Ministry of Defense

Norway does not know what Norwegian weapons in Ukraine are used for – dramatic Twitter video

After Norway has donated 22 M109 howitzer 155mm artillery guns to Ukraine, the Norwegian Ministry of Defense (MOD) said that Norway does not follow how Ukraine uses these heavy weapons. The following questions were sent to the press officer at the Ministry of Defense on 20 June: Have Norwegian soldiers contributed to the training of […]

Serial numbers of missile that downed MH17 show it was produced in 1986, owned by Ukraine – Russia

Serial numbers of missile that downed MH17 show it was owned by Ukraine – MoD.
The serial numbers found on debris of the Buk missile which downed Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine show it was produced in 1986, the Russian military said. The projectile was owned by Ukraine, they added.

Via RT

Syria’s (Russian made) Pantsir S1 system makes the grade in combat

The Russian Ministry of Defense has been consistent in its report that Syrian defenses successfully stopped some 71 of the 103 missiles that the triad of Western powers launched at targets in Syria. One of the systems that deserves the credit for the missile kills is the legacy system, called the Pantsir S1 Surface to air missile and anti-aircraft artillery system. NATO has its own coding for this system, and for Western powers this system is known as the S-22 “Greyhound.”