British patched up one of their nuclear subs with super glue
The submarine, which had been under repair for seven years, found bolts fixed with superglue, which “infuriated” the head of the British Ministry of Defense.
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Russia sends Mi-28NM with Ataka ATGM against Leopard and Abrams
An upgraded Mi-28NM helicopter was spotted in Ukraine on January 14, days before the decision to deliver tanks to Kyiv was made, several sources reported.
Germany to replace the Leopard 2 with its new KF51 Panther tank
Local land systems company Rheinmetall revealed a few months ago its ability to renew these arsenals, amid the war in Ukraine, and recently offered more details
China received its seventh Type 055 destroyer, eighth is underway
Zunyi, the seventh Type 055 destroyer in Chinese People's Liberation Army fleet, has made its first public appearance since commissioning - Global Times.
Turkey puts 105mm Roketsan MZK turrets on aging M60A3 tanks
Roketsan developed the MZK 105mm autoloader turret as part of the M60A3 tank upgrade. In this way, Roketsan will reduce the weight of its tanks from this series
Moscow sees Leopard’s uranium cores munitions as dirty nuclear bomb
Russia has said that Germany's Leopard 2 tanks are equipped with sub-caliber armor-piercing shells with uranium cores. Moscow sees them as dirty nuclear bombs.
Sanctions worked: Russia cannot keep up with the tank demand
Sanctions were imposed against the Russian Federation, which is beginning to hurt the capacity of the defense industry. The first effects are already visible.
Sweden is back on sub building track, it hopes to get Tomahawks
The Swedish Ministry of Defense concluded a contract with the local shipbuilding company SAAB Kockums for the repair and modernization of the submarine Halland.
Estonia sends its all 24 155mm FH-70 towed howitzers to Ukraine
Estonia will provide the Ukrainian army with 155 mm FH-70 towed howitzers, transferring all available guns to Kyiv. This was announced by the Estonian MoD.
‘Korean’ Bradley BFVs and Patriots for the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The US DoD has asked US forces in Korea to supply equipment and ammunition to the Ukrainian armed forces. These can be e.g. Patriot systems and Bradley vehicles
Watch: Korea’s 4th-gen fighter reaches 40,000 feet and speeds Mach 1
Korea's national fighter KF-21 Boramae successfully completed first supersonic flight. The supersonic flight took place approximately 6 months after first one.
159 containers of ammunition are traveling from Pakistan to Ukraine
Pakistan is in the process of delivering 159 containers of ammunition to Ukraine, including artillery shells and projectile charges, Indian media reported.
Russia: We remind Greece that it has no right to transfer S-300
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov made statements regarding the Greek batteries of the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system, which are said to be sent to Ukraine.
Spanish Castor sapper combat vehicle enters serial production
The prototype of the Spanish Army's Castor sapper combat vehicle passed the qualification trials. This allows the production of the 35 series cars.
155mm French TRF1 howitzer firing at 6rpm is used at Bakhmut
A video of a TRF1 howitzer gun being towed by a French truck was shared on Twitter. This means that another Western type of weaponry is involved in the fighting
10 more Caesar 8×8 howitzers ordered from the Czech Republic
The Czech Republic ordered ten more French 155mm Caesar 8x8 self-propelled howitzers mounts from the French company Nexter, several local sources reported.
Kremlin: S-300 delivery from Greece to Ukraine is a hostile action
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Greece's plans to supply Ukraine with Russian S-300 air defense systems were provocative and hostile.
US Patriot SAM joins the war, to fight Russian fighter jets
The Biden administration is preparing a plan to send the Patriot air and missile defense system to Ukraine. That could be announced as early as this week.
Japan increasing PAC3 detection range to counter the DF-17
To deal with hypersonic weapons, the Japanese government began coordination to modify the PAC3 surface-to-air missile for self-defense, used to fight missiles.
M1117s passed Romania to Ukraine, some with desert camouflage
The vehicles were seen being transported by rail from the Romanian port of Constanta. As we can see some of the military equipments are in typical desert paint.
Spain buys HK416/417 assault rifles with a short piston system
The Spanish Navy has contracted the German company Heckler & Koch with a budget of €1.5 million to purchase HK416 A5 and HK417 20 assault rifles and GLM A1.
Black Sea Fleet was exhausted by the war, 12 units were sunk
Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Black Sea Fleet has lost at least 12 ships and cutters - sunk or badly damaged; it is about 15%.
Directly from the factories, Russia directs missiles at Ukraine
Some Russian missiles are sent to Ukraine straight from the production line, among the weapons used are missiles produced in August this year Ukrainian GUR says
Is F-16 retirement coming in 2025? Wasn’t the F-16XL better choice?
Would the F-16XL project extend the life of the F-16 program? Wouldn't the F-16XL be the better option for program to make F-16 much more than what it is today?
Koreans put Polish ZSSW-30 turret on AS21 making it a different IFV
During the seminar on Polish-Korean cooperation the Hanwha company has presented the PL21, i.e. variant of the AS21 heavy infantry fighting vehicle for Poland.
Russian troops stationed near Estonia are decreasing rapidly
The war in Ukraine has significantly depleted Russian forces stationed across Estonia's eastern border, Postimees reported, citing Estonian intelligence sources