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Panzer power of Poland

defence24.pl 2 years ago Recent purchases of military equipment for the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland mean entering a fresh era, especially for Armored and Mechanized Troops, what does this mean and what capabilities do fresh equipment and ammunition purchased for...

Guns are selling better and better. SIPRI study 2...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Supply chains are breaking, but the arms manufacture is expanding sales in the planet anyway, according to the latest study from SIPRI (Stockholm global Peace investigation Institute) for 2021. Although sales are increasing slower than in the ...

Kosciuszkowcy on Abrams [VIDEO]

defence24.pl 2 years ago The first crews of the 1st Warsaw Armoured Brigade completed the “Operators fresh Equipment Training” (OPNET) course on the M1A2 SePv3 Abrams tanks, which ended with fierce gunfire. It provides basic skills to all crew members. The training conducte...

Bundeswehr to buy 30×173 mm ammunition for nearly ...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago The industrial group Rheinmetall AG announced on December 8 that it had concluded a framework agreement with the Bundeswehr for the supply of 30×173 mm ammunition for automatic cannons arming SPz Puma infantry fighting vehicles. The order can cover t...

Norway gives Ukraine another military aid package

defence24.pl 2 years ago Norwegian station TV2 has released images of a transport of military aid donated by the government in Oslo to Russia's battling Ukraine. Among it was another self-propelled cannon howitzer M109A3GN, spare parts for previously donated artillery system...

SAAB with contract for NLAW anti-tank systems

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 7 December, Saab announced that it had signed an agreement with the UK Ministry of Defence for the production and supply of a fresh (large) batch of NLAW anti-tank systems. The weapons are to let the reconstruction of supplies erstwhile the equ...

WCBKT S.A. will supply additional power supply de...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 5 December, the Faculty of Aviation Technology of the 3rd Regional Logistics Base in Kutno announced the conclusion of an agreement with the Military Central Office of Construction and Technology S.A. on the supply of a fresh batch of LUZES power...

Iran close to building an advanced nuke weapon in ...

defence24.pl 2 years ago It cannot be ruled out that Iran may be able to build respective pieces of non-advanced atomic weapons in six months, according to a fresh study by the American Institute for discipline and global safety (ISIS), which was cited...

From Korea to Poland. How K2 and K9 came to Polish...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Monday-Tuesday's reshipment of K2 tanks and K9A1 self-propelled howitzers were an chance to look at 1 component of the complex logistical chain of handling military equipment.

Nearly 860 billion on US arms?

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 6, the legislature and home of Representatives Armed Services Committees (houses of the Parliament of the United States of America) announced they reached an agreement on the National defence Authorization Act (NDAA). The proposed spen...

Americans to deliver aircraft parts to Taiwan

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 6, the US State Department announced that it had issued approval for the possible sale of parts packages and logistics support services to Taiwan, which are expected to go to aviation units. The full could have a maximum value of $430 ...

Britain bets on anti-tank weapons

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Swedish concern Saab said it had received an order from the British Ministry of Defence, on the basis of which fresh NLAW anti-tank guided rocket systems are to be delivered to the United Kingdom between 2023-2026. The value...

The US buys ammunition, rockets and launchers for ...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The US legislature has agreed on the content of the Defence Spending Planning Act 2023 (National defence Authorization Act 2023), setting the maximum spending plan for the fiscal year started on October 1 this year. The act includes the...

Delays in accelerating the reconstruction of the B...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 7, an interview with Ralf Ketzel, CEO of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, a company that manufactures Leopard 2 tanks, was published on the German portal merkur.de. He pointed to the deficiency of real interest in the authorities in the next procu...

Why can't Russia win the war in Ukraine? [ANALYSIS...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The ongoing war in Ukraine caused by Russia's military aggression is simply a war which aims to undermine the existing global order by the Kremlin and rebuild Moscow's power position in our part of Europe. It is not for nothing...

Germany: 3 Bundeswehr soldiers among arrested ext...

infosecurity24.pl 2 years ago Three Bundeswehr soldiers were among a group of members of the extremist organization Citizens of the Reich, whose leader planned a coup in Germany, detained on Wednesday morning, a German defence ministry spokesperson said, confirming earlier infor...

