Fears Trump's freeze on military aid for Ukraine may delay Australian Abrams tanks
Canberra pledged to send 49 retired M1A1 main battle tanks to Kyiv last year, but admits there are logistical challenges in their delivery.
Simon Newton began his career as a print journalist in the early 1990s before moving into broadcasting. He has reported for Sky News, BBC News and ITV and received numerous awards. He reported extensively from Afghanistan and spent three months embedded with British troops in Helmand. He now covers the war in Ukraine.
Canberra pledged to send 49 retired M1A1 main battle tanks to Kyiv last year, but admits there are logistical challenges in their delivery.
A proposed air protection zone over western Ukraine is gaining renewed attention as Europe grapples with shifting US support.
Luke Pollard insists the Armed Forces must be allowed to modernise and adapt so the UK can stay safe at home and strong abroad.
Emmanuel Macron has suggested a month-long pause in the fighting, but a former RAF commander believes the plan is unlikely to succeed.
The US President says his country would not send troops to Ukraine as part of any peace agreement, with that burden falling on Europe.
Poland is actually spending more on defence as a percentage of its GDP than any other country in Nato, including the United States.
US defence officials estimate the war in Ukraine has so far cost the Kremlin more than $200bn - in addition to the human cost.
Trench-clearing and casualty evacuation are important components of Operation Interflex as the recruits prepare to fight on the frontline.
BFBS Forces News reporter Simon Newton visits a secret location to see some of Kyiv's forces undergoing trench warfare training.
The Gravehawk mobile air defence system sees stocks of Soviet-designed Vympel R-73 air-to-air missiles repurposed for surface-to-air use.
The inhabitants of the Ukrainian city say Russian drones are hunting the streets in search of non-combatants to maim or kill.
Members of the Azov Brigade believe Russian President Vladimir Putin is interested only in conquest, not a peace deal.
President Volodymyr Zelensky says more than a third of Pyongyang's forces in Russia are casualties.
The T-80 has been upgraded several times, but more than 1,000 are believed to have been destroyed in the conflict.
One expert says the fibre-optic drones can fly more than 20km into the enemy's lines and are very difficult to stop once in the air.
President-elect Donald Trump has made a number of remarks about taking control of Greenland, possibly even using military force to do it.