Army

Largest NATO air exercise in June

defence24.pl 2 years ago In June, global air defence exercises Air Defender 23 involving countries from NATO will take place in European airspace. More than 200 aircraft will take part in them, the Bundeswehr reports.

Waiting for Swordfish

defence24.pl 2 years ago According to the announcement, the final configuration of the 3 Swordfish frigates being built by the PGZ-Swordfish consortium was to be determined by the end of March. The final price and transportation dates were besides to be known. In...

Insitu unveils VTOL Integrator drone

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On April 3, American company Insitu, a subsidiary of Boeing, unveiled its fresh Integrator Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft strategy at the Navy League's Sea-Air-Space Exhibition in National Harbor, Maryland. The VTOL integra...

First Czech Viper ready

defence24.pl 2 years ago The first Bell AH-1Z Viper strike chopper produced for the Czech Republic was officially received by Deputy Minister of defence František Šulc and Commander of the Czech Republic Army Air Forces Brig. Gen. Petr Čepelka. In total, our southern...

Romania plans large purchases

defence24.pl 2 years ago Romania's government led by Prime Minister Nicoale Ciuca will spend more than €10 billion on arming. Among the weapons ordered will be rocket defence systems, combat wagons and howitzers.

Russia returns to Miga-35. Sparrow in handful? [CO...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Russia has officially announced that it will order MiG-35 multirole aircraft in the coming years. These machines are likely to be a bridging solution between the presently operating MiGami-29 and the mark solution, which would be the Su-75 Checkmat...

Spanish Leopards 2A4 (almost) ready to ship to Ukr...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 29 March, Spanish defence Minister Margarita Robles informed parliament that the overhaul of the Leopard 2A4 tanks being prepared to be sent to Ukraine had been completed. The tanks will arrive first in Poland after the Eve Night feast, so most l...

2S25M tank destroyer ready for production

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On March 30, the Russian news agency TASS reported, citing sources in the Rostech State Corporation, about the successful completion of state trials of the 2S25M tank destroyer. This means that a combat vehicle — classified as a tank destroyer, but a...

Greeks increase combat capabilities of AH-64A Apac...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On April 3, Greek media reported that the government had decided to approve a program to increase the combat capabilities of the Boeing AH-64A Apache combat helicopters, which are operated by the Greek military aviation.

Anti-tank Humvee in Ukrainian edition

defence24.pl 2 years ago TOW anti-tank guided rocket launchers placed on Humvee vehicles given to Ukraine by the US are not different in the context of hostilities beyond our east border. However, their number is not enough, so Ukrainian improvised workshops are preparing...

Plans to increase the size of the Bundeswehr unatt...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The German defence ministry aims to increase the size of the Bundeswehr from the current level of about 183,000 troops to 203,000 by 2031, Bundestag plenipotentiary for armed forces Eva Hoegl said in an interview with the Funke media...

ATMACA accepted for armament

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 29 March, cargo containers of fresh anti-ship missiles were installed aboard the corvette Kınalıada (F-514), the 4th and newest Ada ship of the Turkish Maritime Force. This day has a symbolic importance for Turkey, with the adoption of the ATMA...

Tuesday media review from Defence24.pl; April the ...

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

Saab flew its 4th GlobaLeye aircraft

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On April 3, the Swedish concern Saab announced the flying of the 4th GlobaLeye Early informing and Command aircraft. Its user will be the armed forces of the United arabian Emirates.

Drone swarms — a threat to Abrams, Badgers and Cra...

defence24.pl 2 years ago In Poland, we are building billions of dollars worth of defence systems against aircraft, helicopters and missiles. However, it ignores the fact that minidrones, produced on a mass scale and worth respective 100 times little than anti-aircraft ro...

Nieoczywiste zastosowanie ładunków nuklearnych. Me...

youtube.com 2 years ago USA i ZSRR miały programy użycia ładunków nuklearnych w celach pozamilitarnych – wybuchy jądrowe były wykorzystywane dla przeprowadzenia wielkoskalowych prac budowlanych i ziemnych, pozwalających realizować naprawdę imponujące megaprojekty, a tak iż ...

