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Threat to Tiger Mk3 program. France cuts costs? [A...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Over the programme to upgrade Tiger helicopters to the Mark 3 version, equipped with fresh avionics and armament, more black clouds are gathering. The largest user of these machines, France, is considering limiting this program in the current Armed....

Taiwan is armouring

defence24.pl 3 years ago The Taiwanese government is working closely with the private sector to make unmanned aerial vehicles for military use; hopes to build a drone fleet next year, according to a press conference held by the Ministry of defence on Tuesday.

Territorials participated in the Ranger Pre-Select...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago Soldiers of the 5th Mazovian OT Brigade, as the only representatives of the Polish Army, participated in the murderous Ranger Pre-Selection Course in the battalion conflict Group eFP POLAND in Bemowo Piskie. For 5 days they struggled with pain, hun...

Iran with underground air base to foff attacks fro...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Iran has admitted to having an underground air base to fend off possible attacks by Israel; the facility is called Eagle 44, the Times of Israel reported on Tuesday.

ORP Lightning will undergo current repair

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 8 February, the Gdynia War Port Commenade announced a tender for the current repair of the ship-museum ORP Błyskawica. Our celebrated museum ship, the destroyer ORP Lightning (H 34), must undergo ongoing repair. A detailed description of the subj...

Polish soldiers will aid in Turkey

defence24.pl 3 years ago 52 soldiers from the medical staff of the Wrocław Military Field infirmary - doctors, nurses and paramedics - are heading to earthquake-stricken Turkey today. The Minister of National defence announced the case via Twitter.

Aurora moves to fight Haitian gangs

infosecurity24.pl 3 years ago The wave of force continues to paralyze the average functioning of Haiti, where bloody gang fighting is set to take place on the streets. For now, it is hard to talk about an easy way out of the spiral...

American-Chinese balloon games, or alternatively ...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The mission of a Chinese spy balloon over the United States, culminating in its downing, has injected quite a few utmost emotions into the debate about the 2 powers' relationship. It was happening, as it were, at the threshold...

Controversial sinking of erstwhile flagship Marin...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 3 February, the aircraft carrier São Paulo (A 12), decommissioned in the Brazilian Navy (Marinha do Brasil), was sunk in a controlled manner. The decision to sink the aircraft carrier, the erstwhile flagship first of the French Marine nationale a...

Bulgarian Thermobaric Grenades for Ukrainian Grena...

defence24.pl 3 years ago A video has appeared on YouTube which confirms that Bulgarian ammunition for RPG-7 hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers has been delivered to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Belarus modernises its artillery

defence24.pl 3 years ago Belarusian military agency Vajar reported the ongoing modernization work of self-propelled artillery systems in the state of its armed forces, citing Colonel Ruslan Chekhov, commander of the Rocket Troops and Artillery of the Belarusian Armed Forces....

Canada Buys Modern Armaments

zbiam.pl 3 years ago According to Canadian media, in the close future Ottawa intends to dig deeper into its portfolio and spend considerable sums on the acquisition of modern air defence systems, which are to be supplemented by devices that let to combat unmanned fly...

Will Romanians start producing Korean weapons syst...

defence24.pl 3 years ago As reported by Romanian and Korean media, Romania is not only curious in purchasing military equipment, but is already actively beginning cooperation with the Republic of Korea industry.

Lithuanians train Ukrainians on anti-aircraft guns...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The Lithuanian Ministry of Defence reported on its Twitter profile about the training of Ukrainian future instructors in the operation of 40 mm Bofors L70 anti-aircraft guns ongoing in the last 2 weeks.

Patriot Familiarization in Warsaw's Bemowo

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On Saturday 5 February, soldiers of the 37th Air defence rocket Squadron, part of the 3rd Warsaw Air defence rocket Brigade with command in Sochaczew, began another training within the framework of the presently implemented package “Patriot Fami...

Elbit unveils tower mortar system

defence24.pl 3 years ago Israeli company Elbit Systems presented the concept of the Crossbow 120 unmanned mortar strategy during the global Armoured Vehicles 2023 conference in London at the end of January.

MON responds to MPs on DU tank ammunition

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 6 February, the Polish Chancellery of the Sejm published the consequence of the Ministry of National Defence to the parliamentary interpellation concerning the acquisition and equipping of the Polish Army with tank ammunition containing depleted...

