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Another Israeli-Spanish light tanks for the Philip...

defence24.pl 2 years ago At least 10 more tracked vehicles destined for the Philippine army were unloaded at the port of Subic in the Philippines. We are talking about Sabra light tanks and 1 command vehicle utilizing the same chassis.

10,000 Hours of S-70B Seahawk chopper Raid in Bra...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On November 3, the Brazilian Navy announced that its fleet of Lockheed Martin S-70B Seahawk helicopters (known locally as SH-16) had exceeded 10,000 hours in the air.

Hungarians launch licensed production of Gidrán 4×...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 31 October, Hungarian Minister of National Defence Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky announced the imminent launch of production of Gidrán 4×4 armoured vehicles for the Magyar Honvédség (Hungarian Armed Forces). The declaration came shortly after the si...

$425 million in military aid to Ukraine

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On November 3, the US Department of defence announced the approval by the administration of president Joe Biden of another package of military assistance, which is intended for the warring Ukraine.

Fuel for the full winter for only 220 PLN. Is it...

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Rescue equipment cheaper with the Uniform Card

defence24.pl 2 years ago Every uniformed card holder now gets a 10% discount on rescue equipment and training at the Rescue Center.

Another batch of JLTV wagons ordered

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On November 3, the United States Department of defence announced the signing of an agreement with Oshkosh defence LLC for the production and supply of the next batch of armored cars of the JLTV family.

Weekly Brief 28.10 — 3.11.2023

strategyandfuture.org 2 years ago Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's visit to China will begin on Saturday 4 November, marking the first visit of the Australian leader to the PRC since 2016.

A giant debt from Korea for Polish arms purchases...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Reuters news agency said it wanted to aid finance Seoul's acquisition of $22 billion worth of weapons for the Polish military. Seoul is in talks with local banks on a syndicated loan.

Additional US military aid to Israel approved

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On November 2, the home of Representatives approved additional military aid to Israel by a vote of 226 “for” to 196 “against”. The full value of additional US aid to Israel is expected to be $14.3 billion. The bill was supported by Republicans, op...

South African artillery fires at training ground

defence24.pl 2 years ago South African arms company Denel conducted a demonstration of its products at the Alkantpan Test scope site in Copperton in the Northern Cape, including the T5-52 wheeled artillery system, from which demonstration firing was carried out.

US method Support for Iraqi Armed Forces Helicopt...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On November 2, the US Department of State announced the approval of an Iraqi request for tender for the acquisition of method support services for helicopters manufactured by Bell Textron, which are located in the structures of the country's armed ...

The Finns are closer to strategical cooperation w...

defence24.pl 2 years ago According to Finnish media reports, the United States and Finland are presently in the final stages of negotiations on a defence agreement, where a final decision could be made as early as next week. And indeed, the Ministry of...

The US Army will arm light off-road vehicles with ...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On November 1, the U.S. Army issued a Request for Information (RFI) on the acquisition of the Mobile-Long scope Precision Strike rocket (M-LRPSM) long-range guided missile. Mobile-Long scope Precision Strike rocket (literally long-range and high-...

100,000 hours of Swiss H135 airstrikes

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On November 2, Airbus announced that its fleet of H135 multi-role helicopters, which is operated by the Swiss Air Force, had flown more than 100,000 hours.

Finnish ships fire torpedoes

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 31 October in the waters of the Archipelago Sea, ships of the Finnish Naval Forces (Merivoimat) conducted test firing utilizing Saab Tp47 light torpedoes (also known as SLWT — Saab Lightweight Torpedo). The corvettes Pori (83) and Hamina (80) took...

Burn with wood or coal? Which is better?

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The beginning of the formation of the sixth divisi...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 3 November in Nowy Miasto nad Pilice, Minister of National Defence Mariusz Błaszczak announced the creation of the 6th Division of the Land Forces of the Polish Armed Forces — the 8th Infantry Division of the Romuald Traugutt Home Army. The place ...

