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Damian Ratka and Maciej Szopa answer your question...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Thank you for all the questions you have submitted. We chose the part that Damian and Maciej responded to, but that's not the end. If you have topics that you would like to hear an answer to and were...

Penultimate Descubierta withdrawn from service

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 17 March, the flag on the Spanish patrol vessel Infanta Elena (P 76) of the Descubierta class was lowered for the last time in Cartagena. On the same date, it was officially struck from the list of units of the Spanish Navy (Armada Española). Infa...

Dragon Army: Frigates and Corvettes, or Strike For...

defence24.pl 3 years ago During the first decades of the existence of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the People's Liberation Army of China (Chal-w), its warships were alternatively tiny and intended for coastal operations. The full heyday of naval oceanic forces...

Boeing on contract for further AH-64E Guardian hel...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On March 17, the US Department of defence announced that it had signed a contract with Boeing for the production and transportation of batches of AH-64E Guardian combat helicopters, which will go to export customers — Australia and Egypt, among oth...

Mine Dumps on Navy mineswearers

zbiam.pl 3 years ago The Świnoujski 12th Woliński Minersmen Squadron has 12 base miners of the 207P project. All were equipped with mechanical, electromagnetic and acoustic mines, with limited ability to destruct modern sea mines. However, 2 of them have already recei...

Production of T-7A Red Hawk school aircraft will b...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago The United States Air Force (USAF) will start purchasing fresh Boeing T-7A Red Hawk jet training aircraft only in fiscal year 2025. The draft budget of the USAF for fiscal year 2024 published on March 13 does not include financing for the acquisitio...

Argentina curious in Chinese JF-17 aircraft

zbiam.pl 3 years ago The Chinese government-run regular Global Times published an article on March 15 claiming that Argentina is seriously curious in Chinese JF-17 multirole aircraft, which is expected to come straight from the Argentine embassy in China. The subject...

Caesar guns sent to Ukraine will be replaced withi...

defence24.pl 3 years ago 30 Caesar self-propelled cannon howitzers belonging to the French army, which have been handed over to Ukraine, will be replaced within a year and their production will be accelerated, French Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced on Wedne...

Hellfire rockets for Polish helicopters. Unificati...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The US State Department has authorised the sale to Poland of 800 AGM-114R2 Hellfire anti-tank guided missiles, exercise rockets and essential equipment worth a full of $150 million. This armament will be integrated with AW149 helicopters, but it w...

President Erdogan: We have decided to start ratify...

defence24.pl 3 years ago “We have decided to start the process of ratifying Finland's accession to NATO in Turkey,” Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, commenting on a conversation with Finnish president Saulam Niinisto in Ankara.

Ukraine has a problem knocked down respective typ...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Ukraine's anti-aircraft defence is not capable of disposing of respective types of Russian missiles, including Iskander-M and Ch-22 anti-ship missiles, Ukrainian aviation spokesperson Col. Yuri Ihnat said on Thursday.

Sensational acceleration of the Turkish fighter pr...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Turkish media reported that taxiing tests on carrier surfaces of a prototype combat aircraft, created as part of the National Combat Aircraft, or TF-X program run by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI). This means that this program is already very...

About current challenges in border protection at I...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago Preparation for future challenges, taking into account the escalation of migration crises, dominated the discussion of experts in the field of border protection during the 4th global Border safety Conference and Exhibition InSec 2023 on 16 March in...

Norwegian media about buying tanks

defence24.pl 3 years ago Norwegian portal Teknisk Ukeblad, gave further information regarding the acquisition of base tanks for the armed forces of the Kingdom of Norway, in which the Korean K2 and, yet selected, the German Leopard 2A7 competed.

Canada will acquisition P-8A Poseidon planes?

defence24.pl 3 years ago The Canadian government is considering buying P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Boeing, the acquisition would cost $6 billion, writes The defence Post.

President: 1 million rifles in Poland are targete...

defence24.pl 3 years ago We want to have about a million rifles in our warehouses,” said president Andrzej Duda during his visit to the Arms mill “Archer” in Radom. He added that it should be a firearm “designed and manufactured with us.”

