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UK buys units to monitor underwater critical insta...

zbiam.pl 1 year ago On 17 January, the UK Ministry of Defence bought 1 of the 2 specialised off-shore units, named Topaz Tangaroa, from Topaz Energy and Marine.

Gen. Andrzejczak: scale matters in war, Russia is ...

defence24.pl 1 year ago During the Cold War era, Germany was the main area of strategical attention of the world, now NATO's center of gravity has shifted to Poland. This is simply a immense responsibility, but besides an opportunity,” General Rajmund Andrzejczak told PA...

Mińsk Mazowiecki prepares a base for FA-50

defence24.pl 1 year ago In fresh days, a tender announcement has been published regarding renovation and construction works in the area of the 23rd global movie Festival. Tactical Air Base located in Mińsk Mazowiecki. This is related to the acquisition of FA-50 aircraft...

The ceremony of the appointment of Territorials in...

defence24.pl 1 year ago On Wednesday, a twelve or so future WOT soldiers received their call-ups to the 18th Infantry Division. Capital Territorial Defence Brigade. Many people are eager to serve. We plan that in the mediate of the year the brigade will...

Canada's Longest Ship [VIDEO]

zbiam.pl 1 year ago The Seaspan Shipyards in Vancouver reported the closure of the hull of the supply Protecteur, being built for the Royal Canadian Navy. It will be the longest ship built in Canada.

Germany's fresh defence minister must face pro-Ru...

defence24.pl 1 year ago Boris Pistorius (SPD) has criticised sanctions against Russia in the past, met for friendly chats with Putin diplomats, and belonged to a controversial group of “friends of Russia.” The fresh head of the defence ministry appointed on Tuesday should....

Pick-up cars for the Polish Army

zbiam.pl 1 year ago 16 January 2. The Regional Logistics Base in Warsaw informed about the launch of a tender procedure for the acquisition of a large number of batches of pick-up trucks for the Polish Army.

Unanswered questions, or how the military “shows” ...

defence24.pl 1 year ago The last gathering of the Sejm National Defence Commission did not deviate from earlier ones. So first, the government side and the military had time for their presentations. Later, opposition MPs read out their questions (mostly pre-prepared). erst...

Germany's fresh defence minister elected

defence24.pl 1 year ago After Monday's resignation, Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht (SPD) is to be succeeded by the erstwhile Minister of the Interior of Lower Saxony Boris Pistorius (SPD), according to the dpa on Tuesday.

Change in the General Staff of WP +

defence24.pl 1 year ago As informed by the General Staff of the Polish Army, as of January 16, 2023, the staff of the Staff Piotr Smuga took over the duties of elder Non-Commissioned Officer and headed the corps of non-commissioned officers and privates...

6th Mazovian Territorial defence Brigade encourag...

defence24.pl 1 year ago The 6th Mazovian Territorial defence Brigade announced another recruitment for service as part of the task Ferie with WOT. This is simply a proposal for students, students and teachers from the Mazowieckie Voivodeship, who would like to join the ra...

United arabian Emirates curious in MC-X program

zbiam.pl 1 year ago On January 15, Korean media reported that Korea Aerospace Industries and the authorities of the United arabian Emirates had signed a letter of intent beginning the way for the arabian state's inclusion in the task to build and make the next-gen...

Armament Agency is looking for a supplier of incen...

defence24.pl 1 year ago The Armament Agency announced the launch of a tender for the supply of RGZ-1 incendiary hand grenades for the needs of the Polish Armed Forces. The tender procedure lasts until February 24, 2023.

Personnel changes in the Navy

zbiam.pl 1 year ago On 16 January, the Ministry of National Defence announced that Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Mariusz Błaszczak had appointed fresh officers to key positions in the maritime branch of the Armed Forces.

Navy appointments

defence24.pl 1 year ago Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of National Defence Mariusz Błaszczak appointed 5 officers to service positions in the Navy as of 1 February.

Germany: the resignation of the Minister of Defenc...

defence24.pl 1 year ago ** German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht has resigned. However, there are large doubts whether the change at the top of the German Ministry of Defence will solve the problems of German defence.**

RGZ incendiary grenades for the Polish Army

zbiam.pl 1 year ago On January 13, the Armament Agency announced the launch of a tender procedure for the acquisition of a batch of RGZ incendiary hand grenades for the needs of the Polish Army.

