Army

Polish Abrams with fresh armor [ANALYSIS]

defence24.pl 2 years ago The US Department of defence has contracted work with General Dynamics Land Systems to modify 116 M1A1FEP tanks purchased by Poland. Let's take a closer look at this process and explain the details related to the armor of the...

Further funds to keep the power units of military...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 17 February, the Department of Aviation Technology of the 3rd Regional Logistics Base in Kutno announced negotiations with Pratt & Whitney Rzeszów S.A. regarding the conclusion of a multi-year contract regarding the maintenance of engines and tran...

Germany resumes production of anti-aircraft ammuni...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The German defence ministry commissioned Rheinmetall to produce 300,000 rounds of 35 mm caliber used, among others, in the Cheetah artillery anti-aircraft kits. This order is intended for the needs of the Ukrainian army and its value “is in...

The hundredth KC-46A Pegasus under construction

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On February 17, Spirit AeroSystems plant in Kansas hosted a ceremony to deliver the 100th unit of the front fuselage of the KC-46A Pegasus multirole transport and refueling aircraft to Boeing.

France: latest anti-tank missiles for Ukraine

defence24.pl 2 years ago Jean-Louis Thiériot, vice-chairman of the French parliament's defence committee, spoke to Opexnews about the military support that France gives to Ukraine, listing weapons systems specified as Caesar cannon howitzers, Mistral anti-aircraft missiles ...

Droga do rdzenia. Część 1: Dwa światy

strategyandfuture.org 2 years ago Pisząc niniejszy esej, przyjąłem dwa istotne założenia. Po pierwsze – człowiek nieustannie dąży do asymetrii (budowania przewag). Po drugie – kapitał ma narodowość...

China has more 5th generation fighters than US Rap...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Production of China's 5th generation J-20 Mighty Dragon fighters continues as in erstwhile years, but this year the number will be higher than that of the US F-22 Raptor, say the authors of the latest edition of The Military...

Leguan RC distant Controlled Assault Bridge Pre...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 15 February, the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann announced that it was working on a remote-controlled variant of the Leguan assault bridge on the chassis of the Leopard 2 tank. The vehicle is not full autonomous for the time being, i.e. it c...

Monday media review from Defence24.pl; Leopardy wi...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Daily media review from Defence24.pl

Another approach to acquiring a multi-role unit fo...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 14 February, at the main base of the Portuguese Navy (Marinha Portuguesa) in Lisbon, a presentation of, among others, the task of a multi-purpose naval platform (naval multifuncional plataforma) took place. Marinha Portuguesa launched an ambitiou...

What are the differences between Polish and Americ...

bezpieczenstwoistrategia.com 2 years ago Polish “specials” are trained likewise to its US counterpart. Can it number on akin organizational support?

Canada will bet on P-8A Poseidon aircraft?

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On February 17, Canadian media reported that the Government of Canada was leaning towards selecting a U.S. bid in a program to acquisition a successor for the CP-140 Aurora (P-3 Orion) land-based turboprop patrol aircraft.

Turkey election: will earthquake effects plunge Er...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Two consecutive earthquakes of magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 degrees on the Richter scale, which occurred on February 6 in the Turkish state of Kahramanmaraş, were felt by 13 million people in 10 confederate provinces of the country. It is...

Australia will keep a close eye on ex-military. In...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Australian authorities intend to systematically shorten the anticipation of utilizing erstwhile military cognition by another countries, of course, mainly the People's Republic of China (PRC). It was the Chinese side that late became celebr...

What do tankers wear? [ANALYSIS]

defence24.pl 2 years ago In Poland, we frequently discuss the equipment of an individual infantry soldier, but we frequently forget about specified a strategy for armored fighting vehicles crews. This kind of equipment or equipment strategy is being developed in many...

$200 million from the United States to Czech Repub...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 16 February, the fresh United States Ambassador to the Czech Republic Bijan Sabet reported that Washington had granted Prague $200 million in abroad military assistance fund as a partial compensation to the Czech Republic's existing supplies of ...

