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NATO chief unchanged

defence24.pl 2 years ago NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg's word was extended until October 1, 2024. “I am honored by the decision of NATO allies to extend my word as secretary-general,” Stoltenberg tweeted Tuesday.

New landing boats for the Finnish Marine

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 29 June, the Minister of Defence of Finland approved a task to increase the transport capabilities of the Finnish Marine Infantry (fin. Rannikkojääkärit). This authorization made it possible to place an order at the Marine Alutech Oy Ab shipyard ...

Appointment of PKW Vilnius

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On July 3, the National safety Bureau reported that president Andrzej Duda had signed an order to establish and usage the Polish Military Contingent in an allied military support operation on the territory of the Republic of Lithuania.

Polish commandos safe NATO summit

defence24.pl 2 years ago President Andrzej Duda signed an order on Monday to usage the Polish Military Contingent in the allied military support operation of the Republic of Lithuania, the National safety Bureau said on Monday.

The future frigate FFG 65 named

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On June 29, U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced (in Paris) that the 4th Constellation-class guided rocket frigate for the U.S. Navy would be named USS Lafayette (FFG 65).

Russians increase production of tanks and thermoba...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Russian concern Uralwagonzavod announced an increase in the production capacity of plants for the production of TOS-1A rocket systems and the modernization of T-80B/BW household tanks to the T-80BWM standard.

New hovercraft in the composition of the South Kor...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On June 30, the Ministry of defence of the Republic of Korea announced the acquisition of 2 fresh landing craft for the Maritime Forces of the country. The latest hovercraft belong to the Solgae kind (or Solgae 631 — from the side number of the p...

Another AfD triumph in Germany

defence24.pl 2 years ago It was the first time the radically right AfD had won a mayoral election. On Sunday, in the second circular of voting in the town of Raguhn-Jessnitz in Saxony-Anhalt, Hannes Loth of the AfD defeated independent candidate Nils Naumann.

Rare Ukrainian mortar on archival footage

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Ukrainian self-propelled mortar 2S17-2 was created as pulling “out of the closet” the thought of having a base on the basis of BMP-1 (and its derivatives) for a 120 mm mortar. Now another of the archival recordings where...

Ukraińcy pokochali Kraby! "Główna rola na froncie"...

wgospodarce.pl 2 years ago Polskie armatohaubice Krab odegrały jedną z głównych ról w walkach z Rosjanami w Bachmucie i na kierunku chersońskim. Są to precyzyjne i skuteczne maszyny i mogę oceniać je tylko pozytywnie

Russian misinformation isn't just about Europe and...

cyberdefence24.pl 2 years ago To think that Russian disinformation is limited in its influence only to the Western planet is simply a strategical mistake. Since 2014, 23 disinformation operations targeting African countries have been identified. 16 of them have ties to the Krem...

Screw on Dubai cousin, officers and soldiers - wha...

politykabezpieczenstwa.pl 2 years ago Using Clint Eastwood's identity, pretending to be officers and soldiers, fake acquisition on OLX, Vinted, counterfeit links to overpayments, tracking shipments, or bills — these are just any of the ideas for getting money out of net and mobile...

Argentina to buy Brazilian transporters, but on cr...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced that Argentina's acquisition of Guarani 6x6 household vehicles will be co-financed by the Brazilian improvement Bank.

Sweden's Flygvapnet has taken over the first Scani...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago In early June, the Swedish Defence Procurement Agency (Försvarets materielverk, FMV) announced the formal receipt of the first 10 fresh Rosenbauer kind II dense airfield rescue and firefighting vehicles ordered in 2021. On June 4 in Uppsala, wher...

Tuesday's media review: A way to Iskandery: Polish...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Daily media review from Defence24.pl.

JFD Unveils 4th Generation Submarine Crew Rescue ...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago JFD, a leader in salvaged submarine crew systems and saturation diving systems, is launching the 4th generation Agile submarine rescue system, marking a leap change in consequence times, mobilization and safety erstwhile responding to incidents f...

The meme that became a fact - Leopard 2 with explo...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Ukrainians yet rearrange the Leopard 2A4 received from allies with ERA explosive armor cubes, thereby realizing the “memes” that had been created over the past months.