Germany picks up last NH90 Sea Lion naval helicopt...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The Bundeswehr reported that at the end of January it had picked up the last of 18 NH90 “Sea Lion” maritime multirole helicopters. Thus, yet replacing them with Sea King Mk 41 helicopters.

Australia upgrades fleet of E/A-18G Growler aircra...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 6 February, the Australian Government announced the launch of the AIR 5349 Phase 6 program, which aims to upgrade the Boeing E/A-18G Growler air defence breach aircraft operated by the Royal Australian Air Force.

Training of NATO armadillos

defence24.pl 3 years ago At the Estonian training ground in Tapa, NATO forces are being trained as part of a conflict group led by the British, tankers from Denmark and the UK take part in the exercises.

Myanmar unveils its light tanks

defence24.pl 3 years ago In January, Myanmar's ground troops, during a parade to mark the 75th anniversary of independence, presented their MMT-40 light tanks, which for the first time were already full operational vehicles and not, as before, prototypes.

Italians buy transporters for their Marines

defence24.pl 3 years ago The Italian Navy will receive 36 VBA 8x8 amphibious armored personnel carriers to Iveco Defence Vehicles (IDV), the Italian company said. They will go to the San Marco Marine Infantry Brigade.

Invitation to participate in the global conferenc...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago The first global conference “Air Defence improvement of Nato's east Flank” #ADDNEF2023 will be organized on May 30-31, 2023 in Dęblin by the Air Military Academy in cooperation with Baltic Defence College, Henri Coandă Air Force Academy, Czech Rep...

German Eurofighter Typhoon fighters on manoeuvres ...

defence24.pl 3 years ago German Eurofighter Typhoon fighters, stationed at the Amari base in northwestern Estonia, began exercises conducted on Tuesday as part of NATO's Baltic airspace monitoring mission, BNS said on Tuesday.

Arrow alternatively of shotgun, or how a Chinese ...

defence24.pl 3 years ago On Saturday, February 4, United States Air Force (USAF) F-22 Raptor fighters took off from Langley Base in Virginia on an different combat mission. An advanced plan from the end of the Cold War, designed to win the dominion...

Crab production in HSW

defence24.pl 3 years ago Deputy Paweł Bejda sent a parliamentary interpellation no. 38232 concerning the issue of production of 155 mm self-propelled cannon howitzers Krab in Huta Stalowa Wola.

North Korea to increase military drills to prepare...

defence24.pl 3 years ago North Korean authorities have announced the “expansion and intensification” of military exercises to “rigorously improve war readiness,” North Korean state news agency KCNA said on Tuesday after a gathering of the top military body.

Hydrographic ship ORP Heweliusz to the shipyard

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 1 February, the Gdynia War Port Compartment announced a tender for the current and dock repair of the ORP Heweliusz hydrographic ship. A detailed description of the subject of the contract will be included in the Specification of Conditions of the...

Ukrainian soldiers train to operate AS90 cannon ho...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom announced the arrival of a group of Ukrainian servicemen in the country on Monday, who will train to operate the AS90 self-propelled cannon howitzers.

Chinese balloon over US part of Chinese spy campai...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Chinese spy balloons have previously been detected over the US, but the 1 shot down on Saturday caused peculiar concern due to the fact that it carried out maneuvers close key military bases and rocket silos, according to Reuters sources.

Norwegian commandos to receive fresh assault boat...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 3 February, the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of Norway (Forsvarsdepartement) officially initiated a program to get fresh assault boats for the elite Kystjegerkommandoen landing force. The process of purchasing fresh units began with the s...

Lack of sailors and weather halts Irish ships in p...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The Irish Maritime Service has a increasing problem completing crews for its fewer patrol ships. These troubles have led to a forced simplification in the number of watercraft before. Now those ships that are left are limited in the...

War in the air. Gen. Drewniak: Russians are afraid...

defence24.pl 3 years ago In the program “SCANNER Defence24” we hosted Brigadier General Tomasz Drewniak, erstwhile Inspector of the Air Force. Experienced military personnel evaluated Ukrainian and Russian aviation. Our guest analyzed what would happen to the air war over U...

