The United Kingdom will soon support the Challenger 2 main battle tank in Ukraine and pointed out that neither the protective performance of the Challenger 2 nor the Chobham armor is as magical as the legend says. The Challenger 2 Protection can be said to have fallen from the altar.
British Challenger 2 main battle tank.
After breaking the protection myth of Challenger 2, we will find the tank Challenger 2 useless.
Author: Michael
EOS Advanced Technologies displayed a mock-up of its 14.5 mm MG at IDEX 2023. The system is expected to progress to the prototype stage by the end of 2023. (Janes/Sonny Butterworth)
The United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based subsidiary of Electro Optic Systems (EOS) displayed a mock-up of an electrically operated 14.5 mm machine gun (MG) at IDEX 2023, being held in Abu Dhabi from 20 to 24 February.
Speaking to Janes, Waad Abujarad and Fatmah Alkaabi, mechanical design engineers at EOS Advanced Technologies, said that a prototype of the system is scheduled to begin testing in 2023.
The Kasser 2 MRAP displayed on IGG’s outdoor stand at IDEX 2023. (Janes/Jeremy Binnie)
The Kasser 2 mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicle the Emirati company International Golden Group (IGG) displayed in the outdoor area at IDEX 2023, being held in Abu Dhabi from 20 to 24 February, is a Kirpi II made by the Turkish company BMC,
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confirmed during the show.
While the Kasser 2 looks superficially different, it has BMC-branded components and a representative of the Turkish company said that an MRAP displayed by the IGG was essentially a Kirpi II.
War games and simulation exercises can reveal what might occur if China were to invade Taiwan. But, they provide scant justification for why Taiwan is vital and deserving of defense. A new study investigates what the United States would lose if it lost Taiwan and what might follow.
The first thing to know is that Taiwan is now a very important issue. U.S. political and military leaders are increasingly convinced that the Taiwan Strait is the world’s strategic nerve center.
MDH used the IQPC International Military Helicopter 2023 conference in London to promote the MD 530F Cayuse Warrior light attack helicopter, saying it had received growing interest from Eastern Europe in particular. (MDH via Janes/Gareth Jennings)
The continuing war in Ukraine is driving interest from several undisclosed European countries in acquiring the MD Helicopters LLC (MDH) MD 530F Cayuse Warrior light attack rotorcraft, a company representative told Janes on 21 February.
IGG displayed a VBL Mk2 fitted with the Hornet ROWS at IDEX 2023. This was intended to represent what the VBL Mk3 would look like should it enter production. (Janes/Sonny Butterworth)
Arquus introduced the Mk3 version of its Véhicule Blindé Léger (VBL) 4×4 reconnaissance vehicle family at IDEX 2023 being held in Abu Dhabi from 20 to 24 February.
The VBL Mk3 was developed in response to a customer requirement for an improved new-build VBL.
When full-fledged 4+ generation aircraft for Ukraine remain a discussion that is gradually moving towards Tornado, variants of machines that belong to “light attack aircraft” began to appear on the “horizon.” Therefore, taking a detailed look at this class is quite possible.
In the summer, there were heated arguments about which 4+ generation aircraft was better for Ukraine, and fans of the F-16, Gripen, F-15E, F/A-18, Eurofighter, and Rafale met in real virtual battles.
BELGRADE, SERBIA –Belgrade intended to acquire six MiG-29 fighters. Belgrade hoped to improve the combat power of its air force with the prospective procurement of six new aircraft. Currently, Serbia operates eleven Soviet MiG-29 fighters.
However, Serbia is about to give up Soviet fighters. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced that maintenance of the MiG-29s had become impossible. The war between Ukraine and Russia prevents buying almost anything military from Russia.
For this reason, Vucic declared that Belgrade is pursuing an alternate option.
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For the second night in a row, the city of Mariupol, fully captured by Russia in May, was rocked by explosions, according to the Mariupol City Council Telegram channel.
Far behind the front lines, the attack on Mariupol raises questions about whether Ukraine is using a new type of munition, either provided by allies like the U.S. or domestically produced.
Russian air defense in the occupied cities of Donetsk, Makiivka, Mariupol Ilovaisk and elsewhere are firing wildly into the air. Extremely peculiar.
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The Pentagon has now confirmed the authenticity of a picture taken from a U-2S Dragon Lady spy plane of the Chinese surveillance balloon that passed over parts of the United States and Canada earlier this month before being shot down. The U.S. military subsequently released a high-resolution copy of the image that gives us the best look to date at the balloon and the massive payload apparatus suspended below it.
At a press conference earlier today, Deputy Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh told reporters the picture was legitimate and that an official release would be coming.