Airbus with billion-dollar debt for drones and co...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Spanish government has agreed to 2 loans to Airbus with a full value of €2.1 billion to work on Euromale drones and Tiger MK III strike helicopters.

M88A2 production contract for Poland

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 6, the Department of defence of the United States of America announced that BAE Systems Land & Armaments had awarded a contract for the production of M88A2 method safety vehicles for Poland. The contract has a value of nearly $128,211 ...

Turkey to agree Finland's NATO membership erstwhil...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Turkey will agree to Finland's accession to NATO erstwhile Helsinki publically announces the lifting of an arms embargo to Ankara, Turkish abroad Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday.

MESKO S.A. partner of the manufacture Skills Cent...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago MESKO S.A. is 1 of the signatories of the letter of intent regarding the establishment of the manufacture Skills Centre in Pionki. The paper was signed on 5 December this year at the territory Starostwa in Radom. In addition to MESKO S.A. the par...

Korea bets on dense helicopters

defence24.pl 2 years ago The US State Department has approved the anticipation of selling 18 CH-47F Chinook dense transport helicopters to the Republic of Korea with companion packages with a maximum value of up to $1.5bn. These will be the first Korean machines...

Another TRS-15M radiolocation station handed over ...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago PIT-RADWAR has handed over another copy of the TRS-15M radio station to the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland. The TRS-15 mobile three-coordinate medium-range reflection radar is designed to operate in the air defence strategy as a origin o...

Crash of an old fighter jet in Croatia

defence24.pl 2 years ago In Croatia, a two-seater MiG-21 UM fighter plane crashed. The device performed the flight along with 3 others in key formation.

Republic of Korea closer to fresh CH-47F Chinook

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 6, the US Department of State announced the approval for the possible sale of a batch of Boeing CH-47F Chinook dense transport helicopters to the Republic of Korea. The maximum value of the deal could be up to $1.5bn.

Will VR technology conquer the battlefield?

cyberdefence24.pl 2 years ago Soldiers with VR goggles during a mission may become an everyday sight over time. Currently, this technology is utilized primarily for the training process, but its improvement is so dynamic that it can actually enter the battlefield.

U.S. to triple ammunition production, but not imme...

defence24.pl 2 years ago “We are examining the usage of ammunition in the war fought by Russia in Ukraine to make certain that our stockpiles prepared for possible future conflicts are sufficient,” U.S. Army Joint Chiefs of Staff president Gen. Mark Milley said...

Another 12 H145s for Swiss rescue services

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 5, Airbus announced that the Swiss rescue service Rega had signed a contract for the transportation of more H145 helicopters in a five-blade configuration. The fresh machines are to replace the presently operated Leonardo AW109SP.

German ammunition problems

defence24.pl 2 years ago German regular Die Welt reports on the shortages of ammunition in the Bundeswehr warehouses and the reliance of production facilities on the supply of components from China.

They planned to overthrow the German government. P...

infosecurity24.pl 2 years ago Police are searching more than 130 properties in respective German national states, welt.de reports. The action is directed against individuals who were expected to search to “clean up” the government. It was expected to act in it, according to....

New Deputy abroad Minister

defence24.pl 2 years ago Wojciech Gerwel, the current Polish Ambassador to Vietnam, has been appointed Deputy Minister of abroad Affairs and will deal with Asian policy, the abroad Ministry said.

Bielids included and after modifications

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Polish Air Force received the 3rd and last batch of Italian M-346 aircraft ordered so far. Thanks to the fresh delivery, the 4th School Aviation Wing has 16 machines, i.e. a full squadron of “Bieliks”. This is the...

Indonesia overhauls ex-energy ships

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 5, it was announced that the Indonesian Maritime Force (Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Laut- TNI-AL) will in the close future begin the process of repairs combined with upgrades of as many as 9 ships belonging to 4 different types...

Modernised Measles Goes to Army

defence24.pl 2 years ago PIT-RADWAR announced that it has handed over another copy of the TRS-15M ODRA radio station to the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland. It is the ninth modernized radar of this kind delivered by the Polish industry.

Lithuania handed over repaired howitzers and ammun...

defence24.pl 2 years ago On 3 December, the Lithuanian Ministry of National defence reported that 2 repaired PzH 2000 howitzers, as well as a 155 mm artillery ammunition package, had been delivered to Ukraine. The decision to transfer ammunition of this caliber was...