Japanese Introducing Their Wheeled Tank Destroyer

defence24.pl 2 years ago During the DSEI Japan 2023 defence Fair, the nipponese Land Self-Defense Force unveiled its wheeled fire support carrier/Type 16 tank destroyer, which is intended to partially replace the aging kind 90.

Raytheon to produce more AN/SPY-6 (V) radars

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On March 29, it was announced that Raytheon Missiles & defence had received another order to produce AN/SPY-6 (V) household radiolocation systems. The aforementioned agreement is not a separate document, but another supplement to the first contrac...

Marine version of the Chinese unmanned aircraft WZ...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago According to information cited by “Naval News”, based on data from Chinese military sources, the local Navy is to usage a marine version of the WZ-7 unmanned aircraft. The WZ-7 Soaring Dragon unmanned aircraft is classified as an unmanned aircraft o...

Rheinmetall builds a service center for Western mi...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The German arms concern Rheinmetall is building in Romania a service center for Western military equipment intended for Ukraine. The repair point, which is expected to be launched in April, will support Leopard 2 and Challenger tanks, as well...

More than 850 Ukrainian soldiers have been trained...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Spain's armed forces have so far trained more than 850 troops from Ukraine on its territory, repelling a Russian invasion, according to Spanish defence ministry data presented in the legislature of Deputies, the lower home of parliament.

France to Build fresh atomic Aircraft Carrier

defence24.pl 2 years ago France's Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced in an interview with Le Parisien paper on Sunday the construction of a fresh French atomic aircraft carrier at the turn of 2025 and 2026. 5 billion euros has already been planned...

Checking the readiness of the Armed Forces in Bela...

defence24.pl 2 years ago On the order of Alexander Lukashenko, a check of the combat readiness of the Armed Forces of Belarus began.

From April 4, Finland officially in NATO

defence24.pl 2 years ago NATO Secretary General J. Stoltenberg announced that Finland will join the North Atlantic Alliance on Tuesday (April 4). This was besides confirmed by the Finnish President's website.

The “brain” of the Polish shield enters a fresh s...

defence24.pl 2 years ago **Recent preparations are underway in the United States to bring the IBCS Air defence Management strategy into operational service. During the press conference on the occasion of the shipment of elements of the Wisła kit to Poland, key dates...

Americans modernize KC-46A Pegasus planes

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On March 31, Boeing announced that it had signed a contract with the United States Department of defence for the implementation of the modernization process of the KC-46A Pegasus multirole aerial refueling aircraft.

New coastal rocket systems for India's Navy

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 30 March, the Ministry of Defence of India entered into a contract with BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited (BAPL) to supply the first coastal rocket systems for the Maritime Forces of India NGMMCB — LR (Next Generation Maritime Mobile Coastal Batt...

American artillery fires for more than 100km

defence24.pl 2 years ago BAE Systems, in cooperation with the US Army, successfully tested the fresh subcaliber artillery shell XM1155 with the aid of the 155 mm XM907E2 58 gun. It reached the mark beyond the scope previously demonstrated by another precision-guided mun...

Construction of another fleet tanker for the US Na...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On March 27, General Dynamics' National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) shipyard in San Diego, California, hosted the first sheet metallic burning ceremony for the fleet tanker named Sojourner fact (T-AO-210). It is the sixth unit of the ty...

Ukrainians train on captured artillery from the 19...

defence24.pl 2 years ago In September, the Ukrainians during 1 of the many strikes on Russian positions captured the already archaic KS-19 100 mm anti-aircraft cannons, which the Russians utilized to fire with indirect fire. Now footage of exercises conducted by Ukrainian ...

First EC-37B Compass Call comes out of the shadows...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On March 31, the L3Harris corp made public the first images of the EC-37B Compass Call electronic warfare aircraft following the completion of the on-board systems integration process. The work was carried out at the modification center of the above...

Unmanned anti-aircraft vehicle from GDLS

defence24.pl 2 years ago During the AUSA Global Force Symposium & Exposition, General Dynamics Land Systems presented its latest unmanned anti-aircraft strategy based on the TRX platform.

Saab announces fresh agreement with NSPA

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 30 March, the Swedish concern Saab announced the signing of a framework agreement with NATO's NSPA agency for the production and supply of AT4 anti-tank grenade launchers and Carl-Gustaf M4 multipurpose grenade launchers.

