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The West is underestimating Ukraine’s artillery needs
Russia is producing far more 152mm shells than Ukrainian forces can obtain, researchers say.
Ideas
How Poland's new blimp may boost the Pentagon's connect-everything effort
The planned sale of a reconnaissance aerostat could help allies link up to JADC2.
Threats
Russian hybrid operations on the rise in Estonia, Moldova
Similar Russian attempts to exploit ethnic divisions in democratic nations have preceded more aggressive action.
Threats
Defense One Radio, Ep. 144: How Russia cements control
How does the Kremlin force an entirely new reality on an occupied city? And how do Europeans feel about the invasion and U.S. hesitation to rearm Ukraine?
Policy
First Ukrainian F-16 pilots will complete training as soon as May
Air National Guard director says the effort is taking a bit longer because pilots need to learn a “full range of missions.”
Threats
UK, Latvia launch effort to send thousands of FPV drones to Ukraine
It’s not yet clear whether these will be militarized or civilian models.
Threats
It takes Europe at least a year to fill a Ukrainian order for artillery shells
And it's hard to buy 155mm ammunition from non-Western nations that make it, the Estonian defense ministry’s top civil servant said.
Ideas
In Norway, young people compete to serve in the military
Other countries mulling wider national service plans should learn about the Norwegian model.
Policy
Drones, armor lead new efforts by Ukraine’s foreign backers
The Pentagon-led Ukrainian Defense Contact Group seeks to keep Kyiv “ahead of the curve.”
Ideas
Belarus adds nukes to its military doctrine
Alexander Lukashenko has been pressing Russia's Vladimir Putin to return Soviet-era nuclear weapons to Belarus.
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