Army

Ammunition circulating for Italian peculiar forc...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Italian peculiar forces turned out to be the first NATO user of Hero 30 circulating ammunition delivered as part of a collaboration between their manufacturer, Israeli company Uvision and German concern Rhenimetall. The exact number of copies order...

Second rocket kind for U.S. Army rocket Defense...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The U.S. Army is seeking a rocket capable of countering dense rockets and cruise missiles as part of its Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 (IFPC Inc 2) system. The strategy is part of a broader effort by the...

Ukrainians counter Russia's most powerful mortar

defence24.pl 3 years ago Ukrainian artillerymen late can boast of “large caliber” prey in the form of the heaviest Russian 2S4 Tulip 240mm self-propelled mortar. This is the 4th Russian artillery strategy of this kind destroyed since the beginning of the war in...

Abrams tanks for Ukraine?

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On January 24, the online edition of the American paper “The Wall Street Journal” published information that president Joe Biden's administration intends to hand over M1 Abrams tanks to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The information for now is unoff...

New propulsion of the flagship Armada Española

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On January 16, Armada Española signed an agreement with Navantia shipbuilding group to modify the propulsion of its flagship, the Juan Carlos I (L 61) amphibious helicopter. Modification of propulsion on ships, especially specified large ones (full ...

F-16 Fighting Falcon Block 70 flown

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On January 24, Lockheed Martin announced the flying of the first F-16 Fighting Falcon Block 70 multirole combat aircraft. This event marks the beginning of trials that will lead to the start of deliveries to customers.

New Space Force commander sets priorities

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On November 2, Gen. B. Chance Saltzman became Chief of Space Operations at the U.S. Space Force. After getting acquainted with the kind of armed forces that came to him to command on January 18, 2023, he presented three...

Germany to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine

defence24.pl 3 years ago According to the “War Report” on Twitter, citing Der Spiegel, the Germans decided to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.

The US will “burn” swarms of drones. fresh Weapon...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The US Army has awarded a $66.1 million contract to Epirus to make prototypes of Leonidas anti-drone systems, the maker said on its website. The contract is the consequence of a increasing number of threats from pilotless aircraft (BSP/UAVs).

Biden will send Abrams to Ukraine to convince Germ...

defence24.pl 3 years ago **As reported by Sky News Arabia, president Joe Biden is to be ready to hand over 10 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine to convince Germany to send more Leopard 2 tanks to Kiev**

Fincantieri launched an amphibious chopper for Qa...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 24 January, the launch ceremony of the Al Fulk helicopter, an amphibious unit ordered by the Ministry of defence of the State of Qatar, took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Palermo. Production of the ship began with the cutting of sheet meta...

Year 2022 in the opinion of the Commander of the M...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Lt-Gen Jürgen-Joachim von Sandrart, Commander of the Multinational Corps Northeast, assessed 2022 and outlined the goals for the future at the yearly fresh Year gathering held on Monday, January 23 at the office of the Corps Command. The event......

US and Israel start large drills

defence24.pl 3 years ago The “Juniper Oak 23" maneuvers, which began Monday, are the largest joint exercises by Israel and U.S. forces to date. They include naval, land, air, space and electronic warfare activities.

U.S. has problems with insufficient number of long...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The U.S. arms manufacture is vastly unprepared for war requirements, and the level of key weapons stores is low, among another things due to Ukraine's support, according to a study by the think-tank Center for global strategical Studies (CSIS).....

US and UK together with EU impose sanctions on Ira...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The United States and Britain, together with EU countries, introduced additional sanctions against Iran on Monday for human rights abuses during anti-government protests, the US State Department said.

Jordan with deal for F-16C/D Block 70

defence24.pl 3 years ago Jordan has signed a deal to acquisition 12 F-16C/D Block 70 fighter jets from the United States. The acquisition aims to replace its aging fleet of F-16 aircraft, Breaking defence reports

The first autonomous parent ship for unmanned veh...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On January 19, Zhuhai Gaolan Port, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China, began operation of the world's first autonomous unmanned parent ship, which was named Zhu Hai Yun. This craft can be controlled “classically” by the onboard crew, rem...