American ammunition for Taiwan

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On June 29, the United States Department of State approved the sale of ammunition and equipment to Taiwan (Republic of China) worth $440.2 million. Actually, we are talking about consents in consequence to 2 different LOR (Letter of Request) reques...

Construction of fresh logistics for Deutsche Mari...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 29 June, the Meyer Werft shipyard, located in Papenburg, Lower Saxony, began burning metallic sheets for a fresh generation prototype tanker known as MBV 707. This ceremony marks the authoritative beginning of the construction of a series of 2 ...

Why do Ukrainians criticize the French AMX-10RC? [...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Why do Ukrainians complain about French AMX-10RC reconnaissance fighting cars?

The military. They are defending Poland from hacke...

cyberdefence24.pl 2 years ago More than a year has passed since the establishment of a specialist component of the Polish Armed Forces, which is liable for the regular protection of Polish cyberspace. They carry out actions in the full spectrum: defensive, reconnaissance and......

Croatians to renovate Ukrainian tanks?

defence24.pl 2 years ago During the NATO arms sector gathering on support of Ukraine, Croatian company Djuro Djakovic declared its readiness in the process of repairs and modernization of post-Soviet T-72 tanks.

Modified Leopard 2A4 on Ukrainian Front

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On July 1, photos of modified Leopard 2A4 tanks in the colors of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were published on the Internet. Tanks are already at the front and their configuration is different from the first announcements. Unlike the first published ...

Krill under the ice... but what about Dana? [ANALY...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The program of acquiring fresh wheeled cannon howitzers Kryl most likely went “under the ice”. There are multiplied questions and doubts about what can happen with the DANA wz.77 ahs utilized in the Polish Army.

Boeing continues to make AH-64E Apache

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On June 30, representatives of the Boeing concern, in consequence to questions from the editorial office of ZBIAM, reported on the advancement made in the improvement of the AH-64E Guardian combat helicopter. This has to do with a multi-year plan ...

British infantry in conflict with unmanned

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 27 June, the Ground Troops of the United Kingdom of large Britain and Northern Ireland advised the order of a peculiar SMASH sight for tiny arms, facilitating the eradication of tiny unmanned aircraft. The £4.6m contract includes the supply o...

“Euclid” launched [VIDEO]

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On July 1, 2023, the Euclid telescope developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) to search for dark substance and energy was launched into space. The launch of the Falcon 9 rocket took place from the cosmodrome at Cape Canaveral, Florida. In the p...

France against Rheinmetall AG's participation in t...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 29 June, during the work on France's 2024—2030 defence budget carried out in the legislature of the French Republic, Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu suggested that France wanted to run the Main Ground Combat strategy (MGCS) progr...

More USAF squadrons will receive F-35A fighters

zbiam.pl 2 years ago The United States Air Force (USAF) is finalizing a plan to retreat the A-10C Thunderbolt II attack aircraft from service. Squadrons equipped with them are mostly expected to receive 5th generation F-35A Lightning II fighters. The USAF is besides ...

(No) Swiss Leopards 1A5 not for Ukraine

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On June 28, the Swiss national Council (the government of the Swiss Confederation) decided to block the sale of Leopard 1A5 tanks belonging to the Swiss company RUAG. The current cart holder himself, RUAG, requested permission. It asked the Secretar...

Polish Military Contingent in the squad SNMCMG1

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On June 29, the Polish Monitor, the authoritative diary of the Republic of Poland, published the decision of president Andrzej Duda on the establishment and usage of the Polish Military Contingent as part of the permanent NATO mine anti-mine uni...

South Korea Approved Plan to make K9A2 Howitzers...

defence24.pl 2 years ago South Korean authorities approved earlier this week a plan to upgrade the K9A1 Thunder native self-propelled howitzer to a newer version - the K9A2. This is done to strengthen the impact capabilities of the device and increase the level...

Additional funds to buy 'new' Romanian F-16s

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On June 30, the US Department of State announced the approval for the possible sale to Romania of components for the Lockheed Martin F-16AM/BM Fighting Falcon multirole combat aircraft purchased in Norway.