First training tests of the AMBER 2K rocket [video...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago Łukasiewicz — Institute of Aviation conducted a successful flight test of the ILR-33 BURSZTYN rocket in the latest version of 2K. The test took place at the Air Force Central Training Ground in Ustka in October 2022. The nonsubjective of the mission...

North Korea conducted test of intercontinental roc...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The rocket launched Thursday morning by North Korea was an intercontinental ballistic rocket (ICBM), the South Korean army said.

Israel's Plasan to open a subsidiary in Australia

defence24.pl 3 years ago Israeli company Plasan Sasa develops and manufactures ballistic shields for vehicles of various types. It now plans to enter the Australian market.

Slovakia will deliver MiG-29 aircraft and 2K12 lau...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 17 March, the Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic, Eduard Heger, announced that the government in Bratislava had approved a request to transfer thirteen MiG-29 combat aircraft, which had so far been operated by the Slovak Air Force, to Ukraine.

Significant changes in the service of soldiers. Th...

defence24.pl 3 years ago On the pages of the Government government Centre appeared on Wednesday a draft regulation of the Minister of National defence on the performance of gainful employment or doing business by professional soldiers. It is to enter into force 14...

More JLTV trucks for Romania

defence24.pl 3 years ago The U.S. Department of State through the defence safety Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced the approval for the sale of another batch of JLTV armored vehicles to Romania.

Britain bought Archer cannon howitzers

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 16 March, the Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom of large Britain and Northern Ireland announced the acquisition of Swedish 155 mm Archer self-propelled cannon howitzers. Detailed information differs from rumors (Archery for British Army/...

SIG Sauer carbines enter Formosa

defence24.pl 3 years ago JW 4026, utilizing the European procurement platform TED (Tenders Electronic Daily), announces the transportation order of a fresh weapon named in the order protocol “WS SIG Sauer MCX Modular Carbine”. Deliveries were contracted to Allies Incorpora...

Bradley infantry fighting vehicles for Greece?

zbiam.pl 3 years ago Unofficial sources reported that on March 13, the Hellenic Republic was to begin negotiations with the administration of the United States of America on the acquisition of 300 M2A2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles. The aim of the talks is to find ...

Progress of MH-139A chopper Construction Program ...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago Despite the hold of the certification process and the required corrections demonstrated during the operational investigating phase, the United States Air Force (USAF) began the serial production phase of the MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter. In Septemb...

Arleigh Burke will service another 5 years

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On March 14, the U.S. Navy's Water Combat Board (OPNAV N96) approved an extension of the mark operating standard for the destroyer Arleigh Burke by 5 years. According to the first assumptions, rocket destroyers, from the name of the first ship, c...

Electronic Systems Partnership Agreement for GCAP ...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago At the DSEI Japan exhibition in Tokyo, representatives of the advanced defence electronics manufacture representing Japan, the UK and Italy announced the signing of a cooperation agreement. Mitsubishi electrical representing Japan, Leonardo UK rep...

Poland wants to buy Hellfire rockets for helicopte...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The US State Department has agreed to sale 800 AGM-114R2 Hellfire missiles to Poland for an estimated amount of $150 million, the Pentagon-owned defence safety Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said.

French wheeled transporters for Qatar?

defence24.pl 3 years ago French paper La Tribune reported the resumption of talks in Qatar, the subject of which is the acquisition of wheeled infantry fighting vehicles based on the VBCI platform of the Nexter concern for the army. This is due to...

US State Department approves sale of AGM-114R Hell...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 16 March, the US Department of State announced that it had granted approval for the possible sale of a batch of AGM-114R2 Hellfire guided missiles to Poland. The weapon is intended to be the armament of Leonardo AW149 support helicopters.

UK confirms acquisition of Archer aramtohowitzer

defence24.pl 3 years ago The UK Ministry of Defence announced the decision to acquisition fresh 155 mm self-propelled cannon howitzers. This is simply a bridging solution, resulting from the transfer of military equipment as part of military aid to Ukraine.

Romania curious in buying more JLTV cars

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On March 14, the US State Department announced that it had issued approval for the possible sale of another batch of Oshkosh JLTV multipurpose armored cars to Romania. The deal could have a maximum value of $104 million.