Turkish Krill Presented

defence24.pl 3 years ago The Turkish company ASFAT unveiled the ARPAN 155 wheeled cannon howitzer, based on the chassis of a BMC 525-44 8x8 truck integrated with the Panter cannon howitzer as part of an upgrade of these towed artillery systems to improve...

Austria with AW169M LUH helicopters from Leonardo

defence24.pl 3 years ago Australia has signed a €304 million contract with Leonardo for an additional 18 helicopters, bringing the number of AW169M LUH for the Austrian defence ministry to 36, Leonardo said in a press release.

Serbia to buy only part of Cypriot's Mi-35PN fleet...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 23 January, Cypriot and Serbian media reported that negotiations on a deal to sale the Mil Mi-35PN fleet of Cyprus-owned Mil Mi-35PN attack helicopters to Serbia were on the final straight.

X-Wing kamikaze for American specials [VIDEO]

defence24.pl 3 years ago Israel Aerospace Industries has unveiled a fresh kind of circulating ammunition called Point Blank, which fits in a backpack and takes off from the operator's hand. At the same time, IAI announced the conclusion of a contract with the...

Patriots, Abrams, F-35 and another equipment for ...

cyberdefence24.pl 3 years ago Patriots, F-35, FA-50, Abrams and another equipment will be supplied to the Polish Army. Soldiers of the Polish Armed Forces will undergo specialist training in the method maintenance of the fresh machines. 1 aspect of the courses is cybersecurit...

Argentina to buy Guarani 6×6?

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On January 22, the Minister of defence of the Republic of Argentina, Jorge Taiana, announced that the ground troops of the country, Ejército Argentino, will acquisition the Brazilian Guarani 6×6 wheeled armored personnel carriers. For now, the subs...

Western tanks for Ukraine: what and from whom? [AN...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The Ramstein conference ended with no decision to supply Ukraine with more Western tanks, apart from a company of British Challengers 2. Representatives of various NATO countries, including the US and Germany, as well as North Atlantic Alliance Secr...

Mobile Protected Firepower - a fire support vehicl...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Under the MPF - Mobile Protected Firepower program, the U.S. Army intends to acquisition more than 500 fire support vehicles for brigades and light infantry divisions. The choice fell on the General Dynamics Land Systems design, which was developed....

Aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson again in combat s...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On January 19, the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington was reported to have completed work aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Maintaining in continuous operation s...

“Tank crisis” in the German government. Threatens ...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The German government, which is co-created by the SPD, the Greens and the FDP, is in a “tank crisis,” the regular Bild portal said. FDP and Green politicians request fast tank deliveries for Ukraine, but Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD)...

MESKO has signed an agreement on the creation of a...

defence24.pl 3 years ago On January 23, this year, a tripartite agreement was signed on the creation of a patronage class in Skarżysko - Kamienna, between Mesko S.A., the territory Council, and method School No. 4 named after Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski in the Transport...

Political attack on Germany's acquisition of Chin...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Among German parliamentarians, the hazard of doubling the cost of the estimated €6 billion acquisition of 60 Boeing CH-47F Chinook Block II ER dense transport helicopters has spread. This became the basis for requests for a 3rd time to...

Fifth Indian Scorpène-class submarine raised its f...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 23 January, the submarine INS Vagir (S 25) raised the flag of Bhāratīya Nau Senā, or Navy of the Republic of India. This is the penultimate Scorpène-type export unit built for this fleet. The unit was built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited shi...

Koreans choice up upgraded tanks

defence24.pl 3 years ago The South Korean defence procurement agency (DAPA) announced the completion of the modernization of the 3rd batch of K1 primary tanks to the K1E1 standard. It did not specify precisely how many vehicles were upgraded.

What will Western BWPs and transporters give Ukrai...

defence24.pl 3 years ago During the Ramstein conference further aid packages for Ukraine. As part of these packages, a large number of armoured fighting vehicles will be delivered. This assistance will let to equip respective mechanized battalions and will surely contribu...

Modern production of gears

defence24.pl 3 years ago Gears are the most crucial component of the transmission, that is, the mechanics that allows movement to be transmitted and at the same time change its parameters specified as velocity and force. Without gears, it would be incredibly difficult.....

