American MQ-9 Reaper UCAV shot down by Yemen’s Houthis was carrying AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM).

— JAGM is a more advanced and capable missile compared to the legacy AGM-114 Hellfire missiles that the Reaper previously used.

— The unit cost of the JAGM missile appears to be in the range of $319,000 to $324,805 per unit.

— The unit cost of the MQ-9 Reaper UAV appears to be in the range of $14 million to $32 million per aircraft, with the most commonly cited figure being around $31 million per unit.

Russia brings captured German-made Ukrainian Leopard 2A6 tank to Moscow.

— On May 1, an exhibition of the Russian MoD will open on Poklonnaya Hill, where it'll be presented along other Western armored vehicles.

— The exhibition will be located in front of the Victory Museum and will become part of the events dedicated to Victory Day.

— Ukraine has received a limited number of Leopard 2A6 tanks from its allies. Specifically, Ukraine received 18 Leopard 2A6 tanks from Germany and 3 from Portugal, for a total of just 21 of these advanced main battle tanks.

Russian missile attack on UAV hangars at Ukraine's Kamenka airfield in Dnipro with Iskander-M SRBM.

Despite the large number of different hangars, only the outer two were hit.

The targets were ~117 km from the front line.

— Iskander-M uses inertial and optical guidance systems to achieve an accuracy of 10-30 m circular error probable (CEP).

Launch of Iran’s new kamikaze UAV looking very similar to Russia’s Lancet.

North Korea’s weapon system puts a new spin on the age-old concept of camouflage.

Fleet of multiple rocket launchers disguised as civilian trucks.

Cement, chicken distribution trucks & tractors seen on the footage with rocket launchers.

Russian mega FPV drone.

Test flight of a Russian FPV with a warhead in the form of a TM-62 mine. The drone reportedly flew 9 km.

Italy, together with France and Great Britain, supply Storm Shadow/SCALP EG cruise missiles to Ukraine, UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps reveals.

“I think the Storm Shadow is an extraordinary weapon. Great Britain, France and Italy are preparing these weapons for use, in particular in the occupied Crimea.”

— Officially, Italy and Ukraine have not confirmed this information.

— In 1999, Italy purchased 200 Storm Shadow missiles to arm its Tornado IDS aircraft.

— In 2023, Italy officially joined the Franco-British Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) program, which aims to replace the current Storm Shadow and Harpoon missiles used by the UK and the SCALP and Exocet missiles used by France.

Russia managed to evacuate one of the previously destroyed American-made Ukrainian M1A1 SA "Abrams" tank to the rear.

Updated motorcade of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un:

— Aurus Senat,
— Toyota Land Cruiser 300,
— two Mercedes-Benz Maybach GLS600 SUVs,
— Lexus LX,
— two Ford Transit vans,
— five Mercedes-Benz sedans and one jeep.

Russia lost about 450,000 soldiers in the war in Ukraine, Britain estimates.

Russia has about 450,000 killed or wounded personnel in the war in Ukraine, while the exact number of liquidated Russian soldiers who served in private companies is unknown.

Also, according to Britain's estimates:

— More than 10,000 Russian armored vehicles, including about 3,000 main battle tanks;
— 109 aircraft;
— 136 helicopters;
— 346 unmanned aerial vehicles;
— 23 ships of all classes;
— over 1,500 artillery systems of all types were destroyed.

Germany is categorically against plans to seize frozen Russian assets for reconstruction and military support of Ukraine, WSJ reports.

German authorities believe that frozen Russian assets should be left intact in order to use them as leverage in negotiations to end the war and induce the Russian Federation to cede part of the Ukrainian territory it occupied.

Another reason for Berlin's refusal could be that it protects German companies that still operate in Russia from retaliation.

In addition, "this could set a precedent and provoke new lawsuits against Germany for crimes during the Second World War."

Russian MoD has divided the remnants of the Wagner PMC into four different groups.

One group operates as part of the Russian National Guard and Russian military intelligence and continues to fight in Ukraine.

Another group was named the Afrika Korps or “Redut” and actually continues the activities of the original Wagner group.

It is the Afrika Korps that is largely responsible for the recent decision to withdraw American troops from Niger and Chad, as well as for the significant change in Washington's policy in many African countries.

Source: Politico

German police arrests man for raising the Palestinian flag.

France reduced its arms exports to Israel to a minimum without completely severing military relations, Le Monde reports.

At the end of October, France suspended the export of components used in the manufacture of artillery shells.

Equipment transfers from France to Israel represent only a tiny percentage of French defense exports: 0.2%, out of a total of 27 billion euros in 2022, or around 15 million euros.

Netanyahu is worried that the International Criminal Court (ICC) might issue a warrant for his and several other senior officials' arrest, Israeli daily Maariv reports.

— Netanyahu made telephone calls to international leaders and officials in recent days, especially to US President Joe Biden, to prevent the issuance of such an arrest warrant.

— It is not clear when an arrest warrant might be issued and it is not standard for the court to disclose such information.

Russian forces continue to test using drones with nets to intercept Ukrainian drones.