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German reconnaissance ship Alster in Gdynia

zbiam.pl 3 years ago From 23 to 24 April, the German reconnaissance ship Alster (A 52) kind 423 (Oste) was in the commercial port of Gdynia. The respective hundred-hour visit of the unit, which moored at the United States Embankment, was of a method nature. Until a fe...

Iranian anti-tank guided rocket Sadid-365 [VIDEO]...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago In the second half of April, Iranian media published material revealing the existence of Iran's fresh Sadid-365 anti-tank guided missile, its own plan and manufacture. It is simply a modern weapon of the “top attack” category, additionally characte...

Iveco Defence Vehicles at Brazilian Arms Fair

defence24.pl 3 years ago At the last LAAD2023 defence fair, Iveco Defence Vehicles presented its extended portfolio of vehicles for both military and safety services. Among another things, the previously unshown variant of the Guarani 6x6 wheeled armored personnel carrier...

France delivers armored personnel carriers to Afri...

defence24.pl 3 years ago France has delivered the first tranche of VAB 4x4 wheeled armored personnel carriers for the Benin army, which thanks to this supply will be able to carry out activities aimed at, among others, combating terrorism in the north of...

Introduce a “your-alien” strategy for tanks? In ...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The efforts of the Polish Armed Forces and Polish manufacture managed to master the technology ensuring the recognition of their own land vehicles on the battlefield by aircraft and by ground fire platforms. Importantly, the strategy designated a...

Australia is betting on long-range missiles but no...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Australia's fresh defence strategy prioritizes the improvement of high-precision long-range missiles, home production of guided weapons systems and diplomacy, a government paper published on Monday said.

Gen. Komornicki: Readiness and combat capability k...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Combat readiness and capability are among the youngest, and at the same time the basic principles of the Polish art of war, which constitute the combat possible of the armed forces. They should besides guarantee that surprise is avoided...

Tellus program detects threats with microbes

zbiam.pl 3 years ago The Tellus program run by DARPA aims to make distant detection and consequence platforms for environmental hazards. As we read in the DARPA release, current approaches to environmental monitoring can be based on both distributed sensor networks...

Poles evacuated from Sudan

defence24.pl 3 years ago 11 Poles were evacuated in French and Spanish convoys, including Polish diplomats - including the Polish ambassador - and private individuals, abroad Ministry spokesperson Łukasz Jasina told the PAP on Monday. Polish citizens left Sudan in connecti...

The awesome arsenal of the elite of the French po...

infosecurity24.pl 3 years ago The RAID arsenal, like those of duplicate units of another European countries, looks impressive. The shooting equipment of this elite formation is simply a mixture of German, French and Austrian structures with a tiny admixture of American and Rus...

In Dęblin on the safety of airports and seaports

zbiam.pl 3 years ago The 12th National technological Conference “Airport and Maritime Security” brought together safety experts from the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland, Border defender and another state services and civilian environment in the Air Military A...

SIPRI: Armaments spending in 2022 biggest since 19...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Global arms spending increased by 3.7 per cent last year, according to the Stockholm Institute for Peace investigation SIPRI. This is the biggest increase since the 1960s, erstwhile the institute began publishing reports, Deutsche Welle reported o...

Czechs handed over another twelve tanks to Ukrain...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Czech tv station Česká televize reported the handover of another 12 T-72M1 tanks by the government in Prague to warring Ukraine. The vehicles most likely come from stocks of the Czech army, which has so far assigned about 40 copies...

First Altay tanks given to user

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On April 23, the Ministry of National defence of the Republic of Turkey held a ceremony of handing over the first Altay tanks to the Land Troops of the Turkish Armed Forces. The ceremony was attended by: president of the Republic of Turkey Recep T...

Germany officially joined the CAVS program

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 17 April, the Finnish company Patria Oy announced that the national Republic of Germany has officially joined the global program for the acquisition of 6×6 wheeled armored personnel carriers (CAVS). The very joining of Germany to the Common Arm...

Estonia: army ready as in Israel

defence24.pl 3 years ago “In terms of the defensive readiness of our army, we are getting closer to Israel's standards,” General Martin Herem, the commander of the Estonian armed forces, said on Sunday.

The first ECRS Mk2 radar will be delivered by Leon...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 21 April, BAE Systems announced that it had received a prototype ECRS Mk2 radio station from Leonardo. It is the latest component of the Eurofighter multirole combat aircraft improvement program.

