A new assessment by the Pentagon’s Defence Intelligence Agency has claimed that Russia has sent Patnsir air defence combat vehicles to North Korea, as part of expanding defence cooperation between the two countries. The paper assessed that the East Asian state had reached its “strongest strategic position” in decades, with its expanding access to Russian space, nuclear and missile applicable technology, expertise and materials, and considerable revenues from arms exports to Russia, considered to be among the important contributors to this position. The Pantsir system first entered service in the Russian Armed Forces in 2012, and is prized for its high mobility and versatility.

The system has been intensively combat tested in Libya, Syria and Ukraine, and by the beginning of the 2020s had already shot down over 100 drones and at least one fighter. Its ability to provide a defence against Western radar evading cruise missiles such as the Storm Shadow have been enhanced significantly based on combat experience in the Ukrainian theatre. Representatives from the High Precision Weapons holding of the Russian state owned defence conglomerate Rostec previously summarised the enhancements made to the system as follows:

“All necessary alterations have been introduced to the Pantsir-S system, making it possible to increase its efficiency against ‘difficult’ projectiles and long-range missiles, including the long-range, low- visibility Storm Shadow cruise missile. The results of its combat use have proven the correctness of previously made design decisions.”

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Good News: With the USA cutting funding, the UN has to downsize its operations and cut 20% of its 35,000-strong workforce

https://expose-news.com/2025/05/29/un-has-to-downsize-its-operations/

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US and Argentina announce plan to create an alternative global health system after withdrawing from WHO

https://expose-news.com/2025/05/28/us-and-argentina-announce-plan-to-create-an- alternative-global-health-system-after-withdrawing-from-who/