Boeing will service C-32A and C-40B/C aircraft

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On March 31, the United States Department of defence announced the signing of a multi-year agreement with Boeing to supply maintenance services related to the maintenance of C-32A and C-40B/C aircraft in the line.

Korea buys Chinooki

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Republic of Korea will acquisition an unspecified number of CH-47F Chinook helicopters, Yonhap News Agency reports. The reason is to replace the aging fleet of those helicopters already in Korea's possession.

Ukraine fights with captured artillery. Hyacinth i...

defence24.pl 2 years ago In fresh months, the Russians have restored to service a large number of already withdrawn 2S5 Hyacint-S artillery systems, any of which were intercepted by Ukrainian soldiers. 1 specified procuring vehicle has late been spotted while conductin...

PAC-3MSE trial with fresh software version

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On March 28, Lockheed Martin announced that it was conducting, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Defense, an anti-missile test involving the usage of a PAC-3MSE rocket utilizing fresh control software.

Canada decides to buy P-8A Poseidons aircraft

defence24.pl 2 years ago Boeing said the Kandy government will acquisition 16 Boeing P-8 Poseidon patrol and anti-submarine aircraft. The acquisition is due to replace Aurora's aging fleet of CP-140 aircraft.

Patriots for Switzerland ordered

defence24.pl 2 years ago Raytheon has received a $1.22 billion contract for Patriot rocket strategy fire units for Switzerland, the U.S. Department of defence said.

Combat drones in combat for decades. Israel Unveil...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Israel only last year lifted its ban on providing information on armed drones produced and utilized in the country for more than 20 years. The first were the Elbit Hermes 450 machines introduced into service in 1990. Today, in...

Altay: How Turkey Built Its Own Tank [ANALYSIS]

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Altay Main Tank is simply a fresh forward-looking plan developed for the ground troops of Turkey and for export. Let's take a closer look at this highly interesting construction.

Thales Alenia Space to deliver a constellation of ...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On March 27, the joint venture Thales Alenia Space announced that it has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the construction and transportation of a constellation of reconnaissance satellites. The operator is to be Italy.

Operational commanders in Krakow on the east flan...

defence24.pl 2 years ago On Tuesday 28 March this year, at the Land Operations Center — Land Component Command in Krakow, the second edition of the Operational Dialogue, organized at the invitation of the Operational Commander of the Republic of Arms General Tomasz...

Armed forces in state safety policies and systems...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago The National safety technological ellipse of WAT, together with the Department of safety Systems IBO WLO WAT, the Institute of safety Sciences of the School of Justice and the Doctoral Government of the WAT, cordially invitation you to the Nati...

Contract for the 3rd preliminary batch of AN/ALQ-2...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On March 30, the United States Department of defence and Raytheon signed an agreement to procur a 3rd batch of preliminary AN/ALQ-249 NGJ MB electronic warfare tanks for naval aviation and Australia.

Saab will aid plan and build next-generation shi...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On March 22, at the Singapore Defence Technology Summit, Singapore's Defence discipline and Technology Agency (DSTA) signed a letter of intent with the Swedish arms concern Saab on joint work on next-generation ships for the Singaporean forces.

Anti-tank missiles for United States allies

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On March 31, the U.S. Department of defence announced it had entered into a multi-year agreement with Lockheed Martin to produce and supply guided anti-tank missiles for allies and for their own needs.

Republic of Korea to buy fresh CH-47F Chinook

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On March 30, the Ministry of defence of the Republic of Korea and the DAPA agency announced the approval of the task to acquisition a batch of Boeing CH-47F Chinook dense transport helicopters. This is to enable the initiation of the process of m...

North Korea scares, Americans send aircraft carrie...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The US aircraft carrier USS Nimitz has arrived in the Republic of Korea for joint exercises, and the ship will shortly conduct exercises with Japan. The aircraft carrier arrives erstwhile North Korea fires its ballistic missiles.

Russia ends up with fiction. “Militias” corps of i...

defence24.pl 2 years ago On 31 December, during the visit of president Vladimir Putin to the staff of the confederate Military territory in Rostov-on-Don, the formal inclusion of separatist militia corps - the 1st Donetsk Army Corps of the DRL and the 2nd...