Global Security.Org | Newsletter April 22,2022

Raksha Mantri invites US companies to carry out joint R&D, manufacturing & maintenance of defence equipment in India to achieve 'Make in India, Make for the World'.

LATEST NEWS Apr 22, 2022

Russo-Ukraine War - 21 April 2022 - Day 57 "The Ukrainians have more tanks available to them right now in Ukraine than the Russians do," thanks to European deliveries of Soviet-era T-72 tanks, according to a "senior US Defense official". ... Read More

Putin Declares Victory in Mariupol Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared the besieged Ukrainian port city of Mariupol "liberated," after nearly two months of fighting, even though Russian forces have not been able to penetrate the city's massive Azovstal steel plant that remains in the hands of Ukrainian fighters and civilians. ... Read More

More Howitzers, Artillery Rounds, UAVs Headed to Ukraine Another $800 million in security assistance is headed to Ukraine, the Pentagon announced. This is the 8th drawdown package announced, which is gear pulled from existing U.S. military stock. Included in this package are 72 155 mm howitzers, 144,000 artillery rounds, 121 Phoenix Ghost unmanned aerial systems and vehicles with which to tow the howitzers. ... Read More

One in Six People Internally Displaced in Ukraine More than 600,000 additional people were internally displaced in Ukraine in the first 17 days of April according to the International Organization for Migration's (IOM) latest report released, pushing the total number of internally displaced since the beginning of the war to over 7.7 million, 17 per cent of the country's population. ... Read More

Army Announces 2 New Rifles for Close-Combat Soldiers The Army recently awarded a contract to manufacturer SIG Sauer for two new soldier weapons: the XM5 rifle and the XM250 automatic rifle. For soldiers involved in close-quarters combat, the XM5 will eventually replace the M4/M4A1 carbine rifle, while the XM250 will replace the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon. ... Read More

40+ Nonproliferation Experts Call for Action to Restore the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal With negotiations to restore compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal between world powers and Iran, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), at a critical juncture, a group of more than 40 former government officials and leading nuclear nonproliferation experts issued a joint statement expressing strong support for an agreement that returns Iran and the United States to ... Read More

PLA Navy announces commissioning of 2nd Type 075 amphibious assault ship, 6th Type 055 large destroyer Shortly before its 73rd founding anniversary on Saturday, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy announced on Thursday for the first time the commissioning of its second Type 075 amphibious assault ship and its sixth Type 055 large destroyer, as they have already started training exercises. ... Read More

Raksha Mantri invites US companies to carry out joint R&D, manufacturing & maintenance of defence equipment in India to achieve 'Make in India, Make for the World' Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has exhorted US companies to take advantage of the policy initiatives taken by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi-led Government in India and carry out joint R&D, manufacturing and maintenance of defence equipment to achieve the vision of 'Make in India, Make for the World'. ... Read More

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