is hoping that domestic drone makers like AeroDrone will help it meet its ambitious goals. The government is now working with more than 80 Ukraine-based drone manufacturers, Ukraine's Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov told Reuters. RUSSIAN TERRITORYThe range and potency of Ukraine's drones is a sensitive issue. Danilov, the national security council head, acknowledged Ukraine’s reliance on other countries for more high-tech drone components. "We are trying to fulfil our needs in this sector with domestic production, but we realise that it's unlikely we will be able to fulfil everything," he said.
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