Army

Lithuanians strengthen anti-aircraft defences

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 21 October, the Ministry of defence of Lithuania announced the signing of a contract with Saab to acquisition a batch of RBS-70 Bolide anti-aircraft missiles. This is another component of the country's anti-aircraft defence strengthening progr...

Murena Program: Navy without improvement concept ...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Periodically returning announcements of the construction of Murena rocket boats for the Navy prove that the modernization of Polish naval forces is taking place chaotically, without analysis of threats, tasks and budgetary possibilities. It is propo...

Ukrainian tank destroyers further on the front [VI...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Ukrainian anti-tank defence is saturated with many types of rocket effectors, being a mix of Soviet, and Western solutions from different periods. 1 of them is the 9M113 Konkurs anti-tank guided missiles embedded on the BRDM-2 forming a missile......

Winter will not be a period without the Russian th...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Russia will intend to usage war-fatigue to accomplish its political goals towards Ukraine and the West. Thus, it will increase military and non-military force primarily against the civilian population. incapable to make a break in conventional ...

Spanish Eurofighters to fly to Bulgaria and Romani...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Spain will send fighter jets to patrol the airspace of Bulgaria and Romania as part of NATO's Air Policing mission and will install a long-range radar at a military base close Romania's Constanta as part of NATO's integrated air...

Second PPA Patrol Ship handed over to Italian Flee...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 22 October, at Fincantieri shipyard in Muggiano (La Spezia), the handover ceremony of another multi-role maritime patrol vessel PPA (Pattugliatore Polivalente d'Altura) of the Paolo Thaon di Revel kind took place. Francesco Morosini (P 431) is th...

Strict leadership of Communist organization of Ch...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Xi Jinping broke with the unwritten norm and remained as general secretary of the Communist organization of China (CCP) and the Central Military Commission, to which the Chinese army is subject. He promoted his loyal minions to the close...

Australia and Japan boost defence cooperation

defence24.pl 2 years ago Japanese and Australian Prime Ministers Fumio Kishida and Anthony Albanese signed an agreement in Perth on Saturday to strengthen defence cooperation and deepen safety relations with the US, Kyodo said.

U.S. Department of defence orders GMLRS missiles

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On October 21, the United States Department of defence announced the signing of a framework agreement with Lockheed Martin corp on the long-term production of GMLRS guided missiles.

Britain's' Swordfish 'takes shape

defence24.pl 2 years ago Babcock announced the preparation of the first large hull module of the fresh kind 31 (Type Inspiration) frigate at Rosyth shipyard in Scotland. A akin ship and in a akin way is to be built for the Polish Navy...

Lithuania to buy RBS 70 rocket kits from Sweden

defence24.pl 2 years ago Lithuania will acquisition RBS 70 portable anti-aircraft rocket kits with Bolide and MK-2 missiles in Sweden, the Lithuanian defence Ministry said on Friday. The value of the contract is about 45 million euros, and the acquired rockets are intende...

Warmate Territorials in Action [DEFENCE24 TV]

defence24.pl 2 years ago “Warmate is simply a sensational means that allows to destruct command systems, logistical supply systems of the enemy,” says Col. Edward Chyła, Commandant of the defence Troops Training Center, who was present at the end of the course of operator...

Korean launchers and howitzers in the 18th Divisio...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Next year, the 18th Mechanized Division will be delivered to Chunmoo rocket artillery launchers and K9 self-propelled cannon howitzers,” said Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Błaszczak.

Naval Group laid the keel of the first Greek friga...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 21 October, the first block of the prototype frigate FDI HN for the Navy of the Republic of Greece was set up in an indoor dry dock at the Naval Group shipyard in Lorient. Greece bought 3 FDI HN in March this year, with an option for a 4th ship....

History unfinished. Polish successors of Iskra

defence24.pl 2 years ago Recently, Polish training and training aircraft TS-11 Iskra were withdrawn from service, which can be said to have trained generations of Polish pilots. Today, barely anyone remembers that attempts were made to make the aircraft replacing the Iskra ...

XX national convention of the Communist organizati...

defence24.pl 2 years ago In Beijing, the 20th convention of the ruling Communist organization of China (CCP) has ended, which experts say will further consolidate the power of the country's leader Xi Jinping. The media point out that the hall was led out...

