31 May 2023

300 German-Made Medium-Range Vector Drones; A a third order of 300 from Ukrainian Defense Ministry

Using advanced artificial intelligence capabilities, these UAS reconnaissance drones collect intelligence and surveillance data for the military support to the Ukrainian Armed Forces - it provides continuous detection of enemy targets regardless of weather conditions

Source: https://censor.net/en/n3421916

Ukraine's Defense Ministry orders 300 Vector drones from German company

IRYNA BALACHUK — WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023, 22:15

Ukraine's Defence Ministry orders 300 Vector drones from German company

VECTOR DRONES. PHOTO: QUANTUM-SYSTEMS.COM

The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine has ordered 300 additional medium-range reconnaissance Vector drones for the Armed Forces of Ukraine from a German Quantum-Systems GmbH company.

Source: website of Quantum-Systems

Quote from the press-service of the company: "The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has placed a third order of 300 VectorTM systems, following two earlier orders of 105 Vector systems in January 2023, and 33 Vector systems in August 2022."

Details: Since August 2022, the Vector system has demonstrated its unprecedented effectiveness in the harshest conditions.

Specifically, it was noted that Vector is being widely used and tested on the battlefield in Ukraine, where it "has proven to be an asset for military intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations".

Vector is very maneuvrable and gets ready for work in two minutes. He facilitates a non-stop indication of enemy targets regardless of weather conditions, gains velocity of up to 72 km per hour, and endures long flights.

The company stressed that by using advanced possibilities of artificial intelligence, Vector gives the Ukrainian forces the opportunity to quickly gather crucial intelligence and achieve strategic advantage."

Defense Ministry orders 300 Vector drones from German company Quantum Systems

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Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has ordered 300 medium-range reconnaissance drones of Vector type from German company Quantum-Systems GmbH, company’s press service reports.

It is informed by Censor.NЕТ referring to Interfax-Ukraine.

"Quantum-Systems GmbH, a dual-purpose aerial reconnaissance company that supplies multi-sensor drones for data collection to government agencies and commercial customers, today announced the order of 300 additional Vector™ medium-range reconnaissance drones as part of the military support to the Ukrainian Armed Forces funded by the German government," the company's website said on Wednesday. . .

"The Vector has been extensively and intensively tested on the battlefield in Ukraine, where it has proven its effectiveness in military intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations. (...) Using advanced artificial intelligence capabilities, Vector enables Ukrainian troops to quickly collect important intelligence and gain a strategic advantage," the statement said.

This type of UAV provides real-time aerial reconnaissance data in an efficient and user-friendly form thanks to built-in artificial intelligence, and the system also frees the operator from constant video monitoring. Built-in algorithms allow to automatically identify objects and immediately transmit key intelligence information to the ground.
To further support Ukrainian troops in their defense against the Russian aggressor, Quantum Systems recently opened a service training, support and logistics center in Ukraine. The center provides training for operators on the use and maintenance of the Vector system and serves as a local procurement center for spare parts and repair services.

Source: https://censor.net/en/n3421916

RELATED - Note the close contact between he Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff

Zaluzhnyi shares counteroffensive plans with Milley and asks for long-range projectiles

YEVHEN KIZILOV — WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023, 21:48

ZALUZHNYI AND MILLEY. PHOTO: TELEGRAM CHANNEL OF ZALUZHNYI

Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, had a phone call with General Mark Milley, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Source: Zaluzhnyi on Telegram

Details: Zaluzhnyi revealed that he reported to Milley about

the situation on the contact line,
further plans of the Armed Forces of Ukraine concerning the liberation of the Ukrainian territories and
possible actions of the Russians.
He added that special attention was paid to the supply of armament, military equipment and ammunition. Long-range projectiles are one of the priorities for Ukraine.

Quote: "I have informed General Milley about Russian massive attacks with cruise and ballistic missiles, combat drones and guided aerial bombs. It is important to work on strengthening the air defence of Ukraine with additional air defense systems and F-16 fighter jets. We have agreed to keep in touch."

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31 May, 2023 13:37

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Zelensky and Macron planning ‘peace summit’ without Russia – WSJ

The gathering is aimed at bringing non-Western nations on board with Kiev’s peace plan, which Moscow has rejected

"Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and his Western European backers are organizing a summit to build support for Kiev’s peace plan, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The plan has been deemed unacceptable by Russia, while the document has been met with indifference by non-Western leaders.

French President Emmanuel Macron has offered to host the summit in Paris, while Denmark and Sweden have also put themselves forward as hosts, the newspaper reported. Although no guest list has emerged, European officials have reportedly reached out to Brazil, India, China, and other non-Western countries, with one anonymous diplomat stating that “no Russians” would be invited, “but everybody else will be welcomed.”

“We require a unified plan of the responsible civilized world that really wants to live in peace,” Zelensky’s chief of staff, Andrey Yermak, told the Wall Street Journal.

Russia has already emphatically rejected Ukraine’s so-called pace plan. Published late last year, the plan demands that Russia hand back the territories of Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, and Zaporozhye to Kiev, while also relinquishing control of Crimea, which voted overwhelmingly to join the Russian Federation in 2014. The plan also demands that Russia pay reparations to Ukraine and hand over its officials to face international tribunals.

Zelensky pledges imminent counteroffensive

It is highly unlikely that a summit to which Russia is not invited, organized by countries currently bankrolling the Ukrainian military, will change any minds in the Kremlin.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated last week that the Ukrainian plan essentially involves “the capitulation of Russia.”

EU officials are aware of this, and told the Wall Street Journal that they plan on watering down Ukraine’s plan to “make it more acceptable” to non-Western powers such as Brazil, China, India, and Saudi Arabia, if not to Russia itself.

Yermak acknowledged that the peace process “is not possible without the whole world, including the leaders of the Global South,” and Zelensky has recently made overtures to the non-Western world, addressing the Arab League in Saudi Arabia this month and speaking to Chinese President Xi Jinping the month before.

However, this outreach has come across ham-fisted at times, with Zelensky accusing Arab League members of succumbing to “Russian influence,” before skipping a meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the G7 summit in Japan.
Last month, Zelensky’s top adviser, Mikhail Podoliak, demanded that China “make a choice” to back Ukraine and the West or “lose its influence” in world affairs.

China has released its own 12-point peace plan, which despite being rejected by the US and its NATO allies, has found favor in much of the world, including Russia. Lula has backed Beijing’s plan, while a coalition of African leaders has urged Ukraine to agree to a ceasefire followed by peace talks, which Kiev has refused to do unless Moscow’s troops withdraw to Russia’s pre-conflict borders.

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