Slovenia's C-27J Spartan getting closer to deliver...

zbiam.pl 1 year ago On January 14, Italian spotters released the first images of the Leonardo C-27J Spartan light transport aircraft in the colours of the fresh user — the military aviation of Slovenia.

Germany's defence minister wants to leave his post...

defence24.pl 1 year ago German defence Minister Christine Lambrecht (SPD) wants to resign from the post; she is expected to resign next week, according to the Sueddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) regular portal on Friday, citing the minister's entourage. Earlier, information about t...

Tanker contracts signed

zbiam.pl 1 year ago On 13 January, the Armaments Agency announced the signing of 2 contracts with Celtech Sp. z o.o. regarding the procurement of a large number of CD-10 and CND-27 tankers, which will be sent to the logistics units of the Polish Army in the coming mont...

KAI is vying for place in the Top 10. Invests in R...

defence24.pl 1 year ago By 2050, Korea Aerospace Industries is set to become the seventh largest aerospace company in the world. To accomplish this, the company plans to invest $1.2 billion in R&D over the next 5 years to accomplish sales of $32.3...

“The possible of the Polish Army will increase 3 ...

defence24.pl 1 year ago The package of strengthening the armed forces by 2025 is not only the purchases of equipment, but besides the expansion of the infrastructure and the training base. The possible of the military is to increase by 3 times,” the...

“Combat Readiness Checking”. Gerasimov's first dec...

defence24.pl 1 year ago A delegation led by Russian ground forces commander Oleg Saliukov visited Belarus on Thursday to check the combat readiness of the combined forces stationed there, the Belarusian defence ministry said.

60 French Rafale missions over Lithuania

defence24.pl 1 year ago French Rafale fighters carried out 60 missions over Lithuania's airspace, including 1 real alert and a surveillance mission, NATO Air Command said on Twitter.

Cost of buying Singapore submarines revealed

zbiam.pl 1 year ago On 10 January, the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Singapore (Kementerian Pertahanan) revealed the cost of acquiring 4 Invincible (218SG) submarines from the German shipbuilding company thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tKMS). The unit cost of bui...

Forming 1st Legions Infantry Division — [COMMENT]

defence24.pl 1 year ago On the territory of the 18th Białystok Reconnaissance Regiment, on 9 January 2023, Deputy Prime Minister of National Defence Mariusz Błaszczak, together with General Norbert Iwanowski, approved papers concerning the beginning of the formation of t...

The Polish Army is working on 5G

cyberdefence24.pl 1 year ago Several technological investigation projects on 5G for the Polish armed forces are being carried out in Poland, and the Ministry of defence has a dedicated squad for this purpose, according to CyberDefence24.pl, the Command of the Cyberspace defe...

Minister Błaszczak met with the Minister of Defenc...

defence24.pl 1 year ago On Tuesday, the head of the Ministry of National Defence met with the Minister of National Defence of Romania Angel Tilvar. Together they visited NATO soldiers - including Romanian soldiers - stationed in Bemowo Piski in Masuria as part...

Head of CWCR: fresh career opportunities have ope...

defence24.pl 1 year ago In the "SKANER Defence24" program, we hosted Colonel Mirosław Bryś, head of the Central Military Recruitment Center. In the interview, we raised the issues of career opportunities in the Polish Army for young people, the implementation of the CWCR......

Deputy Head of the Inspectorate of Military Contro...

defence24.pl 1 year ago Minister of National defence Mariusz Błaszczak appointed Colonel Krzysztof Knut to the position of deputy head of the Inspectorate of Military Control – the Ministry of National defence informed on Twitter.

Will the Ministry of National defence introduce i...

defence24.pl 1 year ago Minister of Defence Mariusz Błaszczak informed that the task of another incentive benefit will shortly be considered, which is to encourage people to stay in service. Soldiers are to receive after 15 years of service an additional 5% of...

1st Infantry Division of the Legions named after M...

defence24.pl 1 year ago Today in Białystok, Deputy Prime Minister — Minister of defence Mariusz Błaszczak approved the concept of establishing the 5th tactical union of Land Forces.

New cost of utilizing Polish training grounds

defence24.pl 1 year ago Every year, the Minister of National defence determines in the form of a decision the amount of costs incurred by the Ministry of National Defence in connection with the usage of military training sites made available to them by...

