Ukraine army modernization

U.S. army plans Javelin upgrade amid war in Ukraine

The U.S. Army's DEVCOM C5ISR Center awarded Kratos Defense a contract to develop, produce and test a next-generation infrared seeker for the FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank guided missile system.

10 August, 11:36 AM

How Mykhailo Drapatyi rose from Mariupol battles to lead Ukraine’s Armed Forces

NV traced the military career of Mykhailo Drapatyi, Ukraine’s new commander-in-chief, from the first battles of Russia’s war in 2014 to his appointment as the country’s top general.

22 July, 05:22 PM

First details emerge on Ukraine's experimental Ryf air defense system

Ukraine's Defense Forces have begun deploying a deeply modernized version of the Soviet-era Strela-10 short-range air defense system, adapting the former frontline missile complex to counter modern aerial threats, NV reported on July 1.

1 July, 09:37 PM

'We came to fight, not to be wasted': inside the collapse of Ukraine’s International Legion

They arrived quietly, without banners or slogans, carrying more experience than the system quite knew what to do with. For Stephen Charlton, callsign Teach, a former British Army officer with combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, coming to Ukraine was neither a romantic gesture nor a search for adrenaline. It was a calculated decision shaped by anger, responsibility, and a belief that wars are won not only by numbers, but by how intelligently a country uses the people willing to fight for it.

27 January, 04:00 PM

Ukraine army modernization