Changes at the Ministry of National Defense: strat...

defence24.pl 2 years ago What does the future hold for the arms contracts concluded and announced after the elections? 1 of the possible variants is to conduct an accelerated strategical defence Review and adjust the programs on its basis.

Nasrallah's speech means no offensive? Hezboll...

defence24.pl 2 years ago This is 1 of the most anticipated speeches in the mediate East. Hezbollah's leader, Hasan Nasrallah, in his speech sounded as if he was explaining his group's conservative engagement in the war with Israel.

Panel: War in Ukraine - conclusions for the improv...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The full-scale conflict beyond Poland's east border, which has been ongoing since February 2022, is being analyzed in terms of conclusions for the improvement and modernization of the Polish Armed Forces, with peculiar emphasis on the nature o...

Panel: Reconnaissance and communications are the k...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Ensuring situational awareness is simply a basic condition for the success of defence operations. With the expansion of the capabilities of the Polish Armed Forces under Model 2035, it is essential to saturate them with appropriately integrated rec...

Panel: Polish defence manufacture and accelerate...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The adoption of the Homeland defence Act made it possible to importantly accelerate the modernization of the Polish Armed Forces. This is an chance for the Polish defence industry, but at the same time it must be able to...

Panel: Russia and its ability to rebuild its milit...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Despite the losses suffered in Ukraine, Russia is constantly rebuilding its offensive possible thanks to the extended usage of human, financial and material reserves. It is so essential to measure the dangers that Russia may pose to NATO countri...

Panel: How to build an army of 300,000? Recruitmen...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The fresh "2035 model" of the Polish Armed Forces assumes an increase in the number of active and territorial service soldiers to a full of 300,000. specified a large-scale program to increase the numerical possible requires a crucial strength...

Panel: Gryf, Zephyr and Harpy Talon - fresh recon...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The large-scale introduction of medium- and long-range unmanned systems into the Polish Armed Forces should guarantee a crucial increase in situational awareness, but besides in the ability to strike targets deep within the enemy group. However, ...

Panel: Indo-Pacific – regional and global threats

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Indo-Pacific area is developing dynamically economically, but it is besides an arena of rivalry between superpowers. There are concerns that a possible conflict in the Indo-Pacific area may affect the full global safety architecture, besides ...

Panel: The function of autonomous systems and art...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Autonomous, unmanned systems and artificial intelligence play an increasingly crucial function on the modern battlefield. They are essential, taking into account the increasing dynamics of activities and evolving threats. However, the widespread u...

Panel: Strengthening the resilience of states and ...

defence24.pl 2 years ago In parallel with open aggression against Ukraine, Russia is conducting extended actions below the threshold of war against NATO and European Union countries in order to weaken their will to counteract aggression and the cohesion of their alliances. ...

Panel: Helicopters on the modern battlefield. What...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Poland has decided to get fresh attack and multi-role helicopters. However, the numerical expansion of the Polish Armed Forces and the evolution of the combat environment mean that further steps are besides essential to strengthen the Aeromobile ...

Panel: Technologies of the future. Should the EU a...

defence24.pl 2 years ago A visible trend on the modern battlefield is the increase in the usage of autonomous and unmanned systems. This allows for expanding the safety of fighting soldiers and reducing their number, which is crucial in the context of the...

Panel: Debate of state safety advisors B9: Challe...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The current safety situation in Central and east Europe necessitates closer cooperation between the countries of the region. The Bucharest 9 countries are in a peculiar position due to the fact that appropriate coordination of activities can inf...

Panel: Navy and safety in the Baltic Sea

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Polish Navy is undergoing a process of method modernization, which is intended to maintain, reconstruct and increase the ability to defend sea communication routes and participate in joint NATO operations. At the same time, we are observing the...

Panel: destruct the enemy's numerical advant...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The rocket and Artillery Forces are presently undergoing an unprecedented modernization process, which involves the introduction of various types of fresh fire assets and reconnaissance systems. However, the improvement of capabilities besides r...

