The BM Oplot – the best and rare Ukrainian Main Battle Tank
The BM Oplot is the best home made Main Battle Tank of the Ukrainian Army. It is a relatively modern vehicle, yet based on an older Soviet platform. In essence… 
11. 05. 2024
Author: Peter Bass (page 5)
Russian paratrooper BMD-2 and BRT-D vehicles overhauled and modernised
Russian defence holding company Rostezh has announced the handover of another batch of BMD-2 Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV) and BRT-D Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC) to the VDV…
27. 04. 2024
Turreted mortars for the British Army – solutions may be provided by Finland, Israel or Poland
British Army representatives have provided information on plans to procure a 120mm calibre turreted mortar system that would be mounted on ARTEC Boxer wheeled armoured…
24. 04. 2024
Norway to increase its military spending and reach 3 % of GPD between 2024 and 2036
Russia will have recovered all the military capabilities it lost to Ukrainian forces in five to eight years, Boris Pistorius, the German Defence Minister, expects. "A Russian…
11. 04. 2024
Bohdana and CAESAR self-propelled howitzers production is increasing
The ongoing conflict in Ukraine is reflected, among other things, in a significant increase in the rate of production of weapon systems. One of the key ones…
06. 04. 2024
Greek F-16s and Mirage 2000s could reinforce the Ukrainian Air Force. Putin is not pleased
The older version of the Greek Air Force’s F-16 Block 30 multi-role aircraft and Mirage 2000 fighters will be retired along with the old F-4 Phantom IIs, the defence minister Nikos…
31. 03. 2024
Is the war in Ukraine the swan song of the reconnaissance and attack helicopter?
The rise of drones on the battlefield that we witness not only in Ukraine raises the question of the future of attack helicopters such as the French Army’s…
23. 03. 2024
Si vis pacem, para bellum. France's nuclear arsenal could benefit European security
The security context has been turned upside down by the war in Ukraine and the recurrent hints from the head of the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin, about the possible use of nuclear…
15. 03. 2024
China confirms plans to build its fourth aircraft carrier. Inspired by the USS Gerald Ford
Currently equipped with two aircraft carriers in STOBAR configuration, the Indian Navy hopes to obtain a third, based on the INS Vikrant model, the first national design…
10. 03. 2024
Chinese 155 mm PLC-181 wheeled self-propelled howitzer shows export success
Chinese self-propelled guns with the designation PLC-181 (Pào Chē Liúdànpào, Gun Vehicle Howitzer) had been shown to the public in 2019. The system had participated in the parade…
01. 03. 2024
125 modernized Italian MBTs Ariete will see service together with the German Leopards
In 2022, the Italian Government announced its intention to invest nearly €880 million to modernise 125 of the 200 C1 Ariete Main Battle Tanks. Given that Italy is to…
24. 02. 2024
The French VBCI wheeled IFV – a proven and solid armored vehicle with export difficulties
What was to become the VBCI, the French wheeled infantry fighting vehicle, could have been a multinational project. At the end of April 1998, it was announced that the ARTEC…
16. 02. 2024
