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In the 1980s, Switzerland purchased Rapier air defense systems. Almost 50 years later, it was decided to dispose of them. Switzerland began decommissioning Rapier in 2022, although the air defense systems were modernized in 2007. A total of 60 air defense systems will be disposed of in four stages. The first batch has already been […]
The Armed Forces of Ukraine are learning to use the Aspide anti-aircraft missile system. 19 Ukrainian servicemen are undergoing training at the air base in the city of Zaragoza, Spain. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of the country. The training has been going on for several weeks and should end on October […]
Conflict Armament Research has published a report that suggests that the 9М544 rocket projectiles use chips from the Chinese marketplace AliExpress. These munitions are launched by the occupiers using the Tornado-S installation. It is a deeply modernized variant of the ‘Smerch’ MLRS. The Russian defense industry positions Tornado-S as an analogue of HIMARS. The main […]
Ukrainian servicemen showed rare footage of the use of the almost unique, though not advanced, Nona-K howitzer. The installation first entered service with the USSR in 1986. Currently, it is used by the Russian and Ukrainian armies. With a high probability, the video shows the operation of the gun that was captured because the Ukrainian […]
According to military analyst @UAWeapons, Ukrainian defenders received rare weapons. It is about French HPD-2A2 anti-tank mines. The mine is activated by a magnetic field that detonates the cumulative charge when a vehicle passes by. According to the manufacturer, the HPD-2A2 is capable of penetrating 150 mm armor. In addition, it can be hidden at […]