Army

Krill under the ice... but what about Dana? [ANALY...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The program of acquiring fresh wheeled cannon howitzers Kryl most likely went “under the ice”. There are multiplied questions and doubts about what can happen with the DANA wz.77 ahs utilized in the Polish Army.

Boeing continues to make AH-64E Apache

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On June 30, representatives of the Boeing concern, in consequence to questions from the editorial office of ZBIAM, reported on the advancement made in the improvement of the AH-64E Guardian combat helicopter. This has to do with a multi-year plan ...

British infantry in conflict with unmanned

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 27 June, the Ground Troops of the United Kingdom of large Britain and Northern Ireland advised the order of a peculiar SMASH sight for tiny arms, facilitating the eradication of tiny unmanned aircraft. The £4.6m contract includes the supply o...

“Euclid” launched [VIDEO]

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On July 1, 2023, the Euclid telescope developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) to search for dark substance and energy was launched into space. The launch of the Falcon 9 rocket took place from the cosmodrome at Cape Canaveral, Florida. In the p...

France against Rheinmetall AG's participation in t...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 29 June, during the work on France's 2024—2030 defence budget carried out in the legislature of the French Republic, Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu suggested that France wanted to run the Main Ground Combat strategy (MGCS) progr...

More USAF squadrons will receive F-35A fighters

zbiam.pl 2 years ago The United States Air Force (USAF) is finalizing a plan to retreat the A-10C Thunderbolt II attack aircraft from service. Squadrons equipped with them are mostly expected to receive 5th generation F-35A Lightning II fighters. The USAF is besides ...

(No) Swiss Leopards 1A5 not for Ukraine

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On June 28, the Swiss national Council (the government of the Swiss Confederation) decided to block the sale of Leopard 1A5 tanks belonging to the Swiss company RUAG. The current cart holder himself, RUAG, requested permission. It asked the Secretar...

Polish Military Contingent in the squad SNMCMG1

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On June 29, the Polish Monitor, the authoritative diary of the Republic of Poland, published the decision of president Andrzej Duda on the establishment and usage of the Polish Military Contingent as part of the permanent NATO mine anti-mine uni...

South Korea Approved Plan to make K9A2 Howitzers...

defence24.pl 2 years ago South Korean authorities approved earlier this week a plan to upgrade the K9A1 Thunder native self-propelled howitzer to a newer version - the K9A2. This is done to strengthen the impact capabilities of the device and increase the level...

Additional funds to buy 'new' Romanian F-16s

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On June 30, the US Department of State announced the approval for the possible sale to Romania of components for the Lockheed Martin F-16AM/BM Fighting Falcon multirole combat aircraft purchased in Norway.

Saab announces fresh agreement to support the JAS...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On June 30, Saab announced that it had signed an agreement with FMV on the continuation of the support program for the JAS-39 Gripen household of multirole combat aircraft belonging to the military aviation of Sweden.

Contract for current repair ORP Błyskawica

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On June 30, the Gdynia War Port Commenade announced the signing of an agreement with Net Marine - Marine Power Service Sp. z o.o. on the implementation of the repair service of the current ship-museum ORP Błyskawica.

Joint purchases of Estonia and Lithuania

defence24.pl 2 years ago Estonia and Lithuania have agreed to jointly acquisition €200 million worth of extended explosives to destruct hostile minefields, Postimees reported on Friday.

Canada Consent to Poseidons

defence24.pl 2 years ago The U.S. State Department gave approval to Canada's acquisition of P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft for $5.9 billion.

The next step in the modernization of the US Navy ...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On June 28, the U.S. Department of defence announced the acceptance of the LCAC 107 SSC amphibious hovercraft into service with the U.S. Navy. LCAC 107 is another unit built as part of the SSC (Ship to...

Contracts for fresh frigates for Belgium and the ...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 29 June, on board the logistics ship Zr.Ms. Karel Doorman, representatives of COMMIT (Commando Materieel en IT, English Command for Materials and Information Systems) of the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Damen Naval and...

