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Media: War in Ukraine has laid bare many geopoliti...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The war in Ukraine came as a shock to the Western world. It has laid bare many geopolitical assumptions as illusions. besides those that attributed a crucial leadership function to Germany. It has clearly shifted the strategy of forces...

Oshkosh defence to deliver hulls to Israeli Eitan...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 28, the Ministry of defence of Israel selected the American company Oshkosh defence as the supplier of “hundreds” of hulls for the Eitan 8×8 wheeled armored personnel carriers. The value of the contract is more than $100 million, and th...

Armies of the World: Korean People's Army

defence24.pl 2 years ago **Korean People's Army

Chile's Air Force decommissioned A-36 Toqui aircra...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 28, the decommissioning ceremony of CASA C-101 jet training and training aircraft, which were known in the country as the A-36 Toqui, took place at Los Cóndores Air Base located in the northern part of Chile.

Albert Świdziński czyta „What in the world… Czyli ...

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Israeli simulators for Polish F-16

defence24.pl 2 years ago Elbit strategy of Israel said it has received a $36 million contract for the supply of 4 F-16 Full Mission Simulators (FMS) simulators for the Polish Air Force. The contract will be carried out for a period of 28...

Weekly Brief 17–23.12.2022 (Audio)

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Republic of Korea will respond firmly to Pyongya...

defence24.pl 2 years ago After North Korean drones incurred South Korea, president Jun Suk Jeol ordered officials to respond firmly to Pyongyang's provocations without fear of atomic weapons, Jun's press secretary Kim Eun Hie said on Wednesday.

Japan will deploy rocket defence unit on island ...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Japan will deploy an air defence unit with surface-to-air missiles on Taiwan's Yonaguni island, the westernmost of Japan's inhabited islands, Japan's Jiji news agency said on Tuesday.

Austria receives the first AW169M LUH, and Italy a...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago The transportation of the first chopper from the first order of 18 machines under the AW169M LUH chopper programme of the Austrian Ministry of Defence under an agreement concluded between the governments of Italy and Austria (G2G) announced by the...

North's axed drones surprise South Korea's sophist...

defence24.pl 2 years ago South Korean anti-aircraft defenses, effective against rocket and aircraft attacks from North Korea, proved completely unprepared for the raid of tiny and simple drones. Fortunately, this raid was not the consequence of war, but of specified prov...

Mewa mine destroyer in the War Port in Gdynia

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 27, the Mewa mine destroyer entered the War Port in Gdynia – the 3rd of six Kormoran II class ships that will be part of the 8th Naval Naval Navy. Coastal Defence Flotilla. After mooring in the home port, the commander of the cadmium flo...

China is scaring Taiwan with planes and ships [COM...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Taiwan's defence ministry said Monday that China has directed 71 warplanes and 7 warships to Taiwan. 47 aircraft violated the median line of the Taiwan Strait - transferring power to Taiwan.

Pakistan develops submarine force

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 24 December, a double ceremony was held at the Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Limited (KS&EW) in Karachi, which was highly crucial for the implementation of the Islamabad submarine improvement programme. On that day, the keel of the first...

Third generation of Tiger chopper [ANALYSIS]

defence24.pl 2 years ago The programme to upgrade the strike helicopters of the armed forces of France and Spain to the Tiger Mk3 standard will include a full of 61 machines to become the most modern helicopters of this class, as Matthieu Louvot,...

Turks choice up light howitzers

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Turkish Ministry of Defence received the first copies of the 105mm Boran light towed howitzers produced by the local company MKE. The first batch delivered was expected to number 7 copies, but it is not known what number...

Raytheon with contract to support radiolocation st...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 21, the United States Department of defence announced that it had signed an agreement with Raytheon to supply operational support services for the radar surveillance strategy utilized by Taiwan.

Cancellation of tender for training of Gulfstream ...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 27 December, the 1st Transport Aviation Base in Warsaw announced the cancellation of the tender procedure concerning the implementation of the service of training personnel flying on Gulfstream G550 dispatch aircraft.