Fighting in the City - Wounded Soldiers

zbiam.pl 3 years ago Helpping wounded colleagues is 1 of the duties of all soldier. At the Territorial defence Troops Training Center, another course of CLS - Battlefield Rescuer took place, in which respective twelve soldiers from all over the country learned the s...

EKSPLOBALIS 2023. Invitation to the conference.

zbiam.pl 3 years ago The Organizing Committee invites you to participate in the XII global technological Conference EKSPLOBALIS 2023 “Innovations of military technology in the contemporary battlefield”, which will take place from 15 to 17 May 2023 at AMW Rewita Solina....

Recommissioned cannon mortars spotted in Crimea

defence24.pl 3 years ago Recently, we see more transports of decommissioned Russian equipment heading towards Russian-occupied Crimea. It is mainly various types of towed artillery, which will most likely be part of the fortification lines being built.

ATMOS 2000 for Colombia ordered

defence24.pl 3 years ago Elbit Systems announced that it has concluded a contract for the supply of ATMOS 2000 systems to a abroad client for the sum of about US$102 million. Most likely it is Colombia, which was expected to decide on the...

Combat usage of guided missiles of the Riefleks-M...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago The combat activities in Ukraine are the first instance of specified frequent use, on top of the well-documented, 1 of the “trademarks” of Russian tanks and parts of infantry fighting vehicles, that is, guided missiles fired through the barrel wire...

New information on the tender for wheeled armored ...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On April 20, the Ministry of defence of the Republic of Peru authorized Ejército del Perú to begin the process of selecting a supplier of wheeled armored personnel carriers in an 8×8 system. Peru is going to get 30 vehicles worth a maximum value of...

Evacuation of Western diplomats from Khartoum. Ame...

pulslewantu.pl 3 years ago The Americans evacuated their embassy from Khartoum. All U.S. diplomats and their families have already left Sudan. The evacuation was carried out by air. 3 CH-47 Chinook helicopters took about 70 Americans to Camp Lemonnier base in Djibouti. The de...

Unmanned Jackal with LMM missiles [VIDEO]

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On April 20, Flyby Technology released a compilation of footage of the Jackal multirotor prototype launching Thales LMM guided missiles. Flyby Technology hopes that the armed Jackal will arouse marketplace interest, in the first instance of the Brit...

Change Commander of the Pacific Ocean Fleet - the ...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 21 April, the TASS news agency reported that Adm. commanding the Baltic Fleet so far. Viktor Liina has been appointed as the fresh commander of the Pacific Ocean Fleet, 1 of the 2 most crucial operational compounds of the Russian Navy. This fu...

Improvised anti-aircraft kit based on artillery tr...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The Russian integration of 2M-3M 25mm equipped fire stations on the MT-LB armored personnel carrier was not the end of the process of combining weapons systems derived from surface units with land vehicles. This time this turret was mounted...

Australia cuts BWP and artillery purchases

defence24.pl 3 years ago The Australian Government, as part of the reorganisation of its spending plan in consequence to the strategical Defence Review (DSR), will importantly reduce the number of Land 400 Phase 3 combat vehicles from 450 to just 129 vehicles. Moreover,.....

Ukraine will receive Abrams tanks faster?

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On April 21, during a conference of countries supporting Ukraine at the US base Ramstein in Germany, United States Secretary of defence Lloyd Austin announced that by the end of May, more than 30 Abrams tanks will arrive in Germany to train Ukrainia...

German divisions not ready to defend NATO

defence24.pl 3 years ago In consequence to Russia's aggression into Ukraine, Berlin promised to deploy a full equipped division of ground troops to NATO forces as early as 2025. According to papers released by the press, Germany will not be able to fulfil...

WB GROUP news at POLSECURE 2023

zbiam.pl 3 years ago WB GROUP will present advanced solutions in the field of security, communication and operations management systems at the 2nd global POLSECURE Fair, which will take place on 25-27 April 2023. The systems developed by Polish constructors will be able...

Weekly Brief 15–21.04.2023

strategyandfuture.org 3 years ago Przemówienie Yellen pozwala autorowi „Weekly Brief” na płynne przejście do informacji przekazywanych przez „Financial Times” we wtorek, a mianowicie do danych dotyczących stanu chińskiej gospodarki – która miała urosnąć w pierwszym kwartale bieżącego...

Big reductions to Australian Army modernisation pl...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 21 April, Australian Union authorities confirmed that the proposals in the latest strategical Defence Review included a plan to slow and reduce the improvement process of the Australian Army. According to Australian Union Prime Minister Anthony ...

