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AIM-120D-3 AMRAAM closer to commissioning

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On April 18, Raytheon corp announced that U.S. Air Force specialists had successfully completed an audit of the AIM-120D-3 AMRAAM guided rocket program. The above information means that the weapon may enter service this year.

Leopards 2 service center in Poland?

defence24.pl 3 years ago During the ongoing conference in Ramstein, the defence ministers of Poland, Ukraine and Germany signed a letter of intent to establish a service center for Leopard 2 tanks.

Anti-aircraft training at Radom Airport

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 20 April, the training of anti-aircraft units of the Air Force and Land Troops organized at the Radom airfield ended. For the first time, the latest anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems of the Polish Armed Forces took part in it, as well as the ...

WSK PZL Świdnik S.A. negotiates contracts for the ...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago April 21 Faculty of Aviation Technology 3. Regional Logistics Base in Kutno informed about negotiations with WSK PZL Świdnik S.A. belonging to the Leonardo group on the implementation of a long-term service of helicopters operated by the Polish Army....

The end of the USS Nimitz. Americans scrap second ...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The United States Navy has begun conceptual work related to the withdrawal of the atomic aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, the first unit of its kind and the second U.S. superaircraft carrier in history. Demolition will take many years and...

Polish engines for tanks and crabs? [ANALYSIS]

defence24.pl 3 years ago Contrary to appearances, the most hard component of modern military vehicles to make and manufacture are power units, that is, engines and gears together with accessories. Even a cursory analysis of the past of armored weapons is prompted to...

Another Leopards 2A4 for the Armed Forces of Ukrai...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 20 April, Danish officials reported their intention to acquisition 14 Leopard 2A4 tanks in order to hand them over to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The initiative is intended to be a joint venture between the Kingdom of Denmark and the Kingdom of ...

Turkish “HiMars” in Ukraine

defence24.pl 3 years ago 49\. The independent Artillery Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has confirmed Ankara's transportation of Roketsana MCL (Multi-Caliber Launcher) launchers and TRG/TRLG-230 guided missiles. It is the Turkish equivalent of the HIMARS system, but ...

Babcock to lose out on building British frigates?

defence24.pl 3 years ago On Thursday, Babcock global provided a briefing on its current financial results. In the financial year 2023, the Group records profitability in line with expectations, but with the exception of the individual case which is the production of Type......

Finnish anti-tank grenade launchers in Ukraine

defence24.pl 3 years ago Ukraine constantly receives large quantities of various types of handheld anti-tank weapons allowing to destruct Russian tanks or infantry fighting vehicles. A novelty for Ukrainians is the late received, most likely from Finland, an APILAS anti-t...

Will the Philippines opt for American planes?

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On April 17, Philippine media reported, based on sources close to the government, that the country's authorities were curious in acquiring military aircraft in the United States.

Changes in the preparation of the national safety ...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The draft regulation of the Council of Ministers on the preparation of a strategy for directing national safety was agreed. All ministries and provinces now have 14 days to take a position on it.

Aktywna obrona: Japonia da sojusznikom broń za dar...

wgospodarce.pl 3 years ago Kraj Kwitnącej Wiśni nie lekceważy zagrożenia ze strony Chin, Rosji czy Korei Północnej i reaguje! W śmiałym ruchu buduje spory, obronny sojusz

Romania like Poland — builds a layered anti-aircra...

defence24.pl 3 years ago **Romania is accelerating the process of building a modern and layered anti-aircraft defense, the “upper floor” of which will be Patriot anti-aircraft and rocket kits. In many ways, the process carried out in Romania is very reminiscent of the...

Gen. Andrzejczak visits the Combined Support Comma...

defence24.pl 3 years ago On April 17—18, General Rajmund T. Andrzejczak visited Joint Support and Enabling Command (JSEC) in Germany. The Chief of the General Staff of the WP met with the Commander of the JSEC - Lt. Gen. Alexander Sollfrank, Deputy Commander...

Airbus Unveils Transport Plane for India

defence24.pl 3 years ago Airbus Defence has unveiled the first C-295 average transport aircraft in the colors of the Indian Air Force. In total, the Hindus ordered 56 specified machines.

PSM consortium to modernize more Pumas

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 19 April, the German industrial group Rheinmetall announced that together with Krauss-Maffei Wegmann it had received an order from BaainBW (Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik u. Nutzung der Bundeswehr, national Equipment, Information T...