Czech Republic ready for American helicopters

defence24.pl 2 years ago “Done. Months of challenges, gaining fresh cognition and above all experience. U.S. Light Assault chopper Training for UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper pilots. Good occupation gentlemen!” — This post can be read on social media of the Czech Ministry.....

Taiwan Maritime Force's fresh Hard-Retractable ro...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 16 February, Lungtech Shipbuilding in Su'ao, Yilan region in northwestern Taiwan, a ceremony was held to name and launch the latest Hsu Chiang (PGG 621) rocket corvette (Túo Jiāng). Hsu Chiang is the 3rd unit...

The Indian Navy will bet on Rafale M?

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 15 February, the Indian media reported, based on unofficial sources in the Indian Ministry of Defence, that the country's Navy is incline to choose multi-role Dassault Rafale M warplanes.

BZE Belma S.A. with a contract for the processing ...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 17 February, the 3rd Regional Logistics Base from Krakow announced the signing of an agreement with the Polish Zbrojeniowa S.A. Bydgoszcz Elektromechanialne Zakłady Belma S.A. on the repair and conversion of UZRGM igniters into exercises.

Weekly Brief 11–17.02.2023

strategyandfuture.org 2 years ago Pomiędzy 10 a 12 lutego siły powietrzne Stanów Zjednoczonych zestrzeliły trzy kolejne – po zestrzeleniu pierwszego, należącego do Chin balonu w ubiegłym tygodniu – niezidentyfikowane statki powietrzne...

Leopard 2 Production Capabilities

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On February 17, an interview with Ralf Ketzel, president and CEO of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, was published on the German tv portal ntv, in which he discussed the anticipation of producing fresh tanks. KMW, the end maker of the Leopard 2 tanks, i...

How the British armoured manufacture collapsed. A...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Challenger 2 will shortly launch to Ukraine. Is it a good tank and what manufacture is behind this device in the UK? What happened to Britain's armoured and more broadly defence industries, which in the 1980s were able to...

Factory support for AGM-154 JSOW tanks

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On February 16, the United States Department of defence announced the signing of a framework agreement with Raytheon to supply mill support services for users of AGM-154 JSOW soaring tanks.

Armor for Polish Abrams

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 16 February, the Department of defence of the United States of America announced an order to replace the armor in the M1A1 Abrams tanks bought by Poland. The nearly $27.07 million contract will be completed by General Dynamics Land Systems Inc. o...

France is strengthening its anti-aircraft defences...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The French armed forces have begun the process of strengthening the lower layer of their air defense, which is in a far worse state than what Ukraine has at the moment. This is due to the introduction of small...

Further evolution of the Abrams tank [ANALYSIS]

defence24.pl 2 years ago Although the M1a2SePv3 tank variant is presently being deployed into service, while the M1a2SePv4 is in the advanced phase of work and testing, this does not mean that work on further improvement of the M1 Abrams main tanks has...

Chilean Scorpène to receive fresh navigation syst...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago The Chilean Navy ordered fresh navigation systems for a pair of Scorpène-class submarines. Canadian Commercial corp has signed a contract with Armada de Chile for the supply of OSI Maritime Systems (OSI) Tactical Dived Navigation strategy (TDNS),...

Leonardo and WZL No. 1 contract to support the exp...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago Leonardo and Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze Nr 1 S.A. (WZL1), part of the PGZ Group, have signed an agreement for long-term support for the M-346 Bielik fleet of the Polish Air Force, developing their existing cooperation. Leveraging Leonardo's considerab...

Thermobaric ammunition for the Polish army?

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Armaments Agency announced its intention to conduct preliminary marketplace consultations regarding the description of the subject of the contract for thermobaric (fuel-air) ammunition for the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland.

Police finalise acquisition of 4 helicopters

infosecurity24.pl 2 years ago At the beginning of January, we reported that the Police had settled a tender for 4 single-engine helicopters. However, the choice was rather obvious, due to the fact that only 1 proposal was made in the proceedings - from JB Investments, which of...

