Army

Ukrainian howitzers will strike at 70 km

defence24.pl 3 years ago **The armed forces of Ukraine decided to order Vulcano precision artillery munitions. This means that Ukrainian barrel artillery will have the ability to combat targets at ranges as advanced as 70-80 km. **

Elbit Systems to modernize tanks for abroad contr...

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On August 17, Israeli company Elbit Systems concluded 2 agreements for the modernization of base tanks belonging to a abroad user. The package of contracts is worth $240 million — the first, for $60 million, will be completed within 2 years, and t...

Russians pull more tanks from hardware depots

defence24.pl 3 years ago Losses of Russian armoured equipment force its replenishment by, among others, overhauling machines located in the depots, which has been effective for respective months. This time, the transport of T-80BW tanks was captured on footage in the Kazan ...

Taiwan demonstrates F-16 readiness in face of Chin...

defence24.pl 3 years ago At an air base in Taiwan, authorities unveiled the maintenance capabilities and F-16 fighter pilots to the media to show readiness to defend the island amid tensions on the Taiwan-China line. Taiwan wants to show that its forces are...

The “hypersonic” MiG-31 in Kaliningrad responded t...

defence24.pl 3 years ago **Russia has deployed 3 MiG-31i fighter jets in the Kaliningrad Oblast, equipped with Ch-47M2 Kinjal missiles, described by the Russians as hypersonic. Moscow assures that they will be on permanent combat duty. However, the Russians' decision appea...

MQ-9A Reaper for USMC with more capabilities

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On August 17, the United States Marine Aviation Command announced the procurement for the U.S. Marine Corps of 8 combat unmanned MQ-9A Repaer flying apparatus, which would have greater operational capabilities.

NATO ready to intervene Serbia and Kosovo if neede...

defence24.pl 3 years ago NATO stands ready to intervene if stableness between Serbia and Kosovo is threatened, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in Brussels on Wednesday during a joint press conference with Serbian president Aleksandar Vuchić.

Mockups of Russian vehicles for the Bundeswehr

zbiam.pl 3 years ago On August 14, Australian company GaardTech announced via social media that respective remote-controlled mobile three-dimensional mock-ups simulating Russian military vehicles were delivered to the German armed forces. 4 mock-ups belonging to the Ro...

Chinese soldiers will go on manoeuvres to Russia

defence24.pl 3 years ago Chinese soldiers will shortly travel to Russia to take part in joint maneuvers with the country's military, as well as another countries including India, Belarus, Mongolia and Tajikistan, the defence ministry said in Beijing on Wednesday.

Ukraine: tank destroyer like planet War II [VIDEO...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The MT-LB tracked armored personnel carrier has again become the base for the creation of an improvised specialized version, this time a tank destroyer built on akin principles as in the times of planet War II or local conflicts...

Four fresh helicopters for police with free rein

infosecurity24.pl 3 years ago Police office buys 4 fresh helicopters. According to erstwhile announcements, light machines will be sent to the formation, as it needs them most. It is already known that these are expected to be precisely Bell 407GXi helicopters. The command...

Israel and Turkey Reestablish Full Diplomatic Rela...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Israel and Turkey have decided to reconstruct full diplomatic relations, Israeli Prime Minister Jair Lapid's office said on Wednesday.

Russian soldiers spotted after France retreat from...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The Russian soldiers were spotted at the airport in Gao in the north of Mali by German soldiers. Additionally, 2 Embraer 314 Super Tucano and L-39 Albatros aircraft were observed. Russia handed over L-39 aircraft to Malian forces last...

Dreaming fish, terrorism and state safety [COMMEN...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The poisoning of fish in the Oder has shown that there is no crisis management strategy in Poland to defend against a planned and comprehensively implemented terrorist attack. due to the fact that poisoning the Measles could be just specified an ...

Dreaming fish, terrorism and state safety [OPINIO...

Ukraine: towed rocket launcher 'witcher'

defence24.pl 3 years ago Recovery of items of lost military equipment is 1 way to supply spare parts for this serviceable and utilized on the battlefield. However, sometimes this process becomes the beginning of the creation of improvised weapons, which, despite the smalle...

Mine destroyer Albatros is permanently stationed i...

defence24.pl 3 years ago As already reported on Friday, the Navy picked up the second mine-destroyer of task 258 called Albatros from the Remontowa Shipbuliding shipyard in Gdańsk. On Wednesday, the ship entered its home port of Gdynia for the first time as...