Canada to send more ships to Taiwan Strait

defence24.pl 2 years ago Canada plans to send more warships through the Taiwan Strait in the close future as a signal to China that the strait has global status, the Financial Times reported.

“Every Leonardo chopper starts in Świdnik.” Secon...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Bellotto Hotel in Warsaw hosted the second Italian-Polish aviation forum Italian-Polish Aerospace Forum organized by the Embassy of Italy together with the Chamber of Commerce of Italian manufacture in Poland and the Italian Chamber of Commerce ...

Brazilian court halts acquisition of Centauro II

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On the morning of December 5, the Regional national Court of the 1st Region in Brasília suspended the implementation of the tender for fresh wheeled “light tanks”, which selected Italian Centauro II vehicles, offered by the CIO consortium, composed...

Minister appointed Deputy manager of WITU

zbiam.pl 2 years ago By decision of the Minister of National Defence, the current head of the improvement Division, Colonel Radosław Warchoł, was appointed as Deputy manager of the Military method Institute of Armament on 1 December 2022. The decision was handed by th...

Lekcje z wojny na Ukrainie. Część 4

strategyandfuture.org 2 years ago Ta część cyklu jest zapisem wniosków i obserwacji wynikających bezpośrednio z rozmów z uczestnikami tej wojny – żołnierzami i oficerami...

Abrams and a large package of ammunition for Pola...

defence24.pl 2 years ago On the website of the defence safety Cooperation Agency, a paper was published on Poland's acquisition of M1A1SA tanks, accompanying equipment and spare parts and ammunition as part of the abroad Military Sales procedure.

“New” Abrams for Poland for... $3.75 billion

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 6, the US Department of State announced that it had issued a consent for the possible sale of another batch of Abrams basic tanks with support vehicles and ammunition to Poland. The full was valued at a maximum of $3.75 billion.

A fresh era in the Polish Army: K2 tanks and K9A1...

defence24.pl 2 years ago A batch of 10 K2 Black Panther tanks and 24 K9A1 Thunder self-propelled cannon howitzers were unloaded to the port of Gdynia on 6 December 2022 from the BBC Pearl ship.

Korea or death. Without changes in arms, ambitious...

defence24.pl 2 years ago **Poland becomes the world's largest abroad buyer of armaments produced in the Republic of Korea. Today's transportation is the beginning of a process that aims to strengthen the safety of the Republic of Poland. It's an beginning for military......

Korea or death. A large program requires decisive...

Fire ship Firefighter-28 raised its flag [PHOTO]

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 6 December, at the Turkish Embankment of the Port of Szczecin, the flag was solemnly raised and christened the fire ship Firefigh-28, built for the Authority of the Sea Ports of Szczecin and Świnoujście by the Remontowa Shipbuilding shipyard from ...

Polish soldiers learn fresh grenade launchers

defence24.pl 2 years ago At the training ground in Toruń, precisely at the Sypka military firing range, the first training of Polish soldiers on the usage of M72 EC Mk1 grenade launchers, which were purchased urgently this year, will begin on 8 December....

First presentation of the Sabrah light tank "in me...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 4, a photograph appeared on Twitter taken during the visit of the Minister of defence of the Republic of Romania, Angel Tîlvărwa, to the Elbit Systems plant in Haifa. The mediocre quality photograph is expected to show a prototype of...

Polish K2 tanks and K9 howitzers in Defence24.pl l...

defence24.pl 2 years ago On the night of December 5—6, the first K2 tanks and K9A1 self-propelled howitzers, purchased in South Korea, touched Polish dirt for the first time. They were brought to Gdynia by the BBC Pearl ship, and on Tuesday they...

“Mechanical Loader” for American SPGs?

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 1, Sarcos Defence announced that it had received a contract from the US Army to test a robotic loading strategy for handling ammunition in combat wagons. The $1 million contract was awarded to the Army Applications Laboratory, under the...

Breakthrough in Ajax's armored program

defence24.pl 2 years ago General Dynamics United Kingdom has been able to resolve problems with the Ajax household carts, according to information contained in a late made public study by the home of Commons.