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by Isaac Eagan | Dec 14, 2014 | Project Updates
Improved care for Georgian wounded warriors Today I’d like to provide an update regarding a project we first told you about here. The US Army civil affairs team in the small-yet-important Eastern European country of Georgia is working with their local military...
by Chris Clary | Dec 3, 2014 | Project Updates
Over the summer I was contacted by a Civil Affairs officer from the 84th Civil Affairs Battalion who had recently returned from Vietnam. While there, she met an ex-patriot, J.T., who was working with the US Embassy to address the vulnerabilities youth are facing in...The Skif, designed by Ukraine in the 2010s, is a modern anti-tank guided missile system.
The SPG-9 is Soviet-designed recoilless gun dating back to the 1960s.
The AGS-17 is a Soviet-designed automatic grenade launcher designed for use from static positions.
The Neptune system, originally designed as an anti-ship missile system, has been repurposed as an effective land-attack cruise missile platform.
The Bukovel is a pickup truck-mounted counter-UAV system that can detect and jam UAV as well as global positioning systems.
The “Firefinder,” which detects and tracks incoming rockets, mortars, and artillery, is capable of determining point-of-origin to facilitate counter-battery fire.
The TPQ-48/50 is a lightweight, portable system capable of detecting incoming rockets, mortars, and artillery.
The X9 uses radiofrequency geolocation, radars, and other sensors to detect UAV and jam them.
The MPQ-64 works in tandem with the NASAMS to detect and track targets for the system.
The RPS-82 uses a state-of-the-art active electronically scanning array radar to detect incoming UAV.
A widely exported model of mortar.
The Gvozdika, which is fully amphibious, is essentially a mobile version of the D-30 Howitzer.
The “Akatsiya” is a Soviet-era design used by both Ukraine and Russia.
A Soviet design from the 1960s, the D-30 remains in widespread use around the world.
The Krab is a Polish model that combines a South Korean-designed chassis with a turret from a British AS-90 SPH.
The U.K. donated its entire inventory of AS-90 SPHs to Ukraine, totaling 68.
The U.S. has donated at least 30 M120mm mortars to Ukraine.
First developed in the 1960s, the Grad has seen widespread use around the world.
The U.S. “Paladin,” first produced in the 1960s, has been continually upgraded and will remain in active service for the foreseeable future.
Originally designed in the late 1940s, the D-20 remains in use by both Ukraine and Russia.
The U.S., Canada, and Australia have provided Ukraine with more than 200 systems of this British model subsequently adopted by the U.S.
The SAMP/T is a joint French and Italian SAM system. Like the Patriot system, the SAMP/T is focused on intercepting aircraft and ballistic missiles.
One of the most produced Soviet Cold War-era tanks, modernized T-72s are widely used by both Ukraine and Russia.
A well-exported German tank design, Ukraine operates dozens of Leopard 2A4, 2A5, 2A6, and other variants donated from Germany, Finland, and Sweden.
The U.K. has provided 14 Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine.
The U.S. and Australia have provided Ukraine with 31 M1A1SA and 49 M1A1 Abrams tanks.
Provided by Germany, the IRIS-T SLM is capable of shooting down aerial targets, especially cruise missiles. It has a particularly high interception rate.
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