Weekly Brief 24–30.06.2023

strategyandfuture.org 2 years ago Jak informował we wtorek hongkoński dziennik „South China Morning Post”, już na początku lipca dojść ma do wizyty w ChRL sekretarz skarbu USA Janet Yellen...

Is the French military suppressing riots close Pa...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Unlike most another European states in France, armed forces are besides utilized to suppress riots and guarantee security. The French Gendarmerie is part of the armed forces, although in peacetime it is subject to the supervision of the Ministry....

Logistic Engine Support F117-PW-100

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On June 30, the United States Department of defence announced that it signed an agreement with the Raytheon-owned company Pratt & Whitney to supply a long-standing logistics support service for the F117-PW-100 engines, which are the power units of ...

Polish-American investment at Draw training ground...

defence24.pl 2 years ago On Thursday 29 June this year, a Polish-American gathering was held at the Drawsko Combat Training Center related to the completion of the investment “place of stationing troops for 2,400 soldiers” in Konotopa.

Russians usage Iranian 122 mm artillery shells

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Russian army is utilizing Iranian 122 mm artillery shells utilized in howitzers in Ukraine, the portal mil.in.ua reported on Friday.

Ukraine inactive without ATACMS missiles

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Pentagon said Thursday that it does not plan to make a decision on delivering ATACMS long-range missiles to Ukraine anytime soon. He thus denied “The Wall Street Journal” reports suggesting that Washington was close to handing over these...

American Airbus H160 Certification

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On June 30, Airbus announced that the US national Aviation Administration (FAA) had issued a certificate for H160 multirole helicopters. The above event paves the way for the initiation of the supply of machines and their promotion in the territory ...

Homara-K rocket launch soon

defence24.pl 2 years ago South Korean company Hanwha Areospace said its first Homar-K rocket systems, the K239 Chunmoo pololonized launchers on Jelcz chassis, will be ready for public presentation as early as August. They will besides take part in MSPO 2023, which will...

Fincantieri started construction of second “logist...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago Atlante, this will be the name of the logistics support ship, the construction of which for the Italian Navy began with sheet metallic cutting on 28 June at the Fincantieri shipyard in Castellammare di Stabia. The unit will be delivered to Marina Mi...

Millions of rounds of ammunition for the Polish Ar...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago The agreement, concluded between the Armament Agency, representing the State Treasury and Mesko S.A., provides for the supply of tiny arms ammunition in calibers from 5.56 to 9 mm for the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland.

Funds for the AN/ALQ-249 NGJ-MB retention tank pr...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On June 29, the United States Department of defence announced that 2 agreements were signed with Raytheon to implement the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) program. The funds come from both the US budget and the export customer, Australia.

What do Red Berets need? [ANALYSIS]

defence24.pl 2 years ago June 30 is simply a vacation of our Aeromobile Troops, which are an indispensable component of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland. What “gifts” can you want the Red Berets on this peculiar day?

Ireland has its first sea plane

defence24.pl 2 years ago Ireland has picked up its first C-295 maritime transport and surveillance aircraft. The fresh aircraft will replace CASA CN235-100 patrol aircraft purchased by Dublin in 1994, Flight Global reports.

USA: retirees in production of Stingers

defence24.pl 2 years ago “Raytheon was forced to scope for retired employees to produce Stinger anti-aircraft missiles,” defence 1 writes. **

Brazil with sixth transport Embraer

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Brazilian Air Force has picked up the sixth KC-390 multirole aircraft, which was completed in full operational capability (FOC) configuration, Embraer said.

Airport in Świdnik for military helicopters? Deput...

defence24.pl 2 years ago I can say present that preparations are underway for the airport in Świdnik, in addition to the civilian function, to be shared with the Ministry of National defence - a chopper base of the Polish Army would be established...