ORP Kashub corvette to be repaired again

zbiam.pl 2 years ago The Gdynia War Port command announced a tender procedure for carrying out repair works on the anti-submarine corvette ORP Kaszub. A fewer months ago, the ship returned from a one-year refit in Szczecin. Carrying out repair work on ORP Kashub was div...

Chinese sanctions on US arms companies

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On February 16, the authorities of the People's Republic of China placed the American corporations Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies on the list of "entities with low credibility" due to the supply of weapons and equipment of their production...

Ukraine bets on anti-aircraft classic

defence24.pl 2 years ago According to Oryx, the Netherlands decided to support Ukraine with more than 100 antiaircraft artillery systems (14.5 mm and 40 mm). This will let greater saturation of even troops fighting the means of air assault, for example, in the...

New U.S. Strike Team. Fighting technological threa...

cyberdefence24.pl 2 years ago A fresh government strike squad to combat technological threats from Russia and China is to usage analytical and intelligence tools to improve the fight against threats specified as cyberattacks, cyberespionage or hostile takeovers.

Hensoldt to deliver periscopes for upgraded submar...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago As part of the submarine modernization program of the undisclosed Latin American fleet, Hensoldt will supply SERO 250S periscopes. The order volume is over EUR 5 million and is expected to be completed in 2024. This is the second order from this cli...

Spain's NASAMS will defend Estonia

defence24.pl 2 years ago Spain will send a battery of NASAMS anti-aircraft missiles to Estonia as part of a mission to strengthen NATO's east flank. The anti-aircraft strategy will be utilized to defend Amari Air Base, where NATO aircraft are stationed as part...

Why isn't Ukraine destroying “aircraft carrier kil...

defence24.pl 2 years ago **Ukraine was attacked on the night of Wednesday to Thursday with rockets fired from Russian ships and bombers. Anti-aircraft defenses, usually very effective, managed to intercept “only” about half of the rockets. Why? **

Poland may be the biggest military force of the Eu...

defence24.pl 2 years ago With the conflict in Ukraine, the focus of Europe's defence shifted to the East and Poland took on the main work for protecting Europe's interests and security,” writes Alexandre Massaux, a French analyst and columnist. He emphasizes that Poland.....

Poland in the fresh NATO initiative

cyberdefence24.pl 2 years ago Poland is 1 of the countries taking part in a fresh NATO initiative to improve the alliance's intelligence capabilities. What is the task about?

Kraken K50 will receive torpedo armament

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On February 14, the British company Kraken Technologies Group (KTG) signed an agreement with Leonardo, among others, to make weapons on platforms offered by KTG. 1 of the most crucial aspects of the signed agreement is the armament of the K50 pla...

Ghana buys nearly 200 military vehicles

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Ghana Armed Forces received 175 different types of vehicles for the needs of the army, including BTR-70 armoured personnel carriers or MRAP Navistar Defence Husky mine-resistant vehicles. president and Commander-in-Chief of Ghana Nana Addo Dank...

The beginning of sea trials of the future USNS Har...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 14 February, San Diego, California departed, for the first time in her career, the oil tanker Harvey Milk (T-AO 206), which thus began the sea trials phase.

Czech aviation closes base in Pardubice

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Czech Air Force closed Pardubice Air Base, where the Leteckého Výcvik Centre (CLV - Flight Training Centre) is located for at least 3 months. The reason is the renovation of the main runway and the installation of new...

Safran and HAL will jointly make engine for IMRH...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On February 15, Indian company Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. announced that it has signed a cooperation agreement with Safran chopper Engines to jointly make a power unit for HAL's IMRH (Indian Multi-Role Helicopter) multirole helicopters.

Weekly Brief 4–10.02.2023 (Audio)

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Gen. Jarosław Groładziński to become commander of ...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Major General Jaroslaw Groładziński, the commander liable for creating the 18th Mechanized Division, will become commander of the Eurocorps - a multinational fast consequence structure that includes, among others, France, Spain and Germany, the Ra...

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