German tanks for Italy?

defence24.pl 3 years ago Italy's Ground Forces are presently moving a programme to upgrade Ariete C1 tanks to C2 standard. However, it seems that this vehicle, even after modernization, is not considered adequate and it is being considered to acquisition another structur...

Turkey agrees to Finland's NATO accession in April...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Turkey's parliament “with advanced probability” will ratify Finland's accession to NATO by mid-April, Reuters said on Wednesday, citing sources in Ankara. According to these sources, ratification of Sweden's proposal will come later due to a dispute...

Tanks for Land Forces of the Republic of Lithuania...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On March 13, the defence chief of the Republic of Lithuania, Lt. Gen. Valdemaras Rupšys, said that a division-level tactical compound, besides armed with tanks, would be created in the ground troops of our neighbor. The division is to concentrate a...

India to renovate another task 877 EKM submarine

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On March 13, the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of India signed a contract for the shipyard overhaul and repair of the Sindhughosh-class Sindhukirti submarine (S 61). The signed contract amounts to USD 113.5 million, and the contractor of its pr...

Submarines for Australia: 5 times more costly an...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Australia intends to allocate more than $245 billion in US dollars over the next 30 years to buy and build up to a twelve atomic submarines under the global AUKUS pact. The construction of 12 classical Attack/Barracuda submarines in...

Record draft defence budget of the United States

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On March 13, president Joe Biden's administration presented the draft defence budget of the United States of America for fiscal year 2024 (FY2024). The budget is proposed to be nearly $30 billion larger than the enacted budget for fiscal year 2023...

Fire training combined with MEDEVAC in Iraq

defence24.pl 3 years ago Operations Command informed that soldiers of the 13th shift of PKW Iraq took part in another fire training, carried out periodically during the mission. As described by the unit, readiness to execute tasks in a war region is an...

Philippines and US on joint exercises. China Worri...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The Philippines and the United States began joint military exercises on March 13 to defend Philippine territory against external threats, Reuters reports. China is anxiously picking up the always closer U.S.-Philippine relationship.

Marines will be trained in programming

cyberdefence24.pl 3 years ago The US Marine Corps opens its own software production department that will train soldiers to become programmers. This is to aid the US military in creating applications for the armed forces.

Romania upgrades helicopters and aircraft

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On March 14, Elbit Systems Ltd. announced the signing of a series of agreements with the Ministry of defence of Romania on the supply of components and services essential for the modernization of IAR 330 multirole helicopters and IAR 99 training an...

Turkey's first serial laser strategy went into s...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 12 March, the Turkish Naval Forces DKK Command (Deniz Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı) received the first serial LETS laser emitter kit (Lazer Elektronik Taarruz Sistemi). This device was developed as part of the NAZAR program by the Turkish arms concern M...

Korea's Hanwha presents details of cooperation on ...

defence24.pl 3 years ago By June, an agreement is to be signed on the supply of K239 Chunmoo spolonized launchers for the Polish Armed Forces. In the coming months, the division of labour in the production of K9PL howitzers will besides be established....

MiG-31 with dense rockets intercepted by Norwegia...

defence24.pl 3 years ago According to the Norwegian Ministry of Defence, F-35A Lithning II fighter jets intercepted aircraft over the Norwegian Sea that flew in global space with the transponders off. As it turned out, it was a Su-24M bomber and a MiG-31...

Poland in NATO, an alliance for troubled times

defence24.pl 3 years ago The next anniversary of Poland's entry into NATO provides an perfect point of mention for reflection on what kind of defence alliance we entered into and in which we presently operate. Wondering if we are much more assured today...

The base in Redzików will start operating later th...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The construction at the Aegis Ashore rocket defence base in Redzikowo has been completed and will start operating this year, Vice Admiral John Hill, manager of the rocket defence Agency (MDA) said on Monday. He reiterated that the system...

Taiwan warns Honduras against China

defence24.pl 3 years ago Taiwan's abroad Ministry urged Honduras on Wednesday not to make the “wrong decision” to establish diplomatic relations with China, which would lead to a de facto break off relations with Taipei.

Summary of Danish aid to Ukraine

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 13 March, the acting Minister of defence of the Kingdom of Denmark Troels Lund Poulsen reported the scale of military assistance that the country had provided to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The full amount of aid to date is about DKK 5 billio...