Poland is building its own capabilities in the are...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 27th December the Armament Agency concluded a contract with Airbus Defence & Space, a division of the European aerospace consortium Airbus, which is liable for products and services related to aerospace technology and technology, for the supp...

Seagull already at home [NEWS DEFENCE24]

defence24.pl 2 years ago On Wednesday 21 December 2022, the Navy picked up task 258's 3rd mine-destroyer named Seagull from the Remontowa Shipbuliding shipyard in Gdańsk. On Tuesday 27 December, the ship entered its home port of Gdynia for the first time as...

Poland seeks “out-of-market” money for armaments [...

defence24.pl 2 years ago **Finance Minister Magdalena Rzekowska said the government would like “out-of-market” financing for defence spending,” writes Business Insider. It besides signalled that this backing was to be raised in partnership with government improvement ban...

The Polish army is preparing to rescue the dogs

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Polish Armed Forces purchased a dog phantom to aid rescuers and guides excel in providing pre-veterinary assistance. This is another proof that dogs in Poland are beginning to be treated as soldiers, and not just as working animals.

More Cougars in Poland

defence24.pl 2 years ago On its profile on the social networking site Twitter, the 1st Pomeranian Logistics Brigade reported the receipt of more Cougar armored cars.

Taiwan: Conscripts will service longer

defence24.pl 2 years ago Taiwan will announce a plan on Tuesday to extend mandatory military service to 1 year from the current 4 months, amid mounting military force from China, the government news agency reported.

The American defence Budget for 2023

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 23, president of the United States of America Joe Biden signed into law the NDAA (National defence Authorization Act) for 2023. The legislature and home of Representatives Armed Services committees reached on December 6. They are at ...

Germany: anti-tank Spike in fresh version

defence24.pl 2 years ago **The German armed forces received light tracked Wiesel armored personnel carriers tailored to fire Spike anti-tank guided missiles, called MELLS in Germany. The “weasel” is already the 3rd kind of vehicle that can usage these modern, anti-tank gu...

SBU: Putin's hackers will face military tribun...

cyberdefence24.pl 2 years ago The SBU is said to know the names of most of the hackers working for the Russian peculiar services. The Ukrainians are constantly collecting documentation on them in order to bring the perpetrators before an global military tribunal after...

Fincantieri handed Qatar its 3rd rocket corvette...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 22 December, the Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri handed over the corvette Al Khor (F103), the 3rd Al Zubarah-type unit, to the Ministry of defence of Qatar. The ceremony, attended by many military personnel from both Qatar and Italy, too...

What in the world… Czyli w co grają Amerykanie? Cz...

strategyandfuture.org 2 years ago Trudno uciec od konstatacji, iż w tej chwili to Stany Zjednoczone dążą do deglobalizacji – a więc do fundamentalnej rewizji zasad determinujących kształt postzimnowojennego porządku międzynarodowego...

China conducts strike drills around Taiwan

defence24.pl 2 years ago China's army conducted “strike drills” in the airspace and at sea around Taiwan on Sunday, justifying them with “provocations” by the Taipei and Washington authorities, according to Reuters.

Sweden with a fresh generation of Gripen: What's ...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Swedes have just signed a contract to upgrade their JAS39 Gripen C/D aircraft. The $336 million contract involves replacing radars, avionics, engines and another systems. This means that the introduction of the next generation of the Gripen E......

KAI LAH with first production contract

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 23, Korea Aerospace Industries announced that it had signed a contract with DAPA for the production and transportation of the first batch of light attack helicopters LAH (Light Attack Helicopter) to the Armed Forces of the Republic of Ko...

Philippine tank already in line troops

defence24.pl 2 years ago During the celebration of the 87th anniversary of the founding of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the latest armored acquisition in the form of the Sabrah light tank was presented at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City. The...

Leonardo to deliver Lionfish 12.7 Top systems to G...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 22 December, Italian concern Leonardo announced the selection of the Lionfish 12.7 Top remote-controlled weapon strategy as the lightest barrel armament of the fresh F126 rocket frigates intended for Deutsche Marine. The contract beyond the su...

KAI continues to make the Surion chopper family...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 22, the Korean concern Korea Aerospace Industries announced that it had signed an agreement with DAPA on the implementation of a task to make a fresh version of the KUH-1 Surion multi-role transport helicopter.

