According to statistics from the oryx website, a foreign open-source intelligence organization, Russia has lost over 1,500 tanks in the Russia-Ukraine War, including several cutting-edge T-90M tanks.
Not long ago, a T-90M was destroyed. It is said that a Swedish AT4 rocket launcher hit it in a weak area. In modern warfare, attacks from all directions with 360° and no dead ends made the former king of land warfare hard to defend.
MKU’s Veer helmet offers NIJ Level IIIA protection. (Janes/Vishal Sengupta)
Indian firm MKU Limited displayed its new Kavro SCH 111 T ‘Veer’ helmet at the Aero India 2023 show being held in Bangalore from 13 to 17 February.
The company said the helmet is designed specifically for Sikh soldiers. It said the shape of the helmet allows it to be worn over a cloth patka or turban and will provide all-around ballistic protection across the head.
The helmet offers NIJ Level IIIA protection, which can resist 9 mm bullets.
Ukraine is fighting for its existence and the war that began with unchecked Russian aggression in 2014 has become the most destructive conflict in Europe since World War II. Ukraine, ably defended by the strength of its people, has been strongly backed by the United States and NATO powers, receiving a steady stream of materiel. […]
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At some point the war in Ukraine will end, and when it does, the resulting influx of mercenaries will send shockwaves through Africa. As the current conflict grinds toward its grim one-year anniversary, experts disagree on what might happen next. But eventually one side will win, or the fighting will morph into a low-intensity conflict. […]
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Pictured above is one of three converted GTRE Kaveri derivative engines displayed at Aero India 2023. (Janes/Prasobh Narayanan)
India’s Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) – an agency under the state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) – has completed high-altitude chamber tests of the indigenously built Kaveri derivative engine, a senior GTRE official told
Janes
at the Aero India 2023 show in Bangalore, which was held from 13 to 17 February.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is preparing for mass production and deployment of the SAMAR-1 anti-aircraft missile complex, designed to use R-73E missiles with infrared guidance.
The first batch of five such air defense systems is already ready for delivery to one of the combat units of the Indian Air Force, while the IAF “expects further orders” for the SAMAR-1 systems. This became known during the Aero India 2023 exhibition in Bangalore, which will last from February 13 to 17, writes the Janes portal.
A model of DRDO’s NGARM or Rudram-I. (Janes/Rahul Udoshi)
India’s state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is preparing for a series of user trials featuring its Rudram-I anti-radiation missile (ARM) integrated with Indian Air Force (IAF) Su-30MKI fighter aircraft.
BEL unveiled a new manpack version of its HF SDR at the Aero India 2023 show in Bangalore. (Janes/Rakend P)
India’s state-owned Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) unveiled a manpack version of its newly launched high-frequency software-defined radio (HF SDR) at the Aero India 2023 show in Bangalore, which was held from 13 to 17 February.
The radio operates in an
HF band range of 1.5–30 MHz, with a maximum transmit power of 20 W. According to BEL, the radio features clear, secure, and frequency-hopping (FH) modes for voice, data, and flash message transmission.
According to the defense minister, Germany cannot keep its promise to send a full battalion. Ukraine’s order for Leopard 2 heavy tanks had sparked controversy.
Germany, which had planned to send a full battalion of Leopard 2 A6 main battle tanks to Ukraine, will not be able to fulfill the order, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on Wednesday.
General Dynamics is developing the Ajax armoured fighting vehicle for the British Army. (Crown Copyright)
General Dynamics believes it has resolved noise and vibration problems with its Ajax armoured fighting vehicle and that the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) will resume making payments for the programme by the end of March, according to officials at the US-based defence contractor.
