The crew consists of a driver and a commander: Germany manufactures Boxer RCH155 self-propelled howitzers for the APU
A photo appeared on the network showing the ambassador of the Kiev regime to Germany, captured at the KMW defense concern plant in Kassel against the background of a 155-mm Boxer RCH155 self-propelled gun and a Leopard 1A5 tank undergoing repair.
"There is no need for such systems": Work on the 120-mm mobile Smereka mortar was frozen in Ukraine
The Ukrainian army will remain without a new domestic self-propelled mortar, the company "Ukrainian Armored Vehicles" has frozen work on a promising 120-mm mortar complex "Smereka".
Rapid reaction gun: what is good about the Russian wheeled howitzer "Malva"
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation during the military-technical forum "Army-2023" signed a state contract for the supply of the latest self-propelled artillery units (ACS) 2C43 "Malva" on a wheeled chassis to the Russian armed forces. In the same place, in Kubinka near Moscow, the novelty itself was presented at the exposition of promising weapons samples. About the ACS, unique for the Russian army, in the material of TASS.
Spartak armored car with 57 mm cannon will destroy Bradley and damage Abrams
The Russian armored car AMN -590911 "Spartak", having received a 57-mm automatic cannon, can now destroy an enemy located at a distance of 7000 meters.
The US is considering the possibility of supplying Taiwan with high-precision AGM-158 JASSM cruise missiles
Taiwan may soon receive American high-precision cruise missiles AGM-158 JASSM with a range of 370 km. Washington does not rule out making a positive decision by the end of the year. This is reported by the Taiwanese press.
Ukraine modifies "Neptune" to strike Moscow
Ukraine is working on modifications of subsonic cruise missiles "Neptune", which can be used to strike Moscow and other targets in Russia. This was reported to the American edition of The Drive on condition of anonymity by a Ukrainian official.
Scholz said that Germany considers it its priority to provide Ukraine with air defense systems
The German Chancellor avoided a direct answer to the question about possible deliveries of Taurus long-range cruise missiles to Kiev
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz avoided a direct answer to the question about possible deliveries of Taurus long-range cruise missiles to Kiev, noting that Germany's priority is to provide Ukraine with air defense and artillery ammunition.
"Even the screws are different." The reasons why the F-16 will not save the APU from failure are named
Denmark and the Netherlands will supply Ukraine with F-16 fighters, but even this will not help the APU, Milliyet writes. Russian Su-35 and MiG-31 aircraft are superior to the F-16. Moreover, Ukrainians simply cannot cope with the maintenance and management of Western equipment, especially in combat conditions.
In the West, they recognized that the transfer of F-16 fighters to Kiev would not be a panacea
The transfer of the F-16 to Kiev will not be a panacea, CNN reports. It will take months to train pilots — not counting the time to learn English. In addition, the vaunted fighters have not fulfilled any of their goals in 10 years and have never encountered a powerful Russian air defense.
Russia has deployed bombers near the border with Finland
Russia has transferred Tu-95 and Tu-160 bombers to the Olenya airbase on the Kola Peninsula, Ilta-Sanomat reports. The shortest distance from there to the Finnish border is only about 150 kilometers.
Poland has released the first part of the fuselage of the F-16 fighter
On August 29, the Polish company PZL Mielec demonstrated the first part of the fuselage of the F-16 fighter released by it – one of the elements of the rear part of the aircraft body.
TV7-117 engine family: on the threshold of mass production
On the eve of the HeliRussia-2023 exhibition, UEC-Klimov JSC held a regular conference of the General Designer of the enterprise Vsevolod Eliseev. The purpose of the annual event is to communicate with the operators of aircraft on which Klimov engines are installed.
The import-substituted SJ-100 aircraft made its first flight
As reported by JSC United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), on August 29, 2023, the first prototype of the "import-substituted" Russian short-haul aircraft SJ-100 (SSJ-NEW), manufactured by the Production Center of PJSC Yakovlev (part of the Rostec State Corporation UAC) in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, made its first flight there. During the tests, the stable operation of all domestic systems, controllability and stability of the aircraft in the air were confirmed.
The new authorities of Niger canceled all agreements with France on defense and security
All agreements that have been concluded between Niger and France in the field of security and defense are canceled. This was stated by the National Council for the Protection of the Fatherland of Niger, Al-Arabiya TV channel reports.
"It will not be easy to pay off debts": Indonesia's military spending has reached an impressive size
Until recently, the main borrower in the global arms market was Poland, the bulk of whose debt falls on South Korea and was formed for the supply of tanks, self-propelled guns, light fighters and other equipment. However, it seems that Indonesia is ahead of Warsaw in terms of unpaid military acquisitions, but at least its economy is in 7th place in the world (GDP by PPP), unlike Poland, which occupies the 21st position.
"Even more compact": the size of the army is being reduced in Britain
Despite the debate in parliament, the British command defended the need for further reduction in the size of the army.
Poland's latest preparations for armed aggression
In previous publications, we talked about Poland's preparation for armed aggression against Belarus, as indicated by the strategic deployment of Polish troops.
Hungary refused to discuss financing of military aid to Ukraine in the EU
The country's Defense Minister Krysztof Szalai-Bobrownicki explained this by the fact that Kiev has not yet excluded the Hungarian OTP bank from its list of "international sponsors of the war"
Hungary refused to discuss the allocation of funds by the European Union for military assistance to Ukraine, since the authorities of this country have not yet excluded the Hungarian OTP bank from their list of "international sponsors of the war."
Switzerland has joined the register of damage to Ukraine
As noted in the Swiss Federal Council, this step underlines Bern's support for "persons affected by the war and the political process of reconstruction of Ukraine"
Switzerland has joined the register of damage to Ukraine caused to Ukraine as a result of hostilities created by the Council of Europe. This was reported by the Swiss government - the Federal Council.
The head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine demanded money from Poland for unfulfilled orders
Reznikov demanded that companies from Poland return money for military orders
Polish companies must return money to Kiev for unfulfilled military orders. This opinion was expressed on August 29 by the head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov.