Army

Indian Light Tank Programme Progress

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On June 16, the Indian portal idrw.com published fresh information about the offer of Larsen & Toubro Defence in the program to build the Zorawar light tank for the Land Troops of the Republic of India. Larsen & Toubro Defence Executive Vice preside...

Italy in Franco-British rocket programme

defence24.pl 2 years ago Italy has joined the Franco-British Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) program to replace anti-ship missiles and Storm Shadow/Scalp missiles, defence Aerospace said.

American B-52s for first time in Indonesia

defence24.pl 2 years ago In the past week, the US has deployed 2 B-52 bombers in Indonesia. This is the first visit of American bombers of its kind to the country, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said.

Indian planes practiced takeoffs and landings on t...

defence24.pl 2 years ago During the weekend, there were exercises of Indian Su-30MKI and Mirage 2000 aircraft, whose crews trained landings and takeoffs on the Purvanchal Expressway in Arwal Kiri Karwat in Uttar Pradesh state, the Indian Air Force Command said.

Modernization of Horizon-class frigates in mid-lif...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago During the 2023 Paris Air Show, French and Italian representatives signed a memorandum of knowing on the modernization of 4 Horizonte/Orizzonte frigates belonging to the naval forces of the Republic of France and the Italian Republic. The moderniza...

Americans Announce Another Military Aid Package to...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On June 27, the U.S. Department of defence announced president Joe Biden's approval of another military aid package earmarked for Ukraine. It has a value of $500 million and includes equipment derived from resources of the US armed forces.

Turks unveiled fresh tower strategy for M60

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Turkish company Rokestan presented the first modernized M60A3 tank equipped with a completely fresh MZK 105 turret, which will importantly improve the tactical and method characteristics of the car.

Slovakia to invest in air defence system

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Minister of defence of Slovakia announced that his country plans to acquisition fresh air defence systems. According to available information, the Slovak Armed Forces are to receive very short scope systems (MANPADS) and a mobile medium-rang...

Progress on BWP Bradley Successor Program

defence24.pl 2 years ago The U.S. Army has announced the finalists for its fresh infantry combat vehicle, codenamed OMFV (Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle).

Modernization of South Korean K9 cannon howitzers

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On June 26, the defence Acquisition Program Administration of the Republic of Korea adopted a plan to modernize 155 mm K9 self-propelled cannon howitzers. The 2.36 trillion KRW ($1.81 billion) program was approved by the Committee for the Promotion ...

Contract for maintenance of SET-53M torpedoes

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On June 20, the Gdynia War Port Commendation announced the signing of agreements with Polish companies on the implementation of services to reconstruct the method suitability of SET-53M torpedoes, which in a tiny number constitute the key armament...

Paris Air Show 2023 — French Aarok and Italian Fal...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago During the global aerospace showroom held in Paris from 19 to 25 June, both the French company Turgis & Gaillard and the Italian Leonardo presented their MALE-class unmanned aerial vehicle systems. Italian company Leonardo showed on ground vulnerabi...

Polish Armaments in the “Abrams Club”

defence24.pl 2 years ago In Poznań Military Automotive Works, an agreement was signed between the Polish Armaments Group and a number of companies from the USA. Among them are General Dynamics Land Systems, BAE Systems and Honeywell. The paper provides the foundation for......

China seeks fresh ways to recruit Western pilots

defence24.pl 2 years ago China is looking for fresh ways to recruit Western pilots in order to work out the tactics utilized by the NATO air force, according to Business Insider.

The army is pushing for more tanks. fresh groceri...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The first Abrams arrive in Poland. In parallel, K2 tanks are purchased, of which there are expected to be up to a thousand, and in the future the program Wolf is planned. For the military, purchases of a large...

WUZETEM is ready to fulfill orders for the Armed F...

defence24.pl 2 years ago In an interview with Defence24.pl, the president of the Management Board of WUZETETEM S.A. - Anna Ścieszko-Osińska spoke about the prospects of Warsaw Mechanical Zakłady entering the supply chains of arms companies, both home and foreign, and fulf...

Infantry fighting vehicles CV9040C already on the ...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago At the end of June, photos of infantry fighting vehicles CV9040C of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were published on the Internet, showing vehicles already in the hands of fresh users. The photos, and actually the frames, are taken from a video publish...

US military: soldiers get mysterious smartwatches....

cyberdefence24.pl 2 years ago Unknown senders send mysterious smartwatches to military personnel in the US. Questions are increasing within the administration about who is behind it and what motives it has. There are besides warnings against espionage.

Danes will quit their F-16AM/BM faster

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On June 26, Denmark's defence Minister announced that the country's Air Force would end the operation of the Lockheed Martin F-16AM/BM Fighting Falcon multirole combat aircraft in 2025, 2 years earlier than previously assumed.

U.S. Aircraft Carrier Visits Vietnam

defence24.pl 2 years ago The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan has entered Da Nang port in Vietnam on the 10th anniversary of a close partnership between the countries, the U.S. Navy said. The carrier's arrival came weeks after Hanoi protests linked to Chinese...

Standing German garrison in Lithuania?

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On June 26, the Minister of defence of the national Republic of Germany Boris Pistorius announced the creation of a permanent garrison of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of the national Republic of Germany on the territory of the Republic of...

Norway orders trucks for military

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Norwegian Armed Forces Supply Agency has signed a contract with the German company Rheinmetall for the supply of more than 280 RMMV TG3 MIL 8×8 trucks for the amount of more than €150 million.

Tuesday media review; Redzikowo is the defence of...

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

Sunday shows on the occasion of MW vacation in Gd...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Last Sunday is, as always, Navy Day. This vacation in Świnoujście was celebrated on Saturday, and the main celebrations in Gdynia took place on Sunday.

Integration and improvement – summary of GROTowis...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 24-25 June this year, the 3rd edition of the conference on the MSBS GROT firearm - GROTowisko-23 took place. On the first day, the conclusions from the usage and improvement of this structure were discussed. The second day was practical. The s...

Prigozhin's rebellion. More questions than answers...

defence24.pl 2 years ago “When you reject everything that is impossible, everything else, even the most improbable, must be true.” — Arthur Conan Doyle

Lightning Training for the Academy of Ground Force...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Academy of Land Forces published an announcement about the award of a contract for the acquisition of the Portable Anti-Aircraft Lightning rocket Kit, which will be utilized for exercises and training on the usage of air defence agents...

Rheinmetall and Lockheed Martin to offer GMARS lau...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 21st June the American corp Lockheed Martin and the German industrial group Rheinmetall AG announced the establishment of cooperation regarding the offer of GMARS field rocket launchers on the European market. The applicable agreement was alread...

Denmark will retreat the F-16 faster. They will f...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Denmark will retreat F-16 aircraft from service as early as 2024, and not as expected by 2027. The transfer of these fighters to Ukraine is getting closer, defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said on Monday.

Poznań will support Abrams. There is an agreement

defence24.pl 2 years ago **Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa signed an agreement with the American General Dynamics Land Systems on the creation of a competence center for the maintenance of Abrams tanks. In the first place, it will deal with the support of tanks used...

Indian light tank with Belgian turret

defence24.pl 2 years ago Indian media study that the local defence investigation and improvement Organization (DRDO) has joined forces with Larsen & Toubro (L&T) to build a prototype of a future light tank for the Indian army.

Improved Turkish Hellfire

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Turkish company Roketsan announced the start of production of a fresh version of its anti-tank guided missile, referred to as UMTAS-GM, as announced by the company's general director, Murat Ikinci.

Latvia buys anti-ship missiles

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Government of Latvia has approved the acquisition of NSM ground-based anti-shipping systems, the deliveries of which will begin in 2025.

Ukraine: anti-aircraft strategy as rocket artill...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Ukrainian soldiers are again utilizing anti-aircraft rocket systems as precision rocket artillery to destruct land targets.