Producer Abrams invites Polish manufacture to coo...

defence24.pl 2 years ago General Dynamics Land Systems, together with partners gathered in squad Abrams, i.e. a group of manufacturers, sub-suppliers and users of the M1 Abrams tank, organized a conference which was an invitation for representatives of the Polish manufactur...

Fighting with the waller, or how to shoot at the “...

krzysztofwojczal.pl 2 years ago For respective years it has been fashionable in geopolitical journalistics to mention at least erstwhile per text or message the loud “end of history” described by Francis Fukuyama. AND

Chinooks get into the army? chopper programs acce...

defence24.pl 2 years ago **The Polish Army will receive at least 2 fresh types of helicopters this year — the multirole AW149 and the AW101 designed for the Navy. Modernization of helicopters of the Aeromobile Forces in the Land Forces, as well as...

Bundeswehr orders 367 more RMMV trucks under frame...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 29 June, industrial group Rheinmetall AG reported that the Bundeswehr had placed an order for 367 armoured and unarmoured logistics vehicles RMMV HX2 with Wechselladersysteme interchangeable cargo platforms (WLS). In addition to vehicles, the orde...

North Carolina National defender reuniting to AH-...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On June 30, Boeing announced that the transportation of AH-64E Apache helicopters was initiated to a North Carolina National defender unit.

Turks modernize their armored personnel carriers

defence24.pl 2 years ago Turkish company FNSS has received an order to upgrade its ACV-15 AAPC armored personnel carriers in order to extend their service for another 20 years.

„Wpływ potęgi morskiej na historię 1660–1783” Alfr...

strategyandfuture.org 2 years ago Książka, będąca zapisem prowadzonych przez autora w Naval War College wykładów, ukazała się po raz pierwszy w języku polskim przeszło 120 lat po angielskim wydaniu...

500,000 hours of Bell H-1Y/Z chopper raid

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On June 28, Bell Textron reported that the global fleet of H-1 helicopters (AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom) had crossed the 500,000 hours spent in the air. First of all, this is the merit of the main user, that is, the United States Marine Corps.

First Arleigh Burke Flight III-class destroyer del...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago Huntington Ingalls Industries has donated the destroyer USS Jack H. Lucas, the first Arleigh Burke-class ship in the latest Flight III variant, to the U.S. Navy. Construction of the USS Jack H. Lucas began with sheet metallic burning on May 7, 2018 ...

Another launchers for small Narew

defence24.pl 2 years ago The MBDA Bolton plant presents another iLauncher launchers, which are presently being completed before the journey to Poland, where both units are to be received by the end of the year.

The extremist AfD is increasing in strength. Sho...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The candidate of the extremist right-wing AfD organization in Germany won local elections for the first time, winning nearly 53% of the vote, winning the CDU candidate. Is this the beginning of the extremist party's long march for power?

Kosciuszko completed his mission in the NATO-WSK-b...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 29 June, the ORP rocket frigate Gen. T. Kościuszko completed its six-month mission as part of the NATO Group 1 Permanent Ship squad — SNMG1 (Standing NATO Maritime Group 1). The ship returned to the Port of War in Gdynia. In accordance with the ...

About Prigozhin's rebellion

zorard.wordpress.com 2 years ago Prigozhin's unusual rebellion — unusual due to the fact that it looked like a formidable effort to seize power and ended like a blown out candle after... Lukashenko's switching on — amazed and divided most analysts. Since Sunday, they have been t...

Chinese balloon with U.S. technology to spy

defence24.pl 2 years ago A Chinese spy balloon that was shot down over the US in early 2023 was utilizing US technology that helped it collect data, the Wall Street diary reported Wednesday.

Technical safety carts for Norwegian Hæren

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On June 26, the Norwegian defence Materials Authority (Forsvarsmateriell, FMA) entered into an agreement with American company Miller Industries Towing Equipment Inc. (MITE) concerning the supply of method safety vehicles. The contract amounts to ...

Revolution in the training of Polish anti-aircraft