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by leonard
21 Sep 2023, 14:26
Forum: British Army
Topic: Section Infantry Weapons
Replies: 1425
Views: 403557
Italy

Re: Section Infantry Weapons

A picture of the new rifle with the list of all it accessories
https://x.com/StickGoesBoomm/status/170 ... 89291?s=20
by leonard
10 Aug 2023, 17:33
Forum: British Army
Topic: Section Infantry Weapons
Replies: 1425
Views: 403557
Italy

Re: Section Infantry Weapons

And for the new episode of the Law&Order series the news below. H&K did not like at all the Finish and Sweden decision for the new Sako rifle and has now gone to court to stop everything. Seen the precedents the next British Army rifle will have to pas through the court system process review...
by leonard
08 Jul 2023, 14:03
Forum: British Army
Topic: Section Infantry Weapons
Replies: 1425
Views: 403557
Italy

Re: Section Infantry Weapons

Dose anybody have any recent news on how the project Hunter is going or we are speculating to much with the official publication below ??????
by leonard
25 May 2023, 18:12
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: AW101 Merlin Helicopter (RN)
Replies: 505
Views: 185007
Italy

Re: AW101 Merlin Helicopter (RN)

Breaking news out of Poland !!!!
Big win for the AW101 helicopter with 22 new birds for the Polish Army Aviation in the transport role.
by leonard
21 May 2023, 15:18
Forum: British Army
Topic: Section Infantry Weapons
Replies: 1425
Views: 403557
Italy

Re: Section Infantry Weapons

Another customer to the list for the H&K 416 A7 rifle.
(This is the KSK/special forces rifle not the A8 the new standard Bundeswehr rifle )
by leonard
13 May 2023, 21:20
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: MBDA Storm Shadow Missile (RAF)
Replies: 60
Views: 19357
Italy

Re: MBDA Storm Shadow Missile (RAF)

More clear pictures of the missiles remains on today attack
by leonard
13 May 2023, 14:38
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: MBDA Storm Shadow Missile (RAF)
Replies: 60
Views: 19357
Italy

Re: MBDA Storm Shadow Missile (RAF)

Breaking News!!! It is now proven that the Storm Shadow in combination with the MALD decoys were used in yesterday and today's attacks in the Luhansk by the Ukrainian Air Force for the Russian air defences the combination was impossible to counter. https://twitter.com/GalileoArms/status/165731848055...
by leonard
06 Mar 2023, 20:43
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: MBDA Brimstone Missile (RAF)
Replies: 162
Views: 56318
Italy

Re: MBDA Brimstone Missile (RAF)

Fresh news out of France it seems that the TIGER Mk3 program has gone sideways with it's air launch MMP LP missiles and MISTRAL III integration and is now a more of the shelf 2+ upgrade for the TIGER atack helicopter with the procurement of the MBDA BRIMSTONE missile for the helicopter. https://twit...
by leonard
03 Mar 2023, 19:24
Forum: British Army
Topic: Section Infantry Weapons
Replies: 1425
Views: 403557
Italy

Re: Section Infantry Weapons

In the meantime even the sailors in the Marine Nationale are starting to becoming a full HK416F rifle club member !!!!
by leonard
18 Feb 2023, 17:49
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Eurofighter Typhoon (RAF)
Replies: 2615
Views: 730193
Italy

Re: Eurofighter Typhoon (RAF)

We can now make the hipotetical question that after the Storm Shadow Missile announcement today the the next domino to fall will be the Eurofighter Typhoon ????? https://twitter.com/JimmySecUK/status/1626955966196465665?t=RSdo1I_EJT0s4W-rqjjePw&s=19 What will the Storm Shadow be launched off?? ...
by leonard
18 Feb 2023, 16:29
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Eurofighter Typhoon (RAF)
Replies: 2615
Views: 730193
Italy

Re: Eurofighter Typhoon (RAF)

We can now make the hipotetical question that after the Storm Shadow Missile announcement today the the next domino to fall will be the Eurofighter Typhoon ?????
by leonard
18 Feb 2023, 16:09
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: MBDA Storm Shadow Missile (RAF)
Replies: 60
Views: 19357
Italy

Re: MBDA Storm Shadow Missile (RAF)

And the latest news is that the Storm Shadow Missile will go to Ukraine as UK military assistance to the Ukrainian Air Force.
by leonard
28 Jan 2023, 14:36
Forum: British Army
Topic: M777 Portee DVD 2016
Replies: 104
Views: 25204
Italy