JLTV — multi-purpose vehicle with a game and Poli...

defence24.pl 3 years ago ***The JLTV is designed to be capable of carrying armament from 5.56 mm caliber to 30 mm cannon. The barrel weapons can be combined with a wide scope of average and dense anti-tank defence systems as well as with...

A nipponese parliamentarian wants to visit Taiwan...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Japanese parliamentarian Keiji Furuya plans to visit Taiwan next week, Kyodo said, citing anonymous sources. This is likely to provoke the ire of the PRC, whose troops have been conducting large drills around Taiwan in retaliation for visits by...

Huta Stalowa Wola is waiting for the president

defence24.pl 3 years ago Until Friday, August 26, applications are accepted in the qualification procedure for the position of president of the Management Board of the General manager of Huta Stalowa Wola SA, announced by the Supervisory Board of the Company.

Black series of Russian Alligators in Ukraine?

defence24.pl 3 years ago The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the shooting down of another 3 Russian Ka-52 attack helicopters between 13 and 15 August. Thus, the black series of Kamov rotor planes is lengthening, which are the most...

The US is facing a shortage of troops. This proble...

cyberdefence24.pl 3 years ago The demographic decline makes recruitment of employees who can choose from many career paths an expanding problem. The fight for recruits is besides fought by the US military, which has a plan to remedy the shortages in the army....

Greece: More F-16s to be upgraded. Vipers are alre...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The Greek Ministry of defence has decided to upgrade 38 F-16 aircraft to the F-16V Viper standard. This time it will be the F-16 Block 50, delivered at the end of the last century. They will join 84 machines...

Unmanned HIMARS, or loyal wingman for artillery

defence24.pl 3 years ago HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) multi-guide rocket launchers show their advanced efficiency on the Ukrainian front. In order to further increase their “usefulness” on the battlefield and to encourage the saturation of subunits of gr...

Germany bets on “God of War”... and wheels [COMMEN...

defence24.pl 3 years ago **A fresh ground troop structure of the Bundeswehr (Deutsches Heer) has been developed in Germany. It assumes a crucial reinforcement of artillery and recreation of anti-aircraft defences in ground troops, as part of artillery squadrons. Interesti...

Russia: more helicopters in Ukraine attack

defence24.pl 3 years ago Ukrainian military aviation spokesperson Yuri Ihnat said Tuesday that Russia is presently utilizing any 360 helicopters in the war against Ukraine. At the beginning of the invasion, at the end of February, the chopper group numbered about 250 mac...

Germany inactive below NATO mark erstwhile it ...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Even with a peculiar fund of 100 billion euros for the Bundeswehr, Germany is likely to stay below NATO's mark of spending 2 percent of gross home product on defense, according to the Rheinische Post, citing the findings of...

Soloch: twice expanding the size of the army has ...

defence24.pl 3 years ago We have 2 effective instruments of force on the Kremlin, which include the supply of military equipment to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and economical sanctions against Russia,” BBN chief Pawel Soloch told “Gazeta Polska”.

A Brazilian aircraft carrier is sailing to Turkey....

defence24.pl 3 years ago The Brazilian Navy reported that its aircraft carrier “Sao Paolo” had begun a cruise to Turkey. After sailing more than 6,000 nautical miles (more than 11,000 km), the ship containing tons of asbestos and hazardous materials is to be...

US won't unfreeze $7bn belonging to Afghanistan's ...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The US administration has decided not to release any funds from the $7bn frozen in US accounts of Afghanistan's central bank, the Wall Street diary reported on Monday. This is the consequence of, among another things, the Taliban giving...

Chief of the Ministry of Defence of Finland: by th...

defence24.pl 3 years ago At best, Finland will be a full associate of the North Atlantic Alliance by the end of this year, the country's defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen said on Monday.

Slovakia says goodbye to MIGI-29. Minister: No dec...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The Slovak Air Force will decommission MiG-29 fighter jets by the end of August, and since then until Slovakia receives its ordered F-16 fighters Poland and the Czech Republic will defend its airspace.

Switzerland: 'automatic' howitzer on wheels altern...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Two BAE Archer 8x8 and KMW RCH 155 designs, chosen by the Swiss, replaced the M109 KAWEST, utilized since 1974.

Executive agreement for K2 tanks “in the coming da...

defence24.pl 3 years ago PGZ president Sebastian Chwałek announced in the Polish Radio First Programme that the Polish Armaments Group is preparing to conclude a consortium with Hyundai Rotem to jointly produce K2 tanks. He added that the first executive agreement is expec...

