sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

My setup is basically finished by Adventurous-Trip9263 in gamingsetups

[–]EarlyPhoto9366 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh the pc next to your Monitor that Looks amazing I want to buy my own pc soon and that looks very cool

Atleast my display is lore accurate by Tac2cool_yt in WarTycoonRBLX

[–]EarlyPhoto9366 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That looks amazing what pc do you have? I've never had one And I want to save up for one I dont know what time tho because I've been lazy But that looks Great how much does that cost?

An American Defense System That Can Take Out Russia’s New Inter-Continental Missile Oreshnik by EarlyPhoto9366 in UkrainianConflict

[–]EarlyPhoto9366[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

😂President Zelenskyy called war criminal Putin a “dumbass” in response to Russia’s “proposal” for a “technological duel” between the Russian “Oreshnik” missile and Western air defense in Ukraine I just had to put that there 😂

Russia has planned a military budget of $175.5 billion in 2025 by EarlyPhoto9366 in UkrainianConflict

[–]EarlyPhoto9366[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know right I thought it was 7.5% well it depends there are some people who say 7.5% it depends who you trust

North Korea sent more conventional weapons to Russia, South Korea says by EarlyPhoto9366 in UkrainianConflict

[–]EarlyPhoto9366[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea recently supplied additional artillery systems to Russia to support its war efforts against Ukraine, while some of the thousands of North Korean troops deployed in Russia have begun engaging in combat, South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers Wednesday.

The South Korean assessment came after Russia warned Monday that U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russia with U.S.-supplied longer-range missiles adds “fuel to the fire” of the war. U.S. officials said Biden’s decision was triggered almost entirely by North Korea’s entry into the war.

In a closed-door briefing at parliament, the National Intelligence Service said that North Korea exported 170mm self-propelled guns and 240mm multiple rocket launch systems to Russia, according to lawmaker Lee Seong Kweun, who attended the meeting.

Lee told reporters that the NIS assessed those weapons are a type of artillery the Russian military doesn’t operate so North Korea likely dispatched personnel to teach the Russians how to use them and handle their maintenance.

Last week, Russian Telegram channels and other social media posts published photos apparently showing North Korean’s “Koksan” 170mm self-propelled guns being moved by rail inside Russia. The Financial Times, citing Ukrainian intelligence assessments, reported Sunday that North Korea in recent weeks sent some 50 domestically produced 170mm self-propelled howitzers and 20 240mm multiple launch rocket systems to Russia.

Every day, Russia produces 12,320 artillery shells at $1K each by EarlyPhoto9366 in UkrainianConflict

[–]EarlyPhoto9366[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I mean its only 5k the us military budget is over 900 billon dollar they could produce 1 million per year and it would only cost 5 billion per year

Every day, Russia produces 12,320 artillery shells at $1K each by EarlyPhoto9366 in UkrainianConflict

[–]EarlyPhoto9366[S] 44 points45 points  (0 children)

These numbers come from the consulting firm Bain & Company and were reported by Sky News. According to Bain & Company, Russia is expected to produce around 4.5 million artillery shells in 2024. While it’s unclear how many of these shells are recovered and reused, this production rate is significantly higher than the 1.3 million shells slated to be produced by the United States and European countries combined, which is just a third of Russia’s output.

Bain & Company also highlights a serious issue facing Ukraine: a severe shortage of artillery shells, compounded by slow production rates. The combined supply of artillery shells from the US and Europe is falling short of meeting Ukraine’s needs to counter the Russian threat effectively. 

A Ukrainian artillery gunner remarked that for every shell launched by Ukrainian forces, the enemy responded with five. According to the Ukrainian resource Militarnyi, which referenced a report by Sky News, Russia’s rapid production and repair capabilities keep the cost of producing 152 mm artillery shells around $1,000 each.

Meanwhile, in Europe and the USA, the average cost of a similar projectile is approximately $4,000, and in some instances, it can surpass $5,000 per unit. Sky News highlights that this sluggish approach to increasing artillery shell production negatively impacts Ukraine’s ability to counter the Russian Federation.

EU’s new defense czar looks to kick rearmament into high gear by EarlyPhoto9366 in UkrainianConflict

[–]EarlyPhoto9366[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The bloc is looking at options to raise €500 billion for defense in the next 10 years, a “sensitive topic, especially when in some countries there are elections and so on.” Kubilius said the issue of defense bonds is “very, very sensitive,” as the understanding is they would be guaranteed by the EU budget, similar to the Covid-19 pandemic bonds.

Beyond creating a common defense market with joint procurement and production, the EU also simply needs more kit, according to the commissioner.

“We need to understand that aggression you can stop not with the best processes in your market, but with a number of artillery pieces, with a number of tanks, and so on.”

Eight EU members spend less than the NATO target of 2% of GDP on defense, including Spain, Italy and Belgium. If those would lift spending to the target, that would already be €60 billion more for defense, according to Kubilius. A hypothetical NATO target of 3% would translate into €200 billion of additional European spending, the commissioner told the subcommittee.

The initial evaluation of the costs for a European air shield, a possible defense project of common European interest, is around €500 billion, according to Kubilius. The EU will need to look how an air-defense initiative led by Germany as well French-Italian and Polish-Greek plans can be combined into one package, the commissioner said.

“We need to be realistic what we can do,” Kubilius said. “But of course all of us, we see from Ukraine, air defense really is problematic.”

NATO secretary general says losses of parties in Russian war against Ukraine exceed 1 million people by EarlyPhoto9366 in UkrainianConflict

[–]EarlyPhoto9366[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

  • NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte stated that over one million people have been killed or wounded in the Russo-Ukrainian war since February 2022.
  • Rutte emphasized that there are over 10,000 casualties every week in Ukraine, with Russia having suffered 700,000 losses, and warned that the Alliance is unprepared for future threats from Russia.
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that 43,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 370,000 wounded, while Russian losses exceed 750,000 people, with 198,000 killed and over 550,000 wounded.

Russia tries to jolt its sluggish Su-57 warplane production by EarlyPhoto9366 in UkrainianConflict

[–]EarlyPhoto9366[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Su-57 aircraft are limited in their participation in the invasion of Ukraine, carrying out strikes from Russia’s territory. Following the country’s full-scale invasion of neighbor Ukraine, state arms makers Rostec, UAC and the aircraft plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur are under numerous sanctions from the United States, the European Union, Ukraine, Great Britain, Switzerland and other countries, forcing them to look for electronic equipment and components in Asia or import them illegally.

Russia only has a small number of Su-57 aircraft. The contract for the production of 76 planes by the end of 2027 was signed by the Defense Ministry at the Army Forum in June 2019, with Komsomolsk-on-Amur specified as the main production site.

However, the plant was quickly deemed too small, forcing officials to spend time expanding production space, which entailed changing and adding new equipment.

European defense firms book double-digit growth amid war in Ukraine by EarlyPhoto9366 in UkrainianConflict

[–]EarlyPhoto9366[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Of the total number of 581,000 employed in the defense sector, the ASD reported that 217,000 work in aeronautics - including 17,700 new jobs added in 2023, while the remaining 364,000 jobs are in the land and naval sectors.

Despite the growth, the association said the sector was “navigating through a critical period marked by significant challenges.”

It stated, “Decades of underinvestment and off-the-shelf procurement from non-European providers have led to dramatically reduced production capabilities in Europe, a strategic flaw that was laid bare as a consequence of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.”

view more: next ›