Second approach to buying fresh parachutes

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On October 21, the Armaments Agency announced the launch of a tender procedure for the acquisition of a large batch of amphibious parachutes intended for landing soldiers with full individual equipment.

German Combined Command for NATO Forces [ANALYSIS]...

defence24.pl 2 years ago For respective years now, 1 of the objectives pursued by Berlin has been seeking the creation of a European Army for collective safety based on multinational (coalition) subdivisions and troops. The Bundeswehr would play a peculiar function in ...

First TRML-4D radar in Ukraine

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On October 20, Hensoldt announced that the first TRML-4D multifunctional radiolocation station was delivered to the user, the armed forces of Ukraine, which is part of the IRIS-T anti-aircraft defence system.

First flight of serial AW609

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On October 19, Leonardo reported that the first serial copy of the AW609 vertical take-off and landing aircraft was flown at the manufacturer's facilities in Philadelphia. The above event is an crucial phase in the improvement of the program.

New stealth bomber inactive ahead of Santa Claus

defence24.pl 2 years ago The United States Air Force announced the planned disclosure of the appearance of the B-21 Raider strategical bomber on December 2 of this year. A ceremony to show the device is scheduled to take place at Northrop Grumman's facilities...

“DARPA Funnel” in fresh NCBR Program for defence ...

defence24.pl 2 years ago In an interview with Defence24.pl Rafał Sobolewski, manager of Programmes and Projects Management for State safety and defence at the National Center for investigation and improvement (NCBR) talks about the assumptions and principles of implemen...

Russia is shipping soldiers and military equipment...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The fresh York Times reported that Russia has shifted any 1,200-1,600 troops from Syria to Ukraine, as well as S-300 anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems, which could lead to a change in Israel's stance on military aid to Kiev, as...

SKW chief tendered his resignation

defence24.pl 2 years ago On 20 October 2022, Brig. Gen. Maciej Materka, after almost 5 years of work, resigned from the position of Head of the Military Counterintelligence Service. The announcement of the current head of SKW was published on the service's website.

Crowds at the Institute of Aviation

defence24.pl 2 years ago 11. “Night at the Institute of Aviation” was a large success. In very good weather, it was possible to break another attendance evidence — almost 58,000 people visited the Institute for 6 hours — which compared to the previous...

Bundeswehr on ammunition purchases

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 19 October, the German industrial group Rheinmetall AG announced that it had concluded a contract with the Bundeswehr for the supply of 120 mm exercise tank ammunition. The information was given with a crucial delay, due to the fact that the con...

EURONAVAL: fresh Generation Universal Launcher fr...

defence24.pl 2 years ago MBDA promotes a fresh solution for a marine vertical rocket launcher. It is intended to be more versatile than the erstwhile ones and enable the operation of all MBDA rocket weapons systems in the future.

US Marines Completed Iron Dome Fire Tests

defence24.pl 2 years ago The United States Marine Corps successfully completed a series of tests in intercepting multiple targets simultaneously of Rafael's Iron Dome anti-aircraft defence strategy armed with Tamir missiles. The trials were conducted at White Sands traini...

BWP on the streets of Rzeszów

defence24.pl 2 years ago **On the night of Saturday to Sunday, the Puma-22 exercise begins, in which soldiers of the armed forces of the Visegrad Group will take part, including the Polish 21st Podhale firearm Brigade, which is part of the 18th Mechanized...

Coyotes will defend U.S. divisions from drones

defence24.pl 2 years ago Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a division of Raytheon Technologies, has received a $207 million contract from the U.S. Army to supply KURFS (KU-band Radio Frequency Sensor) radars and Coyote effectors. Under the agreement, the systems will be provided ...

ZM Tarnów to repair anti-aircraft systems for 3rd ...

defence24.pl 2 years ago 3 Regional Logistics Base announced in July this year that it was looking for a contractor to carry out repairs of anti-aircraft rocket and artillery systems ZUR-23-2. The latest information shows that the tender has been completed and the...

Euronaval 2022: Rafael in Paris with full scope o...

defence24.pl 2 years ago During the global arms fair Euronaval 2022 in Paris, the Israeli concern Rafael paid peculiar attention to the naval defence systems: C-Dome and C-GEM. Both of these solutions were jointly integrated for the first time on the next-generation Sa'a...