Active defence for U.S. Army

defence24.pl 3 years ago In its report, the Office of the manager of Test and Evaluation Operations (DOT&E) besides reported on the advancement of testing, integration and deployment of active defence systems for Abrams tanks and Bradley infantry fighting vehicles.

New oil tanker for US Navy

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On January 21, at the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) shipyard in San Diego, California, owned by General Dynamics, the baptism and launching of the USNS Earl Warren oil tanker (T-AO 207) The name of the unit commemorates Earl Warren...

Sea King helicopters already in Ukraine

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On January 21, Ukrainian defence Minister Olexiy Reznikov posted a short video on social media showing 1 of the 3 Westland Sea King helicopters wearing the colours of the Ukrainian armed forces.

Construction of a German munitions mill in Hungar...

defence24.pl 3 years ago In Hungary, in Várpalota, a ceremony took place for the laying of the foundation stone for the construction of a fresh mill of the German concern Rheinmetall, whose task will be to produce various types of ammunition for weapons...

Italian PzH 2000 in Ukraine

defence24.pl 3 years ago Italy at the beginning of November declared to hand over a reasonably rich package of weapons to Ukraine, which included, among others, various types of artillery systems. Among them were six self-propelled cannon howitzers PzH 2000 k, 1 of...

First MRC battery delivered to the U.S. Army

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On January 19, Lockheed Martin announced that it had delivered the first MRC (Mid-Range Capability) battery to the U.S. Army, a mobile launcher set capable of utilizing Raytheon SM-6 and RGM-109 Tomahawk missiles.

Czech L-159 ALCA after second major overhauls

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 19 January, the Czech company Aero Vodochody announced that the Czech Republic Air Force had delivered the last (sixteenth) copy of the L-159 ALCA light combat aircraft, which was undergoing a second major overhaul.

January Uprising: Military Aspects [ANALYSIS]

defence24.pl 3 years ago This year on January 22nd, we celebrate the 160th anniversary of the outbreak of the 1863 uprising, the largest Polish national uprising during the partitions and at the same time uprising, which in the broad public consciousness is an...

How to overcome a wall in full gutter? Training of...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago Soldiers of the 14th West Pomeranian Territorial defence Brigade as all period took part in a weekend rotational training, mandatory for all WOT soldier. This time in Trzebiatów, where the 142nd Light Infantry Battalion of the 14th ZBOT is statio...

US sends F-16s from Europe to Pacific [COMMENT]

defence24.pl 3 years ago The United States has decided to temporarily decision its F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from Germany to Japan's Okinawa to replace the decommissioned F-15s. All this takes place while the war continues in Ukraine, and there is serious discussion of....

Excalibur destroys Russian artillery [VIDEO]

defence24.pl 3 years ago Activities in Ukraine show how effective a kind of effectors is artillery precision munition, allowing to destruct the indicated mark with almost like a scalpel utilizing 1-2 rounds. An example of specified a rocket is the already well-known M9...

Another contract for the production of JDAM module...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On January 20, the United States Department of defence announced that it had signed an agreement with the Boeing corp to proceed the production and transportation of the JDAM household targeting modules.

January Uprising 1863-64: a applicable test of th...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The January Uprising to this day has been a subject of interest and discussion by historians for decades trying to settle the dilemma regarding its outbreak, its course and the effects that its demise brought. The uprising went down...

Do helicopters have a future? Lessons from the war...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Wrecks of rotiplane in Ukrainian fields. Russia's state-of-the-art Mi-28 and Ka-52 attack helicopters falling under the fire of handheld Lightning launchers. Defeat of a large chopper landing at Hostomel Airport and massacre of airborne troops (WDW)...

Do helicopters have a future? Lessons from the war...

Factory service for Polish PZL-130 Orlik and C-295...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 20 January, the Department of Aviation Technology of the 3rd Regional Logistics Base in Kutno announced that negotiations with Airbus Poland S.A. on the conclusion of a long-term maintenance agreement related to mill support for the operation of ...

Changes in Nitro-Chem S.A.

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 20 January, Nitro-Chem S.A. owned by Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa S.A. informed about changes in the management board of the above entity.