The South Korean tanks, now considered among the best in the world, are being acquired to replace Warsaw’s aging fleet of Soviet-era T-72 and post-Cold War PT-91 Twardy MBTs. NATO member Poland is on track to receive a second batch of K2 Black Panther main battle tanks (MBTs), as Warsaw concluded a deal with South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem on Wednesday. The terms of the contract and the total number of tanks that the Polish military will receive were not disclosed...

The modernized M1E3 Abrams is expected to feature integrated armor protection that could include composite materials and enhanced capabilities to reduce its thermal and electromagnetic signatures. The United States Army awarded General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) a $150 million contract to support the Abrams Engineering program, which further supports the development of the M1E3 Abrams modernization program. Work will be carried out by GDLS at its facilities in Sterling Heights,...

Interestingly, the amount of money the Army has promised to the Castelion Corporation is far less than what the other branches are spending on their own hypersonic weapons systems. The United States Army is quietly winning the practical innovation award as it marches forward with its quest to make a reliable hypersonic weapon. For years, the United States has lagged behind the Chinese and Russians—and even the Iranians and North Koreans!—in developing a reliable arsenal of...

Each of the Talwar-class vessels displaces 3,620 tons, while the frigates have a top speed of 30 knots with an operating range of 4,850 miles.  Kaliningrad, the Russian exclave on the Baltic Sea coast, is a long way away from India. However, it was at a Russian shipyard in that city that the eighth Project 11356 Talwar-class frigate was officially handed over to the Indian Navy on Wednesday. The warship was the fifth to be built at United Shipbuilding Corporation’s...

The photos of the device immediately highlight the impracticality of deploying it or similar suppressors in combat. Thanks to AI-generated content, it is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish between a genuine photo and a fake one. That explains why a vintage US Army photo is once again circulating on social media, with some questioning its authenticity. It shows a “tank” fitted with an oversized silencer. The photo is real, but the device isn’t attached...

The Army says that UAPL 1’s equipment did not meet the “technical requirements of the contract.” Even so, GD-OTS continued shipping similarly suspect UAPL 3 equipment. The United States Army has issued a “show cause” letter to General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS) over its questionable management of three new 155mm artillery round production lines. GD-OTS has until July 10 to justify construction delays and improper equipment. The letter...

North Korean special forces have been recorded operating the Bulsae-4 system in Russian border zones, confirming deeper North Korean-Russian ties. Crying and holding the hands of his top generals as the caskets containing the bodies of North Korean troops killed fighting on behalf of Russia in Ukraine returned home, Kim Jong-un wanted the world to know that his bond with Russia was stronger than ever. It was built, supposedly, not only on mutual interests, but on an emotional basis,...

The United States and Israel are working on high-powered lasers to counter the missile threat, but these weapons are still a long way off. Meanwhile, Iran has hypersonic missiles now. In the modern age of instability around the world, just as one conflict seems to settle, another one rips open. In June of this year, the so-called “12-Day War” erupted between the predominantly Jewish democracy of Israel and the Islamic Republic of Iran. It ended only after the United States Air...