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Artillery: Ukraine Develops a Deadlier Neptune Missile
WEBDecember 25, 2023: Ukraine is developing a longer-range version of its ground-launched Neptune cruise missile. The current Neptune has been frequently used to attack targets deep inside Russian occupied territory, or ships at sea and in harbor in the Black Sea. The new version is called Long Neptune and is literally a longer version of the ...
Air Defense: America Buys Another Russian Wonder Weapon
WEBMar 14, 2021 · Air Defense: America Buys Another Russian Wonder Weapon. March 14, 2021: In January 2021 a Russian truck-mounted Pantsir S1 (SA-22) air-defense system captured in Libya was turned over to the U.S. at a German airbase. The UAE had, with assistance from American commandos and an American C-17 transport, obtained the Pantsir S1 and flown it out of ...
Armor: Israel Builds a Better Merkava - StrategyPage
WEBJan 31, 2023 · Merkava 4 has improved armor, a redesigned turret, 25 percent more powerful 1,500 HP engine and a top speed of 65 kilometers an hour. Merkava 4 is even more nimble and maneuverable than Merkava 3. Merkava 4 carries 48 rounds of 120mm shells and uses a 10-round electric powered drum for quick loading.
Submarines: Russian Doomsday Weapon - StrategyPage
WEBJan 26, 2023 · Submarines: Russian Doomsday Weapon. January 26, 2023: Russia’s mysterious special purpose 14,000/24,000 ton (on the surface/submerged) nuclear submarine Belgorod (K-329) has shown up again. Commercial satellite photos showed the Belgorod on the surface off the northeastern Russian coast, where several ports used by the Northern Fleet are ...
Murphy's Law: Twilight of the BTG - StrategyPage
WEBOctober 27, 2023: The Russian army is abandoning the BTG (Battalion Task Group) concept. In February 2022 one of the surprising developments was the failure of the BTG system. Russia had expanded the use of BTGs since the 1980s because BTGs had consistently proved successful in many small wars, including the rather large operation in Afghanistan during the 1980s.
Air Defense: NASAMS Goes to War - StrategyPage
WEBFeb 18, 2024 · The Ukraine War proved to be a major boost in sales of the European air defense systems like the Norwegian NASAMS and Germany’s IRIS-T SAM (Surface to Air Missile) system Until 2022, IRIS-T found it difficult to compete against the similar and ear
Air Defense: Stinger Evolves Into A Winner - StrategyPage
WEBMarch 17, 2022: In 1981 the U.S. introduced the Stinger portable anti-aircraft missile to replace the 1960s era Redeye. The 14.3 kg Stinger fired its 10.1 kg missile out to 8,000 meters and was more accurate and resistant to countermeasures. Stinger had a 3 kg (6.6 pound) warhead. Stinger has been continuously upgraded since it first appeared ...
Surface Forces: Ancient Kommuna In A Combat Zone - StrategyPage
WEBMay 1, 2022 · The salvage ship Kommuna is a 2,500-ton catamaran built in the Netherlands, using rust-proof steel, and entered service as the Volkhov in 1915 as part of the Tsarist fleet. Until the 1980s Kommuna was based in the Baltic Sea. Kommuna spent most of its career in the Soviet (communist) Navy, where it received its current name, and now serves in ...
Special Operations: Ukraine Releases The Kraken - StrategyPage
WEBDec 9, 2022 · Kraken is the latest special operations force created to deal with the changing situation in Ukraine. This is a pattern that first appeared back in 2014 when the Russians sized Crimea in early 2014 and later went after two eastern provinces (Donetsk and Luhansk) collectively known as Donbas (Donets Basin). Donetsk had …