Re: M777 Portee DVD 2016

The most recent and updated numbers in this article of the use by the Ukrainian Army of the M777 howitzer in action in the frontlines .
by leonard
18 Jan 2023, 14:47
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Future Solid Support Ship
Replies: 1971
Views: 513346
Italy

Re: Future Solid Support Ship

And the contract for the future 3 FSS ships was just singed and we have the latest CGI of the ship from Navantia.
by leonard
14 Jan 2023, 16:06
Forum: British Army
Topic: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
Replies: 798
Views: 232688
Italy

Re: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments

A few of these perhaps: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FmQ4pRHWAAIspw7?format=png&name=orig SIGMA, the Elbit Systems 155 SPH made in cooperation with Rheinmetall. Plan for at least 100 vehicles from this year for the IDF Courtesy of Jon Hawkes With the above artillery system i don't think that exp...
by leonard
14 Jan 2023, 14:39
Forum: British Army
Topic: FV4034 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (British Army)
Replies: 2318
Views: 987972
Italy

Re: FV4034 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (British Army)

Now is being confirmed 12 Challenger 2 MBT are going straight to the Ukrainian Army.

And the official press release
by leonard
31 Dec 2022, 15:49
Forum: British Army
Topic: Section Infantry Weapons
Replies: 1425
Views: 403557
Italy

Re: Section Infantry Weapons

When Santa sent you a very very very bad new year gift !!!!!!!!!
Anybody's has any info if have been any UK MOD ore any individual unit that have order on a small scale of the rifle bellow???
by leonard
06 Dec 2022, 15:23
Forum: British Army
Topic: Section Infantry Weapons
Replies: 1425
Views: 403557
Italy

Re: Section Infantry Weapons

The PR marketing is in full swing by FH Herstal they are going at the big one I think meaning the complete replacement of the SA80 in all its variants.
Your opinion is welcome?????
by leonard
04 Dec 2022, 13:00
Forum: British Army
Topic: Ground Based Air Defence
Replies: 614
Views: 175505
Italy

Re: Ground Based Air Defence

In this photo from the frontlines of Ukraine we can see the way that the Ukranian Army put the payload of Martlet/LMM missiles and the Starstreak missiles on their Stormer HVM .
by leonard
01 Dec 2022, 18:44
Forum: British Army
Topic: Section Infantry Weapons
Replies: 1425
Views: 403557
Italy

Re: Section Infantry Weapons

For comparison perpuse in the first picture is the H&K entry in the British Army new "Ranger " rifle competition https://twitter.com/JakOSpades/status/1597252411361726473?t=1kKHXiv9LgHe8bDYNFaumA&s=19 and the second is the new H&K 416A8 that from now on will be the standard Bun...
by leonard
01 Dec 2022, 18:20
Forum: British Army
Topic: M777 Portee DVD 2016
Replies: 104
Views: 25204
Italy

Re: M777 Portee DVD 2016

Interesting video ( English subtitled ) of the end user meaning the Ukrainian artilleryman who operate the M777A2 155mm howitzer in real combat environment
by leonard
27 Nov 2022, 17:51
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: MBDA Brimstone Missile (RAF)
Replies: 162
Views: 56318
Italy

Re: MBDA Brimstone Missile (RAF)

And the official M.O.D confirmation of the Brimstone 2 missile deliveries to the Ukrainian Army.
by leonard
21 Nov 2022, 14:08
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: MBDA Brimstone Missile (RAF)
Replies: 162
Views: 56318
Italy

Re: MBDA Brimstone Missile (RAF)

In more news the MBDA Brimstone missile has been chosen and we have the first contracts as the replacement of the MAVERICK missile by the Ejercito del l Aire of Spain for integration on their Eurofighters in the Anti tank role. https://twitter.com/ReinaldoDMM/status/1594663957247426562?t=D1gCJ6BrVwH...
by leonard
21 Nov 2022, 13:41
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: MBDA Brimstone Missile (RAF)
Replies: 162
Views: 56318
Italy

Re: MBDA Brimstone Missile (RAF)

We have now visual confirmation of the new deliveries of the MBDA Brimstone 2 from the UK to the Ukrainian military not just older version of the missile.
by leonard
13 Nov 2022, 16:09
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: Martlet/Lightweight multirole missile
Replies: 156
Views: 51153
Italy

Re: Martlet/Lightweight multirole missile

This unbelievably photo was taken from a sequence of a Ukrainian Army paratrooper shooting down a Russian Orlan drone. You can sea the full extension of the Martlet missile leaving the launcher. Bellow even the full video of the action. https://twitter.com/TheBrit96/status/1591805938897653761?t=vkAC...