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Challenges and strategies in equipping military divisions with hand-held counter drone gear

Challenges and strategies in equipping military divisions with hand-held counter drone gear

In a rapidly evolving battlefield landscape marked by the proliferation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the U.S. Army is prioritizing the deployment of hand-held…

20. 03. 2024
USA is about to enhancing Arctic presence: A response to rising Chinese and Russian military activity

USA is about to enhancing Arctic presence: A response to rising Chinese and Russian military activity

In recent years, the Arctic region has witnessed an uptick in military activity, predominantly led by China and Russia. Against this backdrop, General Gregory Guillot, the newly…

18. 03. 2024
Escalating losses of Western military equipment in Ukraine: The destruction of the M109 Paladin howitzer

Escalating losses of Western military equipment in Ukraine: The destruction of the M109 Paladin howitzer

The Russian military recently released another video showcasing the destruction of an American M109 Paladin self-propelled howitzer, purportedly targeted by a Lancet UAV. This incident…

17. 03. 2024
American Rheinmetall vehicles conducts live-fire demo and continues to deliver autonomous ground vehicles to the U.S. Marine Corps

American Rheinmetall vehicles conducts live-fire demo and continues to deliver autonomous ground vehicles to the U.S. Marine Corps

American Rheinmetall Vehicles (Sterling Heights, MI) and Rheinmetall Canada have successfully conducted a live-fire capability demonstration for the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) in Fort…

08. 03. 2024
Chinese 155 mm PLC-181 wheeled self-propelled howitzer shows export success

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

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
Czech TITUS 6x6 armoured vehicles are now also part of the Multinational Battle Group Slovakia

Czech TITUS 6x6 armoured vehicles are now also part of the Multinational Battle Group Slovakia

The Multinational Battle Group Slovakia (MN BG SVK), which was established in the spring of 2022 as part of the effort to strengthen the eastern wing of the North…

20. 02. 2024
The French VBCI wheeled IFV – a proven and solid armored vehicle with export difficulties

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
U.S. Patriot systems in the Slovak Defence Ministry's spotlight

U.S. Patriot systems in the Slovak Defence Ministry's spotlight

Slovakia has for long been dealing with a lack of air defence capabilities. After donating its only S-300 PMU system and parts of 2K12 KUB sets to the Ukraine, allies have stepped…

12. 02. 2024
American Rheinmetall Vehicles and GM Defense deliver prototypes for first phase of U.S. Army’s Common Tactical Truck program

American Rheinmetall Vehicles and GM Defense deliver prototypes for first phase of U.S. Army’s Common Tactical Truck program

American Rheinmetall Vehicles (Sterling Heights, MI) and GM Defense LLC (Washington, DC) have successfully delivered 3 prototype trucks for the first phase of the U.S. Army’s Common…

09. 02. 2024
Missile launchers: Weapons of considerable destructiveness that still have something to offer

Missile launchers: Weapons of considerable destructiveness that still have something to offer

Salvo rocket launchers still represent a significant destruction capability, and with the increasing demands for destructiveness, accuracy and speed of strike, these weapons will continue…

08. 02. 2024
Tatra Trucks company has increased production again in 2023 and prepares further innovations

Tatra Trucks company has increased production again in 2023 and prepares further innovations

Last year, the Tatra Trucks company, which is owned by shareholders from Czechoslovak Group and Promet Group, produced and sold 1,451 vehicles, fulfilled its plans and fulfilled its…

02. 02. 2024