Production of light tanks for the US Army is about...

defence24.pl 2 years ago General Dynamics Land Systems will start producing light tanks for the U.S. Army next period as part of the Mobile Protected Firepower program, the first vehicle of its kind designed for U.S. troops in respective decades.

Hundreds of armored personnel carriers have been d...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) announced the completion of the disposal process of 722 M113 armored personnel carriers from surplus Italian army units.

Eurofighter Typhoon - European air superiority air...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago The Polish Air Force presently does not have the capabilities of the aircraft air superiority, so it is not able to effectively counter possible threats specified as Su-35 fighters and Su-34 bombers armed with stand-off weapons (fire and stay away...

Życie 3.0. Jak być człowiekiem w epoce sztucznej i...

strategyandfuture.org 2 years ago Prawdziwym zagrożeniem związanym z silną sztuczną inteligencją (Artificial General Intelligence, AGI), a zatem taką, jaka będzie dysponowała zdolnościami do wykonania każdego zadania kognitywnego przynajmniej na poziomie równym człowiekowi...

Work for the Baltic area has been given priority

defence24.pl 2 years ago “A year ago we issued a disposition and within the framework of the National Centre for investigation and improvement and work for the Baltic area and maritime technology gained priority. We have overtaken the course of accidents with our...

ZLOT-22 training course is behind us

defence24.pl 2 years ago The 4th School Aviation Wing held an yearly training and methodical course of the commanding staff of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland - “ZLOT 2022". The main subject of the course was...

Australian Boxer has reached preliminary operation...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Australian Army reported the accomplishment of first operational capability by the Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle (CRV).

Training on Abrams is underway

defence24.pl 2 years ago The 1st Warsaw Armoured Brigade announced on Wednesday (19 October this year) that the mechanics and crews of the M1 Abrams tanks are presently undergoing training courses, which are supervised by American soldiers.

Lithuania to deliver self-propelled mortars to Ukr...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Lithuanian defence Minister Arvydas Anušauskas announced that additional aid was transferred to Ukraine, including 120 mm self-propelled M106 mortars, armored cars or drones.

AS21 on tests in the Iron Division

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 20 October, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of defence Mariusz Błaszczak informed, via social media, about the start of combat tests of Hanwha AS-21 infantry vehicles by soldiers of the 18th Mechanized Division.

BADGER training episode 22 at the premises of Huta...

defence24.pl 2 years ago At the facility owned by Huta Stalowa Wola, 1 of the parts of the exercise under the codename Borsuk-22 took place. The building was utilized as a critical infrastructure facility, which was occupied by enemy troops.

US gives financial support to Philippines - Chinoo...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The United States decided to supply financial support as part of $100 million in abroad military assistance to the Philippines. This money is intended to support the modernization of the Philippines' armed forces and increase defence capabilities....

3PBOT in second place in the utility and combat co...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 10-15 October this year in the Bieszczady Mountains, for the second time, utility and combat competitions of the light infantry section of the Territorial defence Forces PK. "Recon Clash-22". 17 teams from Polish, USA and Estonia took part in the...

Nutrition rates for soldiers are going up. Do they...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Ministry of National defence updates the value of nutritional standards. The cash rates paid to soldiers in return for food are being changed for the second time this year. We check how much they will increase and whether...

Problems with K9 for Egypt

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On October 17, the South Korean media published information about problems related to the contract concerning the sale of 155 mm K9 self-propelled cannon howitzers to Egypt. Even though Egyptian sources say the deal has already been concluded, South ...

Netherlands to buy Lobster and Narew

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Netherlands will allocate 1 billion euros to acquisition ground-to-ground rocket systems, Secretary of State Christophe van der Maat said on Wednesday. This country has not had specified weapons since 2004 - reminds the RTL Nieuws portal.

Blinded and toothless ORP “Kashub”

defence24.pl 2 years ago After the return of the renovated ORP ship “Kaszub” to Gdynia, no attention was paid to its fresh painting and the fact that it was sailing at all, but to a photograph from the deck of an air target...

Main repair of sets ZUR-23-2

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 19 October, the 3rd Regional Logistics Base from Krakow announced that it had signed an agreement with ZUR-23-2 anti-aircraft rocket and artillery sets belonging to Polska Grupa ZAbrojeniowa S.A. Zakłady Mechanialne Tarnów S.A. on the implementat...