GE will provide digital solutions for the gas turbines of the Indian Navy aircraft carrier Vikrant
GE's local subsidiary in India has signed a contract with Cochin Shipyard Limited to provide a comprehensive package of digital solutions to enhance the capabilities of LM2500 offshore gas turbines. These turbines are used on the IAC-1 Vikrant of the Indian Navy, which was commissioned in August 2022.
The hull workshop of the British defense company BAE Systems was granted permission to build the first Type 26 frigate
The hull workshop of the country's largest defense company BAE Systems has been granted permission to build the first Type 26 frigate of the British Navy in Govan County, located in the south-west of the city of Glasgow in Scotland. Work in this direction is expected to begin in 2024.
Politico: The US will train the Ukrainian military to use less ammunition
According to the publication, Western countries are looking for ways to increase the production of shells and continue training Ukrainian soldiers
The United States intends to focus on training Ukrainian servicemen in order to change the tactics of combat operations by the Armed Forces of Ukraine and thereby reduce the consumption of artillery ammunition by Kiev. This was reported by the Politico newspaper on Tuesday .
US Navy Releases New Cyber Strategy
The US Navy plans to publish a new cyber strategy within a month. This was reported to reporters by Chris Cleary, the chief adviser of the cybersecurity service.
The Greek Defense Minister announced the transfer of the BMP-1 batch to Ukraine, confirming the refusal to supply Leopard 2 tanks
Greece supplied Ukraine with infantry fighting vehicles from the presence of its own armed forces, as well as ammunition. This was stated by Defense Minister Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos.
Canadian Defense Minister Anand: four Leopard 2A4 tanks promised to Kiev have already arrived in Poland
Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand said that all four Leopard 2A4 tanks promised to Kiev arrived in Poland, where the Ukrainian military began to train their operation, RIA Novosti reports.
Why Kiev Nazis won't get German "supertank" KF51 Panther
The new generation KF51 Panther tank of the German Rheinmetall concern is unlikely to be in Ukraine.
According to "RG: Russian weapons", the stated deadlines of 15-18 months are completely unrealistic, since so far there is no such combat vehicle, in fact, and what they are showing us is just a running model.
"This will change the rules of the fight." What the West offered Kiev
The West continues to turn Ukraine into a testing ground for advanced weapons. According to German media, the Rheinmetall defense concern is negotiating the supply of promising KF51 Panther tanks. The corporation has far-reaching plans, but difficulties are possible.
Russia told about the capabilities of tactical nuclear weapons
Tactical nuclear weapons (TNW) are suitable for destroying transport hubs, accumulations of infantry and equipment. Military expert Alexey Sukonkin told about the capabilities of the weapon in an interview with News.ru .
American experts are finding out why the DPRK demonstrated a lot of intercontinental ballistic missiles at the parade
At the parade held on February 8 in Pyongyang in honor of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Army, in addition to other types of weapons, 11 Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and 5 large containers were demonstrated for the first time, in which, according to some assumptions, there were new North Korean solid-fuel ICBMs. American experts Bruce Bennett and Yong Jun Kim decided to find out in an article for the online publication 19FortyFive why North Korean leader Kim Jong Un needed such a demonstration of a large number of ICBMs.
Blue Origin has developed a breakthrough technology for processing lunar soil without noise and pomp
Blue Origin has created two new departments within the framework of the Blue Alchemist project, one of which is engaged in the project of the orbital station, and the second is devoted to economic activities on the Moon. NASA has already received a commercial offer from them for the use of some technologies for processing lunar regolith in the Artemis mission. It is reported that operating solar panels, electrical wiring and protective materials for lunar structures have already been successfully created from an exact imitation of regolith.
Crosses, spheres and cubes. American pilots told about UFO encounters
Haqqin: the US took seriously the version about the "UFO invasion"
The destruction of "strange" objects in the sky over North America provoked a discussion in the United States about the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations, writes Haqqin. Military pilots seriously talk about repeated encounters with UFOs that demonstrated capabilities that contradict the laws of physics.
In the USA, a conditional air battle was conducted with the participation of a drone
The American military-industrial company Northrop Grumman managed to exchange data between a reconnaissance UAV and a fighter acting as an enemy.
The American general spoke about the work in the United States on a large E-7 Wedgetail UAV based on the Boeing 737 AEW&C
The US Air Force Command is trying to find out information about the remote control of a large drone that flew next to a fighter jet. This was stated by the chief of staff of the American Air Force, Charles Brown.
The United States has transferred two B-1B Lancer strategic bombers to India to participate in the Aero India 2023 exhibition
The United States has transferred a pair of B-1B Lancer strategic bombers to India to participate in the Aero India 2023 International Air Show held in Bangalore. American planes were put up on the territory of the Yelakhanka airbase.
Sweden has confirmed receipt of a request to supply Ukraine with an unnamed number of JAS 39 Gripen fighters
Ukraine does not lose hope of receiving fighters in the near future, even if not from the United States, so from other NATO countries and allies. Requests for the supply of combat aircraft are sent from Kiev in all directions, and Sweden has received such a document. Ukraine asks the Swedes for the supply of JAS 39 Gripen fighters.
The British Defense Minister named the main reason for the refusal to transfer the Royal Air Force fighters to Ukraine
The UK authorities will not transfer fighter jets to Ukraine for not only the coming months, but also the coming years. This was stated in an interview with the British press by the Minister of Defense of the United Kingdom, Ben Wallace.
London will send fighters to Kiev. But all in vain
Asharq Al-Awsat: Western fighters will not help the AFU to develop success at the front
The UK is crossing the "red lines" by agreeing to transfer fighters to Kiev, writes Asharq Al-Awsat. However, combat aircraft will not help Ukraine on the battlefield: APU will need time to learn how to use them. Moreover, the amount of Russian equipment far exceeds the volume of Western supplies.
"The self-defense system is perfect": equipping Chinese Mi-17 helicopters with protective equipment
Chinese troops have been actively acquiring Russian helicopters for decades. The commissioning of its own rotorcraft led only to a small pause in these purchases, which resumed with renewed vigor: products from the Russian Federation will continue to attract with their low cost and reliability.
Modern unmanned aircraft systems are massively supplied to every unit of the Armed Forces of Belarus
Today, Russia's special military operation in Ukraine has already proved the high efficiency of the use of unmanned aerial systems (UAVs). It is worth noting that drones are classified into the following types: reconnaissance (can be used, in particular, to adjust fire on the battlefield), shock (for strikes on ground targets), reconnaissance-strike, bomber, multi-purpose, fighter (for the destruction of air targets), broadcast and others.