C295 MPA Cases Will Replace Orions?

defence24.pl 1 year ago The Spanish Ministry of Defence is close to finalising a contract to acquisition C295 MPA aircraft to carry out missions presently flown by P-3 Orion aircraft, which were retired at the end of 2022.

The creation of the 1st Legions Infantry Division ...

defence24.pl 1 year ago On Monday in Białystok, Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of National defence Mariusz Błaszczak, will present the concept of creating the 1st Legions Infantry Division, another division of the Polish Army.

Establishment of the 1st Legions Infantry Division...

defence24.pl 1 year ago On Monday in Bialystok, Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of National defence Mariusz Błaszczak, will present the concept of creating the 1st Legions Infantry Division, another division of the Polish Army.

Third KF-21 Boramae prototype flown

zbiam.pl 1 year ago On January 5, the 3rd prototype of the Korea Aerospace Industries KF-21 Boramae multirole combat aircraft flew in Sacheon, Republic of Korea. As with the 2 erstwhile machines, the first flight lasted little than 40 minutes

Gen. Kukuła no longer commands the WOT. We know th...

defence24.pl 1 year ago **Lieutenant General Wiesław Kukuła has departed from the post of commander of the Territorial defence Troops. His duties are temporarily performed by Brig. Gen. Maciej Klisz, previously deputy commander of the WOT. It is likely that Gen. Klisz will...

Colombia unexpectedly abandons Caesars, Israeli op...

defence24.pl 1 year ago Unexpectedly, the Colombian Ministry of Defence at the last minute changed its decision to get wheeled howitzers for its army, giving up French Caesar in favour of the Israeli ATMOS 2000 strategy purchased in the number of 18 pieces.

The Ministry of National Defence responds to the i...

zbiam.pl 1 year ago On 2 January, the website of the Chancellery of the Sejm published the consequence of the Ministry of National Defence to the parliamentary interpellation concerning offset agreements concerning the implementation of the first phase of the Wisła pro...

Colombia inactive without planes

defence24.pl 1 year ago Colombia's defence ministry said earlier this week that preliminary negotiations with France's Dassault Aviation, which makes the Rafale, and Sweden's Saab AB, which makes the Gripen aircraft, were concluded without an agreement.

On January 13, the first territorials' training th...

defence24.pl 1 year ago We are starting an intensive training year; On January 13 in Pomerania, we will welcome this year's first volunteers who will appear for a 16-day basic training. The WOT Training Center in Toruń is starting m.in training for Javelin...

All AW101 will arrive this year

defence24.pl 1 year ago In 2023, the Polish Armed Forces will receive all 4 AW101 anti-submarine and rescue helicopters ordered in 2019. This was announced by the spokesperson of the Armaments Agency Lt. Col. Krzysztof Plakek.

Thursday's media review: the Ministry of National ...

defence24.pl 1 year ago Daily media review from Defence24.pl

WB Electronics to upgrade BSP FlyEye systems

defence24.pl 1 year ago At the end of last year, the Armaments Agency announced the award of a contract for the modernization of 5 BSP sets of the FlyEye type. The full final value of the order amounted to PLN 16,745,598 gross.

The Polish Army summed up "Operation Heart" in 202...

zbiam.pl 1 year ago On January 3, the General Command of the Armed Forces summed up last year's contribution to the national transplantology program consisting in providing air transport for organs and medical crews. It is known as "Action Heart".

Changes in territory Military Representations

defence24.pl 1 year ago At the office of the Armaments Agency, a ceremony of delegation of duties at the positions of Heads of territory Military Representations (RPW) took place. On this occasion, the Armaments Agency informed about changes in the structures of the...

Argentina picks up last upgraded C-130

defence24.pl 1 year ago Argentina's defence ministry said it had picked up the fifth, last upgraded C-130 transport aircraft for the Argentine Air Force. The modernization process included the modernization of navigation, communications, alarm, reflection systems and adap...

Kim Jong-Un has made changes to military structure...

defence24.pl 1 year ago North Korea's media announced changes to advanced positions in the country's military structures. It named the most crucial authoritative after Kim Jong Un, as well as the defence minister and the chief of the General Staff, according to a...

Further automatic carbines MSBS GROT for the Armed...

zbiam.pl 1 year ago On 2 January, the Armaments Agency concluded another annex to the framework agreement of 8 July 2020 for the supply of 5,56 mm to the framework agreement of July 8, 2020 for the supply to the Polish Armed Forces of 5.56 mm of approx. 70,000 mm...