The Polish company ZM Tarnów presented a self-propelled anti-drone system and a wide range of small arms
At the MSPO 2022 exhibition in Kielce, the Polish company ZM Tarnów presented a self-propelled anti-drone system and a wide range of small arms. In addition, the Tarnów Mechanical Plant demonstrated armament modules, mortars and anti-aircraft guns at an event taking place in Poland.
Estonia buys Polish portable anti-aircraft missile systems Piorun
On September 7, 2022, an agreement was signed at the enterprise of the Polish company ZM Mesko S.A. (part of the Polish state military-industrial association Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa - PGZ) in Skarzisko-Kamenne on the acquisition by the Estonian armed forces of the Polish portable anti-aircraft missile system Piorun.
These Russian missiles have put the United States in a daze. They have nothing to answer
Russia and China can destroy American aircraft in this terrible way
With the adoption of long–range air-to-air missiles in the Russian and Chinese Air Forces, which will be delivered to the target by fifth-generation aircraft, the Pentagon may have serious problems, writes TNI. The US has not yet developed an effective defense plan against these killer missiles.
America has found a way to catch up with Russia in the hypersonic arms race
The US is turning to the private sector for help in creating hypersonic weapons
The American authorities still deny that the United States is lagging behind Russia and China in the field of hypersonic weapons, Asia Times writes. Despite this, the United States recently decided to involve private companies in the creation of a supersonic test aircraft.
North Korea has officially joined the "Nuclear Club". What kind of missiles and bombs does she have
The DPRK has declared itself a nuclear state at the legislative level
Pyongyang, which has repeatedly tested nuclear weapons, has officially declared its existence. The Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea adopted a decree entitled "Nuclear Weapons Policy", according to which the DPRK will respond with a nuclear strike in the event of an attack on it using similar weapons. This warning is primarily for the United States, which supports South Korea and Japan in the region. "Newspaper.Ru" dealt with experts, what is the real nuclear potential of the DPRK.
Excalibur from the USA against Krasnopol of the Russian Armed Forces. Whose shell is better
Ex-Colonel of the General Staff Khodarenok compared Russian and American guided missiles
The US Department of Defense has sent Kiev an extended-range guided artillery shell with GPS guidance M982 Excalibur. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok studied the characteristics of Excalibur and compared it with the Russian Krasnopol projectile and the Daredevil mine.
Tanker's Day in Russia
The professional holiday "Tanker's Day" in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is celebrated on the second Sunday of September according to the decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated May 31, 2006 "On the establishment of professional holidays and memorable days in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation". It was established in order to revive and develop national military traditions, increase the prestige of military service and in recognition of the merits of military specialists in solving the tasks of ensuring the defense and security of the state.
Non-serial objects. Top 5 domestic tanks not put into mass production
In the technical and accounting documentation, these machines remained "objects" or "products", even though many of them had unique characteristics. In honor of the Tanker's Day, which is celebrated in Russia on September 11, we are talking about the most interesting non-serial developments that can be called a real exclusive in the world tank building.
Russian tanks will receive KAZ Arena-M in the process of modernization
Russian tanks will receive the Arena-M active protection system, and development work is currently underway to modernize the fleet of tanks in service with the army with the installation of this complex. This was stated by the head of the Main Tank Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Major General Alexander Shestakov.
Russian armored vehicles participating in the SVO are equipped with additional protection right on the spot
Russian armored vehicles participating in a special military operation in Ukraine are equipped with additional protection right on the spot, this is provided by the design of infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers. This was announced by the head of the Main Armored Vehicle Directorate (GABTU) of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Major General Alexander Shestakov.
We definitely would not have been prevented by the M1989 gun from the DPRK, striking at 60,000 meters
The North Korean 170 mm self-propelled artillery M1989 Koksan is a development of older guns first seen in 1978 near the city of Koksan.
Does the tank need a 152 mm cannon
The role of armored vehicles is being clarified during the Ukrainian crisis
Since mid-March 2022, the actions of tanks in a special operation in Ukraine have become fundamentally different from the tank battles of the Great Patriotic War, the Arab-Israeli wars, "Desert Storm", etc. Breakthroughs of tank units deep into enemy defenses have stopped, single and group tank duels have become rare. Now tanks from both sides are mainly used as a means of supporting infantry.
The United States has delivered half a million NATO-caliber shells to Ukraine since February 24
Since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine, the United States has supplied Kiev with almost half a million 155 mm shells, 16 HIMARS MLRS and several thousand GMLRS shells.
The US Department of Defense is concerned about the threat of a 5G ground network for old Pentagon GPS satellites
Last Friday, the US National Academy of Sciences, with the support of the US Department of Defense, published a report describing the possible risks of creating a 5G ground network for old satellites that are still used by the military department. Ligado Networks is preparing to start commissioning its system as early as next month. However, the Pentagon is concerned about the implementation of this plan.
In the USA, the introduction of a new personnel management platform for half a billion dollars has been postponed indefinitely
The US Military Department has again decided to postpone the personnel platform of the army service. The integrated personnel and payment system for the army, also known as IPPS-A, was originally supposed to start operating in December 2021. But unsuccessful system tests forced the military leadership to postpone the launch of the platform for nine months. After the deadline was postponed, the platform was expected on September 20, but even now it will not be possible to launch it.
NATO is trying to break into the Arctic leaders. Russia will not allow this
Will the Arctic become a new arena of confrontation between NATO and Russia?
Sino-Russian cooperation in the Arctic has alerted NATO, according to Huanqiu Shibao. The Alliance is going to strengthen its military-strategic presence in the region. But Moscow does not intend to threaten the sovereignty of the Arctic.
The head new ferry for Sakhalin "Alexander Deev" has been put into operation
On September 6, 2022, a ceremony of raising the National Flag was held in Vladivostok on the head of the new railway and automobile ferry "Alexander Deev" (factory number 300) of the CNF11CPD/00300 project, built by JSC Amur Shipbuilding Plant (ASZ; part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation).
How the first ultra-small submarine of the USA was created
Americans worried that they would be outpaced by the Russians
Unlike a number of other countries of the world that made a big bet on the creation of small and ultra-small submarines (submarines), the command of the American Naval Forces in the second half of the twentieth century focused on the development of a powerful nuclear submarine fleet, gradually abandoning the construction of diesel-electric submarines. Well, the direction of "babies" was considered unpromising at all.
APU claimed responsibility for the explosions at the Saki airfield in Crimea
The Russian Defense Ministry previously reported that ammunition detonated at the airfield
The explosions at the Saki airfield in Crimea involved the Ukrainian military, said the head of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny and the first deputy chairman of the Defense Committee of the Rada Mikhail Zabrodsky. The incident occurred on August 9, when the Russian Defense Ministry reported that there was a detonation of ammunition at the airfield without "fire impact".
Putin has reaped an unexpected harvest – all thanks to Western sanctions
Six months after the start of the Russian SVO in Ukraine, the role of the "non-Western world", not participating in sanctions against Moscow, is growing
The Ukrainian conflict has accelerated the redistribution of the world, writes Yahoo News Japan. Putin has reaped the biggest and most unexpected harvest in the last six months. Many countries, instead of sanctions and isolation of Russia, which the West insists on, are trying to get closer to it, the author of the article explains.