Armored improvisations of Ukrainians

defence24.pl 3 years ago “Need is the parent of inventions” is simply a proverb that fits perfectly into the nature of armed conflicts. It has been no different for many years in Ukraine, where various types of inventions and hybrids of known types of...

Training of Ukrainians on Abrams is coming soon

defence24.pl 3 years ago “We have accelerated the agenda for delivering Abrams tanks to Ukraine and they will be sent to Germany in the coming weeks for training Ukrainian troops,” U.S. defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Friday during a conference following a...

Stoltenberg's tenure as NATO chief could be extend...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Norwegian Jens Stoltenberg's word as Secretary General of NATO, which expires on September 30, may one more time be extended. Alliance members are having problem agreeing on his successor, Norwegian public broadcaster NRK said on Friday.

Test launch of French strategical ballistic missi...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 19 April off the coast of Finistère (Brittany) as part of post-repair trials, French nuclear-powered submarine Le Terrible fired the M51 strategical ballistic missile. The nuclear-powered strategical submarine Le Terrible fired an M51 ballistic ...

New Tatra Phoenix at fairs in Czech Republic and G...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Czech company Tatra Trucks announced the presentation of the Phoenix 8x8 truck with a hook self-loading strategy at DEFEA 2023 and IDET 2023. The vehicle will besides be demonstrated during the Technology Days in Kopřivnice.

Rheinmetall and Lockheed Martin to collaborate on ...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On April 21, the Rheinmetall AG industrial group and the Lockheed Martin corp signed a letter of intent on cooperation in the field of rocket artillery ammunition production. Thanks to the signed letter of intent (Memorandum of Understanding, MoU), ...

Czech Republic will proceed to modernize Ukrainia...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The Ministry of defence in Prague announced that it intends to proceed the T-72 tank modernization task for Ukraine, financed by the United States and the Netherlands. In Czech arms plants, the BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles intended for the...

Container ships, or alternatively rocket ships?

defence24.pl 3 years ago Any watercraft that has a space of 6.1m by 2.5m on board can be converted into a rocket ship. More and more countries are placing anti-aircraft, anti-ship, maneuvering and even hypersonic rocket launchers inside standard TEU and FEU containers....

First serial L-39NG flown

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On April 21, the Czech company Aero Vodochody reported that the first serial copy of the L-39NG Albatros jet training aircraft made its first test flight. According to the announcement, the flight was a complete success.

MOSG has launched proceedings for the acquisition ...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 12 April, the Maritime Branch of the Border defender in Gdańsk announced the launch of the expected tender procedure for the acquisition of 2 patrol and intervention hovercraft to be sent to units operating in the area of the Vistrum Spit.

AIM-120D-3 AMRAAM closer to commissioning

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On April 18, Raytheon corp announced that U.S. Air Force specialists had successfully completed an audit of the AIM-120D-3 AMRAAM guided rocket program. The above information means that the weapon may enter service this year.

Leopards 2 service center in Poland?

defence24.pl 3 years ago During the ongoing conference in Ramstein, the defence ministers of Poland, Ukraine and Germany signed a letter of intent to establish a service center for Leopard 2 tanks.

Anti-aircraft training at Radom Airport

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 20 April, the training of anti-aircraft units of the Air Force and Land Troops organized at the Radom airfield ended. For the first time, the latest anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems of the Polish Armed Forces took part in it, as well as the ...

WSK PZL Świdnik S.A. negotiates contracts for the ...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago April 21 Faculty of Aviation Technology 3. Regional Logistics Base in Kutno informed about negotiations with WSK PZL Świdnik S.A. belonging to the Leonardo group on the implementation of a long-term service of helicopters operated by the Polish Army....

The end of the USS Nimitz. Americans scrap second ...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The United States Navy has begun conceptual work related to the withdrawal of the atomic aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, the first unit of its kind and the second U.S. superaircraft carrier in history. Demolition will take many years and...

Polish engines for tanks and crabs? [ANALYSIS]

defence24.pl 3 years ago Contrary to appearances, the most hard component of modern military vehicles to make and manufacture are power units, that is, engines and gears together with accessories. Even a cursory analysis of the past of armored weapons is prompted to...

Another Leopards 2A4 for the Armed Forces of Ukrai...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On 20 April, Danish officials reported their intention to acquisition 14 Leopard 2A4 tanks in order to hand them over to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The initiative is intended to be a joint venture between the Kingdom of Denmark and the Kingdom of ...