18+| Ukrainian drone strike kills burning Russian soldier.

US Secretary of State Blinken sings with a group in a bar in Kyiv.

🎸 "Rockin' In The Free World"

Hamas releases clash footage from Rafah, Gaza.

Hezbollah using Iranian Almas-3 ATGM against Israeli targets.

Management and control unit of IDF spy balloon was targeted.

One of the strikes directly hit a Israeli man.

India and Iran have signed a significant 10-year agreement for the development and operation of the Chabahar Port in Iran despite potential sanctions threats from the US.

— Chabahar port, strategically located near Iran's border with Pakistan, serves as a crucial trade route for India, providing an alternative transit path for Indian goods to Afghanistan and Central Asia, bypassing Pakistan.

Chinese man leaks another drone footage from Japan’s Yokosuka Naval Base.

The ship looks like Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Howard.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects a large number of new “tactical missile weapon system”.

Hwasong-11D ballistic missiles visible.

The range of the Hwasong-11D missile is estimated to be about 100-180 kilometers, each launcher is designed to launch 4 SRBMs.

Mobilization in Ukraine: Ukrainian military recruitment employees give up and decide to let another problematic candidate go.

Ukraine presses Biden to lift ban on using US weapons to strike Russia, Politico reports.

Ukrainian officials watched for weeks as the Russians massed near the Ukrainian border, unable to use U.S.-supplied weapons to conduct a preemptive strike due to Washington’s policy.

U.S. is working to send an additional Patriot air-defense battery to Ukraine, Bloomberg reports.

Ukraine’s European allies are also working on plans to send Kyiv additional air-defense systems from their stocks, the people said.

“I consider it naive to think that Ukraine will be able to return the territory occupied by the Russian Federation in the foreseeable future. We have to be realistic,” Czech President Pavel says.

“It is necessary to stop the war and start discussing the future [post-war] system.”

Biden to send more than $1 billion in additional arms and ammunition to Israel.

The package disclosed includes about $700 million for tank ammunition, $500 million in tactical vehicles and $60 million in mortar rounds.

India will soon start making its third aircraft carrier, said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

“We will not stop at that (three carriers). We will make five, six, more.”

There is a growing sense inside the Biden administration that the next few months could prove critical for Ukraine.

Because at some moment the two sides may finally move to a negotiated cease-fire, an armistice similar to the one that ended the active fighting in Korea in 1953 — or simply a frozen conflict.

Source: NYT

Ukraine says the efficiency of its thermal FPVs is now at 80-90%.

China has built the world's first dedicated drone carrier, a ship that has been shrouded in mystery until now.

— This carrier, China's fourth, was launched in December 2022 but remained unreported until recently.

— Unlike China's other carriers, this new vessel is unique as it is designed specifically for fixed-wing drones rather than traditional aircraft.

— The ship's design features a flight deck suitable for drones with a wingspan of around 20 meters, indicating its purpose as a drone carrier.

— Notably, the carrier's design deviates from conventional aircraft carriers, featuring a catamaran hull and a low flight deck, suggesting limited capacity for high-tempo flight operations.

— The exact purpose of this drone carrier, whether for military simulation or research and development, remains a mystery, leaving room for further exploration and analysis.

Source: Naval News