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Airbus to Contract for C-295MW Transportation

defence24.pl 3 years ago Brunei Darussalam has signed an agreement to get the C295 transport aircraft, which will yet replace the CN235 presently in use. The Ministry of defence did not specify the exact number of aircraft ordered,” the message said.

Moscow's Dirty War: Biological Weapons endanger K...

defence24.pl 3 years ago **In the course of armed conflicts, chemical or biological weapons are sometimes used. Although it is 1 of the most vicious acts of war, many states are inactive frightened that they can usage their capabilities to respond with weapons...

Leonardo to deliver Malaysia's maritime patrol pla...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Leonardo has been designated by Malaysia as the preferred supplier of maritime patrol aircraft. The decision was made after 2 of the 3 CN-235 aircraft ordered that were adapted for maritime surveillance missions were picked up, all with financial...

WB GROUP on Vietnam Defence

wbgroup.pl 3 years ago WB GROUP on Vietnam Defence. The WB GROUP, as the only entity representing the Polish defence industry, presented its solutions at an exhibition in Vietnam. Visitors to Vietnam Defence could get acquainted with Polish radios, unmanned vehicles and r...

The army of Ukraine at war. Infantry, jeggers, lan...

defence24.pl 3 years ago In another review devoted to the structural improvement of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the war, we will look at the infantry, Yegerian and artillery brigades of the Reserve Corps and the organizational changes in the Assault Troops.

Fincantieri laid the keel of the second French sup...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 6 December, the keel of the forecastle section of the second BRF fleet supply ship being built for France was laid at the Fincantieri shipyard at Castellammare di Stabia close Naples. The front part of the future Jacques Stosskopf is being create...

To the Canadian Army without citizenship? [COMMENT...

defence24.pl 3 years ago People without citizenship who have the right of permanent residence will besides be allowed to join the Canadian army, defence Minister Anita Anand said on Monday. The reason is staffing shortages, the army lacks about 8 1000 soldiers.

Kiwis list fleet of... vehicles

defence24.pl 3 years ago The fresh Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has embarked on the first phase of the Protected Capability Mobility (PCM) task to replace the tactical/transport vehicle fleets presently in use.

Rafael to deliver Typhoon Systems

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On December 7, the Israeli company Rafael Advanced defence Systems Ltd. of Haifa announced that it has signed a contract for the supply of 30 mm remote-controlled Typhoon Mk30-C weapon stations. This contract is for “tens of millions” of USD, includ...

Another tanker for the US Navy

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On December 5, the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) shipyard in San Diego, California, held a keel laying ceremony for the fleet tanker named Robert F. Kennedy (T-AO-208). This is the fourth...

Pentagon Has problem expanding Artillery Ammunit...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On December 4, the American portal Politico published an article describing the problems of the United States with the production of ammunition, primarily 155 mm shells, in the context of Washington's handling of Kiev. It turns out that the monthly p...

Patria won tender for fresh wheeled armored perso...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On December 9, the Ministry of defence of Japan announced that the Patria AMV XP 8×8 wheeled armored personnel carrier was selected as part of the WAPC (Wheeled Armored Personnel Carrier) program, as the fresh vehicle of this class for the Japan La...

#CyberMagazyn: Pillars of Russian disinformation a...

cyberdefence24.pl 3 years ago In the area of the infosphere, Russia has developed and implemented the concept of constant competition in this environment, through the improvement of a disinformation and propaganda ecosystem that allows for diverse and overlapping messages. It&#3...

First K2 tanks handed over to Polish soldiers

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 9 December, Morąg held a ceremony of handing over to Polish soldiers of K2 tanks, which had reached Gdynia by sea a fewer days earlier, along with 24,155 mm K9A1 self-propelled cannon howitzers. Prior to that, wagon crews received training in the...

Production of German artillery munitions dependent...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 29 November, the German regular “Die Welt” published an article showing that the Bundeswehr not only lacks artillery ammunition — which has already been an open secret for a long time — but besides that these shortcomings cannot be rapidly repl...

Europe needs to build its defence capabilities fas...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Europe needs to accelerate the construction of its own defence capabilities, replenish its stockpiles and joint arms programmes are besides necessary,” said Josep Borrell, EDA manager General Jirzi Szediva and participants at the agency's yearly c...

Germany sells' Pilica 'with programmable ammunitio...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The German concern Rheinmetall will supply 2 Skynex ultra-short-range air defence systems to an unspecified customer. The value of the contract is about 182 million euros, and transportation is expected to be carried out in early 2024.