European Rocket Artillery Summit in Toruń

defence24.pl 3 years ago The General Command of Types of Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland announced that on 18-19 April the global conference EUROPEAN ROCKET ARTILLERY SUMMIT took place at the Artillery and Armaments Training Center. Participants of the conference had...

The badger shoots and swims. State survey underwa...

defence24.pl 3 years ago 19.04.2023 On the profile of the Polish Armaments Group on the social network Twitter, fragments from qualification investigation of the fresh floating infantry fighting vehicle Badger were presented.

Second ballistic rocket submarine in service of t...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On April 20, the ceremony of handing over the submarine Ahn Mu to the Republic of Korea Navy took place at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering shipyard in Okpo. Ahn Moo (SS 085) is the second ship of the Dosan Ahn Chang-ho class. Its keel was la...

Military buys parachutes for HALO/HAHO jumps

defence24.pl 3 years ago The Armaments Agency announced a free hand order, the subject of which will be the transportation of parachute and landing equipment, i.e. a tactical amphibious parachute with a free beginning strategy TPDS-LLT. The full value of the contract w...

Americans plan to dispose of first Nimitz superair...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On April 14, U.S. Navy Command officially announced that work began on the decommissioning program, deactivation and disposal of the superaircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Scrapping a ship is always associated with the request to solve many pr...

Modernization of BWP Puma

defence24.pl 3 years ago The German BaainBW (Federal Bureau of Equipment, Technology and Support) announced another agreement for the modernization of Puma infantry fighting vehicles (German: Schützenpanzer).

ATMOS for the next buyer

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 17 April, the Israeli company Elbit Systems announced that it had concluded a contract for the supply of 155 mm self-propelled cannon howitzers on ATMOS wheeled chassis. The contract has a value of about $102 million and applies to the supply of ...

Global South must stand up to Russia and China

defence24.pl 3 years ago G7 countries request the support of developing countries to defend the global order based on existing rules from Russia and China's attempts to undermine it, but convincing the Global South will not be easy, Kyodo said Wednesday.

Memo to Polish soldiers on how to communicate with...

fakenews.pl 3 years ago On April 18, a fictional note for Polish soldiers began circulating on social media. It contains 15 points to be respected erstwhile dealing with the military Armed Forces of Ukraine. The clues placed there are plainly absurd. It seems that it coul...

Elbit Systems to deliver peculiar aircraft to un...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On April 18, Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that it had signed an agreement with an undisclosed state for the supply of multirole reconnaissance aircraft and electronic warfare. The contract has a value of about $100m.

Korea builds electronic warfare planes

defence24.pl 3 years ago Korea's military procurement agency DAPA has approved funds of $1.41 billion to make fresh electronic warfare aircraft. They are intended to enhance the capabilities not only of reconnaissance, but besides to counteract and interfere with the mea...

Iran scaremongering Israel with destruction

defence24.pl 3 years ago Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi, who spoke Tuesday to mark the armed forces holiday, said Iran would destruct Tel Aviv and Haifa if Israel took any steps against Tehran, the Israeli paper Jerusalem Post reported.

US Navy: How not navigating is simply a battering ...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Only thanks to the intervention of 2 young guardianship officers in the port of San Diego did not a collision between the guided-missile destroyer USS “Momsen” and the amphibious landing ship USS “Harpers Ferry” occurred. Despite the mistakes made.....

36th military aid package for Ukraine

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On April 19, the U.S. Department of defence announced president Joe Biden's approval of another, 36th, military aid package intended for Ukraine. This time, the Americans will supply equipment worth about $325 million.

Observation from the roof - Territorials course

zbiam.pl 3 years ago They set up reflection points and then admit and inform about detected possible threats. Among another things, this is the applicable part of the fire observer training carried out at the Territorial defence Forces Training Center. The course ...

Chile Seeks Helicopters

defence24.pl 3 years ago The Chilean Air Force is looking for fresh light helicopters to replace the presently owned Bell UH-1H Iroquois. Chile plans to get about 14 fresh machines, according to defence News.

Taiwanese in favour of extending mandatory militar...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The extension of mandatory military service in Taiwan to 1 year is met with the approval of the public in opinion polls, reports Liberty Times.