Are the plans of the Ministry of National defence ...

bezpieczenstwoistrategia.com 3 years ago How does planning military equipment purchases and affect the combat botiveness of 18 DZ?

Another visit to Taiwan by American representative...

defence24.pl 3 years ago A U.S. legislature delegation flew into Taiwan on Sunday, the Taiwanese abroad Ministry said. During the visit, which will last until Monday, US congressmen will meet representatives of Taiwan's top authorities.

India gets fresh MRAPs

defence24.pl 3 years ago Indian arms company TATA Advanced Defence Systems will supply the MRAP class QRFV (Combat fast consequence Vehicle) to Indian ground forces. According to the company, these vehicles are intended to enhance the operational capabilities of the Indian...

France withdraws from Mali and goes west of Africa...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Operation Barkhane began in August 2014, and was a continuation of Operation Serval, targeting the structures of al-Qaeda muslim Maghreb. The main nonsubjective was to support local military forces in the fight against terrorism, coordination of an...

Media: The backstage of the chaotic evacuation of ...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Documents from the German embassy in Kabul were burned and 15 all-terrain Mercedes destroyed with a forklift to keep them from falling into Taliban hands, reports Spiegel, describing in item the last fewer days before the fall of Kabul,...

Will Russia rebuild war losses? Mobilization of ma...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Ukrainian military intelligence GUR reported that Russia plans to increase its military modernization spending by the equivalent of about $10 billion later in 2022. This coupled with “industrial mobilization” is intended to aid Russians conduct offe...

Iraqi powder keg: Sadr wants power! [OPINION]

defence24.pl 3 years ago **The Shiite-Shiite confrontation in Iraq escalates and Muktada as-Sadr, under the pretext of reforming the ailing political system, seeks to take full power. The threat of an outbreak of civilian war exists, although it is not inactive a foregone....

Chinese fighters and bombers again over Thailand

defence24.pl 3 years ago Chinese and Thai warplanes are to carry out joint aerial maneuvers close Laos. Earlier, their commanders talked about the possibilities of developing cooperation between the air forces of China and Thailand. This kind of training task has been car...

Germany suspends operations of its troops deployed...

defence24.pl 3 years ago Germany is suspending any of the operations carried out on a regular basis as part of the military contingent deployed in Mali. This is about reconnaissance activities and flights utilizing the Ch-53 helicopter, and this is due to the...

Artillery Reserves of Russia: Fire on Caterpillars...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The war in Ukraine, in its current phase, has been going on for respective months. 1 of the most crucial types of armament active is self-propelled barrel artillery, which, together with towed and rocket, accounts for most of the...

Taiwan and the US don't gotta lose erstwhile the...

defence24.pl 3 years ago The Taiwan region was, is and will stay in subsequent years a highly conflictogenic place. In particular, the authorities in Beijing have late been increasingly turning to tools specified as demonstrations and demonstrations of military strength...

Will India sale Malaysia's own fighter jets?

defence24.pl 3 years ago India offered Malaysia the sale of 18 light combat aircraft (LCA) “Tejas”. The Indian Ministry of Defence noted that Argentina, Australia, Egypt, the United States, Indonesia and the Philippines besides expressed its interest in this construction.

Oath after twelve-day basic training

defence24.pl 3 years ago On 12 August in Olsztyn, in the barracks of the 16th Pomeranian Mechanized Division, a solemn military oath of soldiers of voluntary essential military service took place. In the presence of the Deputy Prime Minister — the Minister of...

Armies of the World: Republic of Korea Air Force

defence24.pl 3 years ago The Republic of Korea Air Force with 500 combat machines, many support aircraft, training aviation and crucial air defence is among the strongest in the planet at least in terms of numbers. The challenge will be the number of...

Pistol grenade launcher and poles, or how to aid ...

defence24.pl 3 years ago During the Eurosatory 2022 arms fair, 2 completely fresh solutions were presented to aid peculiar forces operators, Border defender officers and counter-terror police officers to climb tall buildings and watercraft faster and safer and force en...

Brazil buys anti-tank Javelins -- belatedly (+)

defence24.pl 3 years ago The U.S. State Department has agreed to a possible sale to Brazil of a batch of Javelin anti-tank guided missiles. According to Reuters, consent to the transaction was withheld for any time for political reasons, and the applicable request...