Dassault co-ordinator of the European Air Combat S...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago Dassault Aviation launched on 3 February at its office in Saint-Cloud, France, a series of meetings as part of the European Initiative for Collaborative Air Combat Standardization (EICACS). Its aim is to bring standardisation within the European Uni...

Zimbabwe Air Force training plane crashed

defence24.pl 3 years ago On 3 February, the crash of an SF260 training plane of the Zimbabwe Air Force occurred. According to authoritative information, the plane hit a power line and crashed in the Mlez College area close Gweru. 2 people died as...

The Ministry of National defence reveals details ...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 6 February, the website of the Chancellery of the Sejm published the consequence of the Ministry of National Defence to the parliamentary interpellation concerning the quality of the K9A1 Thunder cannon-howitzers purchased in the Republic of Kore...

Is the CV90 MkV coming?

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On January 31, Maj. Gen. Karl Engelbrektson, Head of the Land Forces of the Kingdom of Sweden (Arméchef, Chefen för armén) revealed in a paper interview that the Swedish army plans to acquisition the next generation of the CV90 infantry fighting ve...

First Mi-35M for Belarus even before May 1

defence24.pl 3 years ago “In the close future we will receive Mi-35M helicopters for aviation. The full squadron, but we get in batches, 4 each. By April they will be at our airports,” the commander of the Air Force and Air defence of...

Greeks join the construction of FDI HN frigates

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 6 February, the burning of metallic sheets for the production of FDI HN frigate blocks, intended for Polemiko Naftiko, the Navy of the Republic of Greece, began at the Salamis Shipyards shipyards on the island of Salmina. 3 frigates FDI HN (Frig...

WSK PZL Świdnik S.A. has completed the W-3WA SAR c...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On February 6, the spokesperson of the Armament Agency, Lieutenant Colonel Krzysztof Płatek, informed that on January 31, the 4th W-3WA SAR Sokół chopper was received, which underwent the modernization process at the WSK PZL Świdnik S.A. plant bel...

Ahead of us is the 1st Festival of Historical Boar...

defence24.pl 3 years ago From 17 to 19 March this year, the 1st Festival of Historical Board Games will take place on the premises of the Warsaw Gas Plant Museum. A discussion panel will besides be part of the convention.

Leopardy 1 in OIP Resources

defence24.pl 3 years ago In the outskirts of Tournai, there is an OIP warehouse, which is 1 of the largest private stores of dense military equipment in Europe, according to The Guardian.

Iberian Leopards 2 Problems for Ukraine

zbiam.pl 3 years ago At the turn of January and February, information was published indicating that the participation of Portugal and Spain in the “armoured coalition” to supply Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine may be alternatively modest. On February 1, the online edition o...

Tension grows after downing of Chinese balloon ove...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The Chinese government urged Washington on Monday to refrain from escalating tension or take “further actions harming Chinese interests,” following the downing of a Chinese balloon.

Sweden Deploy Patriots in Gothenburg Port

defence24.pl 3 years ago The Swedish military on Monday deployed a Patriot rocket defence strategy outside the base in the port of Gothenburg for the first time. As indicated, it is simply a strategical place where ships supplying goods and fuels Sweden and Finland...

On-board Tejas landed on INS Vikrant

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 6 February, the Indian Navy reported that as part of trials, there had been the first flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier INS Vikrant utilizing the HAL Tejas multirole combat aircraft prototype in the onboard version.

Rollout of Turkish training and combat aircraft TA...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago Turkish media reported on the rollout ceremony, the first public show of the TAI Hürjet training and combat aircraft. The event took place on February 2, as reported by the authoritative Turkish Aerospace Industries Twitter account, presenting a sh...

High power anti-drone laser HEL ready for action

defence24.pl 3 years ago Raytheon released a video presenting the capabilities of a laser kit mounted on a light tactical vehicle. It is intended to be an effective and low-cost means to combat not only tiny drones, but besides mortar grenades and rockets.

$100 million for F-5E/F Tiger II aircraft servicin...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On January 31, the United States Department of defence announced that it had signed an agreement with PAE Aviation and method Services LLC to supply service for Northrop F-5E/F Tiger II jet aircraft operated by United States naval aviation.

Submarine warfare of the future — interoperability...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Since the end of the Cold War, expert and manufacture communities have been discussing what will be and what the future of the Navy should look like, including the fleet for anti-submarine action (so-called ASW). Politicians, military, as well...