Texts from Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian Corps are f...

fakenews.pl 3 years ago Since yesterday, an SMS allegedly from the Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian Corps has been circulating on social media. It is intended to encourage joining the ranks of the individual. The message reached thousands of unwitting people and besides gained ...

Military Electronic Plants Will Service Marine roc...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 6 April, Wojskowe Zakłady Elektroniczne S.A. from Zielonka concluded a contract for servicing and method support of military equipment of the NSM-CDS system, which is equipped with the Marine rocket Unit. The contract value amounted to PLN 35 mi...

Germany to order latest Leopard 2

defence24.pl 3 years ago German trade magazine “Europäische Sicherheit & Technik” in an article published in its pages, which contains information about the procurement of Leopard 2A8 tanks for the German army in place of A6 vehicles handed over to Ukraine.

There is simply a licence to upgrade Turkish F-1...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Responsible for the FMS program, the U.S. defence safety Cooperation Agency has granted approval to sale Turkey a package of equipment and software for upgrading F-16C/D Fighting Falcon fighters. The full maximum cost is estimated at $259 milli...

VMFA-311 2nd U.S. Marine Corps F-35C Squadron

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 14 April, the United States Marine Infantry (USMC) reactivated at MCAS Base Miramar, California, squadron VMFA-311 “Tomcats”. This is the second unit of the USMC equipped with hard-to-clature inflight based fighter aircraft of the Lockheed Martin ...

Sweden and Germany are betting on transporters fro...

defence24.pl 3 years ago **Germany and Sweden are expanding their participation in the multinational armored personnel carrier program, which is carried out by Finnish Patria. Stockholm ordered the first serial transporters, Berlin signed a method agreement. **

Israeli firm with contract for electronic warfare ...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Elbit Systems received an order for a reconnaissance and electronic warfare aircraft. The client has not been disclosed but the subject of the deal is known to be a single aircraft, which, along with the accompanying package, will cost...

Zalew23 – interoperability exercise outside the tr...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 17 and 18 April, in the area of the shipping channel lock complex connecting the Baltic Sea and the Vistula Lagoon, which is part of the ongoing task aimed at building Elbląg's access to the Baltic Sea, a presentation of the capabilities of the P...

Compulsory military service in Lithuania comes int...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Latvian president Egils Levits signed a law on compulsory military service on Tuesday. The first volunteers can join the army this summer, LETA said. From 2024, service will be compulsory.

Sweden buys fresh PPK

defence24.pl 3 years ago Sweden has decided to buy fresh anti-tank guided missiles that will complement, and in time will most likely completely replace the older RBS 55 and RBS 56 systems.

What awaits the decommissioned ORP Kondor submarin...

defence24.pl 3 years ago On Friday, the already decommissioned submarine ORP Kondor (297) was moored at the Kutroowe Embankment in the President's Pool of the Port of Gdynia. It was towed there, but it is not its final destination.

Patria 6×6 for Swedish Armén

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 17 April, the Finnish company Patria Oy announced the signing of an agreement with the Swedish Defence Procurement Agency (Försvarets materielverk, FMV) for the sale of batches of Patria 6×6 wheeled armored personnel carriers. The agreement covers...

American instructors already in Taiwan

defence24.pl 3 years ago According to Taiwanese media citing sources in the army, there are already about 200 U.S. instructors stationed in Taiwan who will aid train military personnel, Focus Taiwan reports.

Sweden's biggest manoeuvres since the fall of the ...

defence24.pl 3 years ago On April 17, Sweden's largest military exercise in years began, which will affect 26,000 troops from 14 countries. “The Aurora 23 exercise will last until May 11 and will be conducted in the air, on the ground and at...

How much does a soldier gain during a war?

defence24.pl 3 years ago Professional soldiers are paid not only in peacetime, but of course besides in wartime. These wartime regulations must be prepared in peacetime. Therefore, the draft Regulation of the Council of Ministers on the rates of basic emoluments and other.....

The 4th day of the coup d'état in Sudan. U.S. Help...

pulslewantu.pl 3 years ago Heavy fighting continues in Sudan's capital, Khartoum. Today, many army units loyal to General Burhan have arrived in the city. Thanks to American mediation, it was possible to negociate a 24-hour ceasefire. In any sectors, however, the fighting c...