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Artillery , NATO , News , Poland , Tanks
On 9 January, Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Mariusz Blaszczak, announced the official formation of a new fifth division of the Polish Armed Forces – the 1st… Continue reading "Polish Armed Forces To Form a New Division"
2 years ago
Ammunition , Artillery , Conflict , News , Ordnance , Russia , Ukraine
Since the war in Ukraine began, the Russian Armed Forces have used thousands of tons of artillery ammunition in a vast arrange of calibers. Dominant amongst these is the venerable… Continue reading "Is Russia Running Short of Ammunition?"
2 years ago
Ammunition , Breaking News , Explosives , Ordnance , Ukraine
German defence giant Rheinmetall announced on January 4, that it had won a triple-digit million euro contract for setting up an explosives factory in Várpalota, Hungary. The Hungarian state is… Continue reading "Rheinmetall To Set Up RDX Plant In Hungary In Response To Increase In Demand"
2 years ago
Artillery , Breaking News , European Union , France , News , Ordnance
Lithuania has signed a contract to procure the CAESAR Mark II artillery system from France on December 30, 2022. 18 units of the mobile 6×6 truck mounted howitzers will be… Continue reading "Lithuania Signs Deal For 18 CAESAR II Artillery Systems From France"
2 years ago
Conflict , European Union , News , Training , Ukraine
The baltic nations of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have been staunch supporters of Ukraine. Lithuania’s military has been providing training of various sorts since 2015 and in 2023 looks to… Continue reading "Lithuania Plans Expansion of Ukrainian Training Program"
2 years ago
Army , Defense , Taiwan , Training
On 27 December, Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-Wen announced in her first press conference in over two years, that starting from the first day of 2024, all eligible Taiwanese men born… Continue reading "Taiwan To Extend Conscription To One Year"
2 years ago
Drone , Loitering Munitions , News , Ordnance , USA
The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense has signed a contract with the US government to purchase Switchblade 600 kamikaze drones. As a result, Lithuania became the second country after the United… Continue reading "Lithuania Purchases an Unknown Number of Switchblade 600 Drones From the US"
2 years ago
Air Force , Anti-Air , Army , Artillery , Aviation , Companies , Drone , Equipment , Missiles , Naval , News , Ordnance , Surface Combatant , Torpedoes , Turkey
On December 20, Turkey held its final Defense Industry Executive Committee (SSİK) meeting of the year. The meeting, which took place at The Presidential Complex and was presided over by… Continue reading "Turkey Green-lights Production on 25 Different Projects Including the Tayfun Short-Range Ballistic Missile"
2 years ago
Bundeswehr , Equipment , Germany , Ground Vehicles , IFV , NATO , News , Politics , Russia , Tanks , Ukraine
On 21 December, the Czech army received the first of 14 German Leopard 2A4 tanks which will eventually be upgraded to the 2A7 standard by the Czechs. The vehicles are… Continue reading "Czechia and Slovakia Receive New Leopard Tanks"
2 years ago
Army , China , Cyber Warfare , Espionage , Intelligence , Iran , News , Politics , Russia , Technology , USA
According to Major General William J. Hartman who leads US Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force, the 2022 midterm elections saw much less foreign interference than is typically expected. “we… Continue reading "Low Foreign Election Interference in Midterms, US General in Charge of Cyber Defense Says"
2 years ago
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