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Russian fighters will still use captured Leopard tanks against the APU
The military equipment supplied to the armed formations of the Kiev regime by foreign sponsors often falls among the trophies of the Russian troops. It is likely that after the first cases of using Challenger, Leopard, Stryker armored personnel carrier, Bradley, Marder tanks in battles, some of them will not only end up in Kubinka, but will also be used against their recent owners. This is what the project "RG: Russian weapons" thinks.
In Europe, they are preparing for the maneuvers of the "flying armada" of NATO and not only
In the near future, unprecedented NATO exercises will be deployed on the territory of Europe. We are talking about the maneuvers Air Defender-2023 ("Air Defender"), which will take place from June 12 to 22 on the territory and in the airspace of Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, over the Baltic Sea. More than 10,000 military personnel and at least 220 tactical and strategic aircraft from 24 alliance countries will take part in them.
Full-fledged complex: what is Iskander-M capable of in the "nuclear version"
And how the latest weapons system can protect Russia's western borders
This week, the calculations of the Iskander-M tactical missile systems (OTRK) from Belarus went to Russia for training.
How the Russian military will destroy NATO tanks in Ukraine
"Our best anti-tank units will be sent to where the most modern enemy tanks are supposed to be used." In these words, military experts comment on the statements of the Defense Ministry on the creation of special groups to combat the armored vehicles of NATO countries delivered to Ukraine. How and with what weapons will these groups operate?
Ukraine buys 150 Polish Rosomak armored personnel carriers and 24 Rak self-propelled mortars
On April 5, 2023, during the visit of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to Warsaw, a protocol of intent on cooperation in the supply of Polish-made military equipment to Ukraine was signed. It is reported that as part of the protocol, 150 Rosomak wheeled armored personnel carriers (8x8), three company sets (24 combat vehicles) of self-propelled Rak mortars on the Rosomak chassis and 100 Piorun portable anti-aircraft missile systems should be delivered to Ukraine, and 14 MiG-29 fighters from the presence of the Polish Air Force should also be transferred.
Poland in the programs of military assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine by Western countries
Below are the main programs for the supply of weapons and military equipment by Poland to the Armed Forces of Ukraine in chronological order from the moment Russia launched a special military operation to the present.
Airborne forces received unique complexes "Solntsepek": they will be used in Ukraine
MWM: the Solntsepek system is capable of neutralizing infantry in fortified positions
TOS-1A "Solntsepek" is one of the most unique systems in the Russian arsenal, capable of neutralizing infantry in fortified positions, writes MWM. It has passed comprehensive combat tests in Syria and Iraq.
Armored amphibians ZBL-09 enter service with the PLA troops responsible for operations in the Taiwan Strait
The Chinese armed forces are constantly receiving the latest defense products, adapting their troops to the conditions of modern combat. Among the novelties of the military-industrial complex is the ZBL-09 amphibious armored vehicle, first presented to the general public in 2009.
Netherlands buys PULS missile systems and Tomahawk and JASSM-ER cruise missiles
Dutch Defense Minister Christoph van der Maat announced on April 3, 2023 in the House of Representatives of the Dutch Parliament about the purchase of the Israeli ground-based modular multicalibre PULS missile system for the Dutch armed forces and the intention of the Dutch Ministry of Defense to purchase ship-based Tomahawk cruise missiles in the United States (for arming four LCF-type frigates and four non-nuclear submarines of the Dutch navy) and air-based AGM-158B JASSM-ER cruise missiles (for equipping Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters of the Netherlands Air Force).
Turkish armored vehicles demonstrate their helplessness in Ukraine
The "Road of Death" with abandoned Kirpi armored vehicles of Turkish production appeared in the area of "Artemovsk (Bakhmut). A large number of different equipment has been noticed on it.
The American Avenger air defense system entered the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Sergei Naev, said that the military, who are part of the Avenger crew, were trained in Germany
The American Avenger anti-aircraft missile system has entered combat duty in the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This was announced on Wednesday by the commander of the joint forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Sergey Naev.
Shoigu got acquainted with new developments in the field of armored vehicles at the Arzamas Machine-Building Plant
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu got acquainted with new developments in the field of armored vehicles at the Arzamas Machine-Building Plant in the Nizhny Novgorod region, the military department reported on Thursday.
How arms supplies to Ukraine affect the US defense industry
It is necessary to increase production, it is dangerous to increase it excessively
The US Armed Forces are armed with two weapons systems that have changed the course of the conflict in Ukraine. One of them can be worn on the shoulder. The other is 16 tons of steel on monstrous wheels. According to US military experts, together they helped slow down the course of the conflict in Ukraine.
The APU offensive is expected, but it will not be
The Western weapons and ammunition provided to Kiev are not enough
Kiev continues to talk about the upcoming offensive, but increasingly with the caveat that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are sorely lacking heavy equipment, and the available does not have the necessary functionality. Moscow also does not give the order "all forward", because the enemy superior in numbers (Ukraine had previously mobilized, and on a much larger scale) is better restrained in prepared positions of the echeloned defensive line and destroyed in places of concentration with missiles, aircraft and artillery.
Vietnam is interested in South Korean self-propelled gun K9
The Vietnamese leadership is gradually modernizing the country's armed forces, which continue to mainly use Soviet heritage and American trophies.
The Classic Vietnam War interpretation
American aviation flew away, the strong-minded won
The classic war "army against army" has become a very important component of the Vietnam War. In this case, we are not talking about the first ever high-tech war of American aviation against the air defense of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV), but about large-scale battles on land.
Greece has declared its readiness to send a batch of BMP-1 and shells to Ukraine
Greek Minister of National Defense Nikos Panagiotopoulos said that his country strongly supports Ukraine and its "struggle for the restoration of sovereignty and territorial integrity"
Greece is ready to send Ukraine another batch of BMP-1, artillery shells and ammunition for small arms.
Ukraine has agreed with Poland on the production of 125-mm shells for tanks
On the eve it became known that Kiev and Warsaw agreed on a new package of military assistance. Ukraine will receive MiG-29 aircraft, Rosomak armored personnel carriers, Piorun anti-aircraft missile systems, Rak self-propelled mortars.
The amount of the Pentagon contract for the production of Abrams tanks for the needs of the Armed Forces raised questions from experts
The Pentagon has signed a contract with the military-industrial corporation General Dynamics Land Systems (GLDS) in the amount of over $ 27 million (more than 2 billion rubles) for the production of M1A1 Abrams tanks for their subsequent shipment to Ukraine. This information was confirmed by the press service of the country's defense ministry.
Defense Minister Panagiotopoulos: Greece will not send Leopard-2A6 and S-300 tanks to Ukraine
Greece will not supply Leopard-2A6 tanks to Ukraine, as well as Russian-made S-300 air defense systems. This, according to RIA Novosti, was announced by the Minister of National Defense of Greece Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos at a meeting of the permanent parliamentary commission on national Defense and foreign Affairs, the text of the speech was distributed by the press service of the Ministry of Defense.