WB GROUP on Vietnam Defence

zbiam.pl 3 years ago The WB GROUP, as the only entity representing the Polish defence industry, presented its solutions at an exhibition in Vietnam. Visitors to Vietnam Defence could get acquainted with Polish radios, unmanned aircraft and remotely controlled weapons sy...

Finns strengthen anti-tank defenses

defence24.pl 3 years ago The Minister of defence of Finland Antti Kaikkonen approved on 1 December 2022 the acquisition for the Defence Forces of Finland (Puolustusvoimat) batches of Spike anti-tank guided missiles in SR (Short Range) and LR2 (Long scope 2) versions.

New anti-tank grenade launcher of the Polish Army ...

defence24.pl 3 years ago A fresh generation of disposable grenade launchers in the Armed Forces. The process of implementing a modern disposable anti-tank grenade launcher in the Polish Army begins.

Rheinmetall to deliver Skynex anti-aircraft strate...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago Industrial group Rheinmetall AG announced on December 9 that it had concluded an agreement with an undisclosed abroad contractor for the supply of 2 sets of the Skynex anti-aircraft system. The value of the contract is about EUR 182 million, and t...

New anti-tank grenade launcher of the Polish Army ...

defence24.pl 3 years ago A fresh generation of disposable grenade launchers in the Armed Forces. The process of implementing a modern disposable anti-tank grenade launcher in the Polish Army begins.

Fire brigade has “own” helicopters

infosecurity24.pl 3 years ago Police, State Fire Brigade and NFOŚiGW joined forces to acquisition fresh helicopters, which will be utilized - first of all - to carry out rescue and fire extinguishing operations. 2 Black Hawk S-70i machines together with equipment will pay...

Polish conflict or patrol frigate? [OPINION]

defence24.pl 3 years ago Information about changes in the task and how the program “Swordfish” is being implemented begins to origin concern. Babcock, which was expected to be the guarantor of the timely and consistent transfer of frigates to the Polish Navy, does...

Artillery Boxers for Ukraine... and not only

defence24.pl 3 years ago The government in Berlin has approved the transfer of a fresh military aid package to Ukraine, among which will be a fresh artillery strategy in the form of RCH 155 mm mounted on the chassis of a wheeled armored...

Patria conquers the country of the Rising Cherry B...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Patria Oy, the maker of the well-known in Poland, 8x8 wheeled combat vehicles of the AMV household announced on 9 December 2022 that it won in the tender for fresh wheeled combat vehicles for the Japan Land Self-Defense Forces...

Germany: Renewed Patriots Go to Military

defence24.pl 3 years ago The German-American company COMLOG GmbH delivered the first modernized Patriot PAC-2 GEM-T rocket to the Bundeswehr.

Bundeswehr peculiar forces increase cooperation ...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The Bundeswehr is expanding the cooperation of its peculiar forces with its NATO allies. A peculiar Operations Component Command/SOCC (Special Operations Component Command/SOCC) centre has been set up in Germany, Fleet Admiral Stephan Plath told ...

Algeria will buy rocket systems from China?

defence24.pl 3 years ago Tactical study and ArmyRecognition announced at the end of November that Algeria was holding talks with China to get the SY-400 short-range ballistic rocket system

Brazilian court suspended acquisition of 'tanks on...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The national territory Court of the 1st Region (TRF-1) suspended the process of acquiring Centauro II wheeled fire support carts/wheeled tanks for Brazilian ground troops to replace parts of the obsolete wheeled EE-9 Cascavel.

The location of the keel of the future USS Arizona...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On December 7, the 81st anniversary of the nipponese attack on Pearl Harbor, a celebration of the symbolic location of the keel of the nuclear-powered assault submarine USS Arizona (SSN 803) took place at the General Dynamics electrical Boat shipya...

Patrol Serval after testing

defence24.pl 3 years ago The French Directorate General for Armaments (DGA) has qualified a fresh variant of the Griffon vehicle for service, this time it will be a patrol version. This means the deployment to the French military already the eighth version of...

Greeks negociate Lynx acquisition [COMMENT]

defence24.pl 3 years ago The German concern Rheinmetall has been trying for a long time to interest the Greek Armed Forces with its latest KF41 Lynx infantry fighting vehicle, which has already been shown to Greek soldiers this summer. As it turns out,...

Panzer power of Poland

defence24.pl 3 years ago Recent purchases of military equipment for the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland mean entering a fresh era, especially for Armored and Mechanized Troops, what does this mean and what capabilities do fresh equipment and ammunition purchased for...

Guns are selling better and better. SIPRI study 2...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Supply chains are breaking, but the arms manufacture is expanding sales in the planet anyway, according to the latest study from SIPRI (Stockholm global Peace investigation Institute) for 2021. Although sales are increasing slower than in the ...

Kosciuszkowcy on Abrams [VIDEO]

defence24.pl 3 years ago The first crews of the 1st Warsaw Armoured Brigade completed the “Operators fresh Equipment Training” (OPNET) course on the M1A2 SePv3 Abrams tanks, which ended with fierce gunfire. It provides basic skills to all crew members. The training conducte...

Bundeswehr to buy 30×173 mm ammunition for nearly ...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago The industrial group Rheinmetall AG announced on December 8 that it had concluded a framework agreement with the Bundeswehr for the supply of 30×173 mm ammunition for automatic cannons arming SPz Puma infantry fighting vehicles. The order can cover t...

Norway gives Ukraine another military aid package

defence24.pl 3 years ago Norwegian station TV2 has released images of a transport of military aid donated by the government in Oslo to Russia's battling Ukraine. Among it was another self-propelled cannon howitzer M109A3GN, spare parts for previously donated artillery system...

SAAB with contract for NLAW anti-tank systems

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 7 December, Saab announced that it had signed an agreement with the UK Ministry of Defence for the production and supply of a fresh (large) batch of NLAW anti-tank systems. The weapons are to let the reconstruction of supplies erstwhile the equ...

WCBKT S.A. will supply additional power supply de...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 5 December, the Faculty of Aviation Technology of the 3rd Regional Logistics Base in Kutno announced the conclusion of an agreement with the Military Central Office of Construction and Technology S.A. on the supply of a fresh batch of LUZES power...

Iran close to building an advanced nuke weapon in ...

defence24.pl 3 years ago It cannot be ruled out that Iran may be able to build respective pieces of non-advanced atomic weapons in six months, according to a fresh study by the American Institute for discipline and global safety (ISIS), which was cited...

From Korea to Poland. How K2 and K9 came to Polish...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Monday-Tuesday's reshipment of K2 tanks and K9A1 self-propelled howitzers were an chance to look at 1 component of the complex logistical chain of handling military equipment.

Nearly 860 billion on US arms?

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On December 6, the legislature and home of Representatives Armed Services Committees (houses of the Parliament of the United States of America) announced they reached an agreement on the National defence Authorization Act (NDAA). The proposed spen...

Americans to deliver aircraft parts to Taiwan

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On December 6, the US State Department announced that it had issued approval for the possible sale of parts packages and logistics support services to Taiwan, which are expected to go to aviation units. The full could have a maximum value of $430 ...

Britain bets on anti-tank weapons

defence24.pl 3 years ago The Swedish concern Saab said it had received an order from the British Ministry of Defence, on the basis of which fresh NLAW anti-tank guided rocket systems are to be delivered to the United Kingdom between 2023-2026. The value...

The US buys ammunition, rockets and launchers for ...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The US legislature has agreed on the content of the Defence Spending Planning Act 2023 (National defence Authorization Act 2023), setting the maximum spending plan for the fiscal year started on October 1 this year. The act includes the...

Delays in accelerating the reconstruction of the B...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On December 7, an interview with Ralf Ketzel, CEO of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, a company that manufactures Leopard 2 tanks, was published on the German portal merkur.de. He pointed to the deficiency of real interest in the authorities in the next procu...

Why can't Russia win the war in Ukraine? [ANALYSIS...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The ongoing war in Ukraine caused by Russia's military aggression is simply a war which aims to undermine the existing global order by the Kremlin and rebuild Moscow's power position in our part of Europe. It is not for nothing...

Germany: 3 Bundeswehr soldiers among arrested ext...

infosecurity24.pl 3 years ago Three Bundeswehr soldiers were among a group of members of the extremist organization Citizens of the Reich, whose leader planned a coup in Germany, detained on Wednesday morning, a German defence ministry spokesperson said, confirming earlier infor...

Airbus with billion-dollar debt for drones and co...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The Spanish government has agreed to 2 loans to Airbus with a full value of €2.1 billion to work on Euromale drones and Tiger MK III strike helicopters.