Panel: Transformation of the Polish Armored and Me...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Land Forces of the Polish Armed Forces intend to form further divisions, and the existing tactical units require structural changes and replacement of obsolete equipment. Polish armored and mechanized units are so faced with the request to simu...

Panel: Multi-layer anti-tank defence - conclusion...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Creating anti-tank defence is 1 of the priorities of the Polish National safety Strategy. At the same time, the ongoing war in Ukraine confirms the importance of having a multi-layered defence capable of combating diverse threats present in large...

Panel: Activities of states in the information spa...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The fight against disinformation can take various forms: educating society in this area, publicizing false narratives, correcting lies or actively promoting theses that are beneficial to the state. How should strategical communication proceed and ...

Panel: Urgent needs to replenish stocks of equipme...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The supply of large amounts of military equipment and ammunition by NATO countries to Ukraine resulted in the request to urgently replenish supplies. A peculiar challenge is the implementation of parallel deliveries to the armed forces of the Nort...

Panel: Space. The importance of the V-domain in de...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Systems operating in space are of fundamental importance for the operations of all types of troops, and their function will increase even more in the future. The challenge is so to guarantee appropriate combat capabilities, but besides to develop....

Panel: Individual soldier equipment - impact on mo...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The war in Ukraine, as well as erstwhile conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, have shown that individual equipment plays a key function in the survivability of soldiers as well as their effectiveness on the battlefield. Currently, the Polish Army......

Panel: Air Force Aviation Integration. How to effe...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Polish Air Force is presently introducing 2 types of fresh generation combat aircraft, and at the same time it is trying to modernize its F-16 fleet. Further strengthening of the combat aviation and support fleet is besides planned....

Panel: Sweden and Finland in NATO: changing the ba...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO is simply a crucial strengthening of defence capabilities in the Baltic Sea, but it besides poses challenges. How will the integration of the armed forces of Sweden and Finland in the collective...

Presentation of the Indian CCPT artillery command ...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On October 30, the Carrier Command Post Tracked (CCPT) tracked artillery command vehicle was presented at the Medak Ordnance mill in India. The vehicle was built on a modified chassis of the BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle, produced under a Russian ...

Did Hamas besides set Iraq on fire? [COMMENT]

defence24.pl 2 years ago The alleged The muslim opposition in Iraq is expanding attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria in consequence to U.S. support for Israel. This situation may lead to serious destabilization of Iraq, due to the fact that the political forces asso...

Swiss components in a Russian missile

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Ukrainian Military Service reports that components of Swiss origin have been found in the Russian 9K333 Wierzba 9K333 Wierzba portable anti-aircraft rocket launcher.

The beginning of the conflict of Gaza. Encircleme...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Although the Gaza Strip itself is geographically isolated by Israel and Egypt, the land invasion of Israeli forces was intended to cut through the enclave and encircle Gaza and Jabalia. Prime Minister Netanyahu called it the "highest minute of...

One 100 1000 arrowheads in the service of the ho...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago The 100,000th copy of the MSBS GROT firearm came off the production line of the "Łucznik"-Radom Weapons Factory. It will shortly be included in the equipment of the Polish Armed Forces, which have received almost 100,000 pieces of this weapon. A un...

We're breaking up with kindergarten. Relations...

angora24.pl 2 years ago At a time of war in the East, we are more afraid about the German issue than that threat. We started to feel another German-speaking feeling: Schadenfreude, i.e. the barely concealed satisfaction that Putin hit them harder than us, due to the fact t...

FA-50 defeats "invisible" fighter

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Philippine FA-50PH managed to approach the American 5th generation fighter from the rear hemisphere and then obtained a bearing on it enabling it to fire a thermally guided air-to-air rocket at it. If the fight had been real,...

New Norwegian Arctic Patrol Vessel

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On November 1, the Norwegian Vard Langsten shipyard in Tormefjord, owned by the global shipbuilding company Fincantieri, held a baptism ceremony for the Jan Mayen-class Arctic patrol ship Bjørnøya (W 311). The privilege of naming the fresh unit was...