Merkawa for Cyprus and (probably) Morocco

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On June 22, the online edition of the Israeli paper Haaretz published information that 1 of the countries curious in purchasing Merkawa Mk 3 tanks is the Republic of Cyprus. Negotiations about the sale of the Merkawa Mk 3 tank batch to Cyprus are ...

Ukraine: Ford pulls titanium howitzer

defence24.pl 2 years ago The American ultra light 155 mm M777 howitzer was developed for the easiest possible transport, however, towing it with a civilian off-road in warfare is inactive an different phenomenon.

The Wagnerians will not return to the front soon. ...

youtube.com 2 years ago How will the Prigozhyn rebellion affect the situation on the front lines in Ukraine? What does the Polish Army owe to General Skrzypczak? How does lobbying affect the Polish arms manufacture and what does General Skrzypczak feel about the allegation...

How to admit a Chinese soldier? Taiwanese civili...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Taiwanese military has published an updated civilian defence manual. 1 of the changes in the update is the section on how to separate a Chinese soldier from a Taiwanese soldier based on their uniforms, camouflage or insignia, according...

PAS23: Diamond Aircraft unveils fresh school plan...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Diamond Aircraft presented the DART-750 turboprop school aircraft at the end of the Paris Air Show, which is expected to be certified by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) next year.

PAS2023: Rich exhibition of US armed forces

defence24.pl 2 years ago At this year's Paris Air Show, a peculiarly large exhibition of equipment was presented by the United States Armed Forces. It seems that this time was not only about the promotion of military equipment produced overseas, but besides a...

Ukrainian helicopters with Hensoldt self-defense s...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On June 21, Hensoldt announced the signing of an agreement on the transportation of sixteen sets of the AMPS self-defense system, which will be installed on military helicopters belonging to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Explosions in ammunition magazines in Bulgaria

defence24.pl 2 years ago During the night of Saturday to Sunday, a series of explosions occurred in ammunition magazines belonging to arms businessman Emilian Gebrev in Bulgaria, the Bulgarian public radio reported.

Demonstration of Force - Seungjin Training Ground,...

defence24.pl 2 years ago On 15/06/2023, the editorial squad of Defence24 observed the Republic of Korea Army military exercises at the Seungjin artillery training site northeast of Seoul.

PAS23: China's air offensive

defence24.pl 2 years ago One of the exhibitors at this year's Paris Air Show is China. Although Chinese constructions—whether static or dynamic demonstration—there were richly presented models of both combat and transport aircraft, as well as helicopters and unmanned aircraf...

Romania orders first Watchkeepers

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On June 21, Elbit Systems reported that the Ministry of defence of Romania had placed a formal order for Watchkeeper X unmanned flying apparatus intended for the Armed Forces of that European state.

Weekly Brief 17–23.06.2023

strategyandfuture.org 2 years ago Osiemnastego czerwca rozpoczęła się dwudniowa wizyta sekretarza stanu USA Antony’ego Blinkena w Chinach...

The president convenes a gathering of the Natio...

defence24.pl 2 years ago On Saturday evening at BBN, president Andrzej Duda convened a gathering with the participation of the prime minister, deputy prime minister, heads of ministries and peculiar services,” said Jacek Siewiera, head of BBN. Earlier in the KPRM, the P...

PGZ Warshipyard with the contract for the repair o...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 19 June, the Gdynia War Port Commander announced the signing of an agreement with PGZ Stocznia Warfare Sp. z o.o. on the implementation of average and dock repair service of the ORP Maćko rescue ship (R-15).

Pratt & Whitney Rzeszów S.A. with contract for eng...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 21 June, the Faculty of Aviation Technology of the 3rd Regional Logistics Base in Kutno announced the signing of a long-term agreement with Pratt & Whitney Rzeszów S.A. on the maintenance service of aircraft engines and main transmissions.

Paris Air Show 2023 - Estonia bought Ground Master...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago During the Paris Air Show 2023, the Estonian defence Investment Center (Riigi Kaitseinvesteeringute Keskus) contracted 2 Thales Ground Master 400 Alpha radars for the Estonian Air Force (Õhuvägi) to strengthen the country's airspace. Estonia was 1 ...