Działania wojenne na Morzu Czarnym w 2022 r. oraz ...

strategyandfuture.org 2 years ago W czerwcu zaatakowano niektóre z rosyjskich platform gazowych mniej więcej w połowie drogi między Krymem a Wyspą Wężową, co niewątpliwie było spowodowane spadkiem możliwości obrony przeciwlotniczej tego obszaru...

Zakłady Mechaniczne “BUMAR-ŁABĘDY” S.A. summed up ...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 23, Zakłady Mechaniczne “BUMAR-ŁABĘDY” S.A. from Gliwice published a summary of the year 2022, in which, among another things, the number of T-72M1 vehicles upgraded to the 2PL/PL M1 version and T-72M1 vehicles modified to the M1R standa...

Republic of Korea rebuts North Korean drones

defence24.pl 2 years ago South Korean military forces fired informing shots at North Korean drones on Monday that violated South Korea's airspace, Yonhap said.

Norway buys extra NSM missiles

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 22 December, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS signed a supplemental agreement with the Norwegian Defence Materials Agency (Forsvarsmateriell) to get an additional number of NSM (Nytt sjømålsmissil) anti-ship missiles for the Navy (Sjøforsvaret). ...

Drones are the “Swiss Army Knife” of the FCAS prog...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Head of the FCAS Programme at Airbus Defence and Space, Bruno Fichefeux, seeks to emphasise the importance of the European, and in rule present German-Franco-Spanish programme, for the improvement of the concept of the usage of various classes of...

Annex to the contract for Italian submarines 212NF...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 21, representatives of OCCAR and Fincantieri signed a second annex to the contract to build 212NFS submarines. This is another milestone towards the gradual improvement of the 212 close Future Submarine program for Italy's Marina Milita...

Falco Xplorer has completed phase 1 of certificati...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 22, Leonardo announced that the Falco Xplorer unmanned flying apparatus has completed phase I of flight tests, which is besides part of the construction certification process. As indicated by the manufacturer, before the construction, sh...

Finland orders Saab RBS 70 missiles

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 22 December, Saab announced that it had signed a contract with the Ministry of Defence of Finland for the supply of RBS 70 anti-aircraft missiles. The order is worth about SEK 800 million and is expected to be completed in 2023-26.

The beginning of construction of the future USS Fa...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 20, the shipbuilding corp Huntington Ingalls Industries reported that a ceremony was held at its shipyard located in Pascagouli, Mississippi, for the burning of sheet metallic intended for the construction of the USS Fallujah (LHA 9) am...

K2PL - Revolution in Polish Armoured Forces [ANALY...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Poland has already received the first shipment of K2 tanks from the Republic of Korea. For now, 10 carts have been delivered, and by 2025 it is expected to be a full of 180 machines. The current configuration of...

Sikorsky with contract to support operation of CH-...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 20, the U.S. Department of defence announced that it signed an agreement with Lockheed Martin-owned Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. to supply logistics support services for the CH-53E Super Stallion dense chopper fleet.

France with next-generation combat wagons

defence24.pl 2 years ago The GME consortium, which includes Nexter, Thales and Arquus, has delivered 113 multirole 6x6 Griffon vehicles and 18 wheeled Jaguar combat reconnaissance vehicles to the French Directorate General for Armaments (DGA) this year.

How many Polish soldiers were trained on Abrams?

defence24.pl 2 years ago Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Minister of National defence Mariusz Błaszczak visited crews in Biedrusk training on Abrams tanks version M1a2SePv2 and soldiers of the Land Forces Training Center. On this occasion, it was reported that a full ...

Jacques Chevallier went to sea for the first time

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 20, the prototype logistics support ship Jacques Chevallier went out to sea for the first time. The short cruise allowed the platform's systems to be checked to prepare further trials at sea. A series of 4 BRF (Bâtiment ravitailleur de f...

Another JLTV for export customers

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 23, the United States Department of defence announced that it had signed an agreement with Oshkosh defence LLC for the production and supply of JLTV armored cars intended for export customers.