News, reviews, articles on the topic Armament
The US Navy will soon begin selling off new coastal ships. In March we wrote that the service does not need the USS Montgomery (LCS-8) and USS Jackson (LCS-6) Independence class. Now it is known that the US Navy wants to sell them together with four Freedom class ships.
Ukrainian state-owned enterprise SpetsTechnoExport (SpetsTechnoExport) is buying the second batch of Remote Weapon Systems (RWS) from Australian company Electro Optic Systems.
At the end of March, it became known that the Ukrainian Armed Forces would receive from the UK not only Challenger 2 tanks but also depleted uranium shells. It emerged that they had already been shipped.
At the beginning of 2023, the USA promised to transfer JDAM-ER bombs to Ukraine. It looks like the Ukrainian Armed Forces are already using them.
The Chinese People's Liberation Army has tested an artillery gun with artificial intelligence. According to China's South China Morning Post, the gun demonstrated unprecedented accuracy, which no other weapon in the army's arsenal can match.
Last December, Britain, Germany and Sweden signed a joint deal to acquire BvS10 armoured all-terrain vehicles. A few months later, Germany decided to increase the order.
Last year, all countries of the world allocated a total of $2.24 trillion for defence. Expectedly, the leader was the USA, while the biggest increase was recorded in Ukraine. This was reported by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
The Ukrainian military has started to receive a new domestically produced combat module.
The press service of the 37th Independent Marines Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has published pictures of the marines' training.
Last month, it was announced that the US would send A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft to the Middle East. They recently flew their first combat flight in the region.
The 311st Fighter/Attack Squadron has become the US Marine Corps' second F-35C Lightning II fighter squadron. The transition path to the F-35 began in mid-fall 2020.
Leonardo has delivered to BAE Systems a prototype of an advanced radar for installation on Eurofighter Typhoon fighters. It is called the European Common Radar System Mk2 (ECRS Mk2).
The Australian government has received a commissioned Strategic Defence Review (DSR) and has identified areas for "immediate action". The authorities will allocate billions of dollars to achieve the targets.
The Australian government commissioned former Defence Minister Stephen Smith and former Chief of Defence Force Angus Houston to analyse the country's defence capabilities and make recommendations and improvements. The authors of the Strategic Defence Review (DSR) focused on the F-35A Lightning II fighters.
The Australian government has published a Strategic Defence Review (DSR). The 116-page document states that the MQ-28 unmanned aerial vehicle should be a priority joint development between the US and Australia.