Saab announces fresh agreement to support the JAS...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On June 30, Saab announced that it had signed an agreement with FMV on the continuation of the support program for the JAS-39 Gripen household of multirole combat aircraft belonging to the military aviation of Sweden.

Contract for current repair ORP Błyskawica

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On June 30, the Gdynia War Port Commenade announced the signing of an agreement with Net Marine - Marine Power Service Sp. z o.o. on the implementation of the repair service of the current ship-museum ORP Błyskawica.

Joint purchases of Estonia and Lithuania

defence24.pl 2 years ago Estonia and Lithuania have agreed to jointly acquisition €200 million worth of extended explosives to destruct hostile minefields, Postimees reported on Friday.

Canada Consent to Poseidons

defence24.pl 2 years ago The U.S. State Department gave approval to Canada's acquisition of P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft for $5.9 billion.

The next step in the modernization of the US Navy ...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On June 28, the U.S. Department of defence announced the acceptance of the LCAC 107 SSC amphibious hovercraft into service with the U.S. Navy. LCAC 107 is another unit built as part of the SSC (Ship to...

Contracts for fresh frigates for Belgium and the ...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 29 June, on board the logistics ship Zr.Ms. Karel Doorman, representatives of COMMIT (Commando Materieel en IT, English Command for Materials and Information Systems) of the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Damen Naval and...

Weekly Brief 24–30.06.2023

strategyandfuture.org 2 years ago Jak informował we wtorek hongkoński dziennik „South China Morning Post”, już na początku lipca dojść ma do wizyty w ChRL sekretarz skarbu USA Janet Yellen...

Is the French military suppressing riots close Pa...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Unlike most another European states in France, armed forces are besides utilized to suppress riots and guarantee security. The French Gendarmerie is part of the armed forces, although in peacetime it is subject to the supervision of the Ministry....

Logistic Engine Support F117-PW-100

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On June 30, the United States Department of defence announced that it signed an agreement with the Raytheon-owned company Pratt & Whitney to supply a long-standing logistics support service for the F117-PW-100 engines, which are the power units of ...

Polish-American investment at Draw training ground...

defence24.pl 2 years ago On Thursday 29 June this year, a Polish-American gathering was held at the Drawsko Combat Training Center related to the completion of the investment “place of stationing troops for 2,400 soldiers” in Konotopa.

Russians usage Iranian 122 mm artillery shells

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Russian army is utilizing Iranian 122 mm artillery shells utilized in howitzers in Ukraine, the portal mil.in.ua reported on Friday.

Ukraine inactive without ATACMS missiles

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Pentagon said Thursday that it does not plan to make a decision on delivering ATACMS long-range missiles to Ukraine anytime soon. He thus denied “The Wall Street Journal” reports suggesting that Washington was close to handing over these...

American Airbus H160 Certification

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On June 30, Airbus announced that the US national Aviation Administration (FAA) had issued a certificate for H160 multirole helicopters. The above event paves the way for the initiation of the supply of machines and their promotion in the territory ...

Homara-K rocket launch soon

defence24.pl 2 years ago South Korean company Hanwha Areospace said its first Homar-K rocket systems, the K239 Chunmoo pololonized launchers on Jelcz chassis, will be ready for public presentation as early as August. They will besides take part in MSPO 2023, which will...

Fincantieri started construction of second “logist...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago Atlante, this will be the name of the logistics support ship, the construction of which for the Italian Navy began with sheet metallic cutting on 28 June at the Fincantieri shipyard in Castellammare di Stabia. The unit will be delivered to Marina Mi...

Millions of rounds of ammunition for the Polish Ar...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago The agreement, concluded between the Armament Agency, representing the State Treasury and Mesko S.A., provides for the supply of tiny arms ammunition in calibers from 5.56 to 9 mm for the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland.

Funds for the AN/ALQ-249 NGJ-MB retention tank pr...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On June 29, the United States Department of defence announced that 2 agreements were signed with Raytheon to implement the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) program. The funds come from both the US budget and the export customer, Australia.