Russia Ukraine

The growing number of F-35s within the US fleet and throughout Europe is an extremely significant development when it comes to further deterrence against Russian expansion.

The Pentagon is now sending drone boats to the Black Sea area in support of the Ukrainian effort to defend the coast against Russia

US F-35s are going to the United Kingdom, US Navy DDG 51 destroyers are going to Rota, Spain, and a new Army headquarters units is heading to Eastern Europe

Newer variants of the M1 Abrams tank will include new laser rangefinder technology, color cameras, integrated onboard networks, ammunition data links and laser warning receivers

“To truly win this militarily, you'd have to do something that NATO and the west are not willing to do, and that means armed drones over Russian territories, taking out that hardware"

Pentagon senior leaders say Russian progress in the Eastern portions of Ukraine is very slow, uneven and heavily challenged by Ukrainian defenders

The question is, can Ukraine, fortified by a fighting spirit unique to those fighting for their homeland, manage to hold off and prevail against a much larger Russian force?

The Pentagon announced its latest aid package will include 18, 155mm Howitzers, 36,000 rounds of ammo and rounds for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS).

Some Russian weapons can travel as far as 200-to-300 miles, making them very difficult to defend without defenses such as the Patriot or comparable long-range fires.

The more a multi-national force is connected and able to share time-sensitive information in real time using common standards, the faster a NATO force can move into position

The largest impact, perhaps, is that Finland borders Russia and opens up a large Northern corridor through which NATO could enter Russian territory

F-35s and Abrams Tanks look to play a critical role as the Pentagon will pre-position equipment, pursue “scalable” forward formations and streamline multi-national command and control

Helping Ukraine neutralize Russia's rocket-and-missile advantage would invite escalation between NATO and Moscow.

Key NATO allies such as Poland and Germany, for example, are increasing the size and technological sophistication of their respective militaries and acquiring US-built systems

"The destruction of residential areas, the death of children in Ukraine are due to Russian rocket attacks. And if there is no possibility of interception in the air, long-range multiple launch rocket systems should be the answer." - Kris Osborn as quoted in a video interview with DW.

In the Russia Ukraine war, the Pentagon has finally decided to send Multiple Launch Rocket Systems and High Mobility Artillery Rocket System to Ukraine

Multiple Launch Rocket Systems are guided weapons that can travel as far as 70 kilometers in some cases even further to take out Russian missile launchers, convoys and concentrations of enemy fighters

Ukraine is asking the United States for long-range missile systems. Deutsche Welle (DW) asked Warrior Maven's, Kris Osborn about the advantages of these weapons.

Ukraine is asking the United States to install M270 MLRS and HIMARS multiple rocket launchers as soon as possible.

If employed with successful tactics, shoulder-fired weapons such as the Javelin can have a devastating impact upon armored forces and large vehicles like tanks.

Even if the Russian Su-57 were comparable to the F-35, the sheer number of networked US and NATO F-35s in position to attack would likely overwhelm Russian air forces

Gen. Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said despite the volumes of war supplies flowing into Ukraine, there is no cause for concern when it comes to the US Army ground-war readiness