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. Source
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Ukraine wants to receive an additional 11 Zuzana 2 howitzers from Slovakia and an agreement is expected to be signed very soon, announced Mr. Yaroslav Nagy Source
The American F-16 fighter jet manufacturer is ready to supply aircraft to European countries that will re-export their fighters to Ukraine, the FT reported. Source
The government in Ottawa is considering an option to send tanks to Ukraine. They will be Leopard 2, the Ottawa Citizen newspaper said, citing MoD sources. Source
Ukraine will receive Abrams tanks. Good and bad news at the same time. Ukraine will not receive US Abrams tanks because their armor is top secret, experts said. Source
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 Source
In 2022, Poland delivered one part of its fleet of MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine. This is what Mr. Zbigniew Parafianowicz says in his article for Dziennik.pl. Source
Russia faces a problem if it wants the deal with Iran to sell Su-35 to go through. The Islamic Republic has not operated combat aircraft equivalent to the Su-35 Source
Today, when everyone is scrambling to send Leopard, Abrams, and Leclerc main battle tanks to Ukraine, Belgium wants too. But there are no tanks. None. Source
Zunyi, the seventh Type 055 destroyer in Chinese People's Liberation Army [PLA] fleet, has made its first public appearance since commissioning – Global Times. Source
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 Source
For the first time, the Akeron MP missile of the MBDA company was fired from an infantry fighting vehicle CV90 of the manufacturer BAE Systems Hägglunds. Source
Spain's Tiger helicopters will receive new cryptographic equipment, which is a local development and will cost at least a million of euro for its integration. Source
The two helicopters were operated by Sea World Helicopters. At this time, analyzes are still being carried out and the footage of the crash is being watched. Source
Two Iranian warships embark on a circumnavigation of the world, but Australia is monitoring them as they came dangerously close to the exclusive economic zone. Source
The US Army continues to test the endurance under increased fire intensity of US long-range artillery that operates with longer gun tube and ERCA systems. Source
Ukraine has requested A-10 from the US, but Washington has convinced Kyiv that these aircraft will be squeaky targets and will not bring success to Ukraine. Source
Norway will modernize all NASAMS systems. Germany's Rheinmetall will have to replace the multi-sensor platforms that are currently integrated into NASAMS. Source
In June 2023, the Russian Navy will conduct the first tests of the newest Borei-class submarine. Imperator Aleksandr III was launched at the end of the year. Source
There are about 2,000 combat-ready Leopard 2 tanks in Europe. They are in service in countries including Germany, Finland, Denmark, Spain, Norway, and Poland. Source