Polish Army receive first unit of PILICA Anti-Aircraft Missile System

Polish Army receive first unit of PILICA Anti-Aircraft Missile System. The system have officially entered in service at the 3rd Air Defense Missile Brigade of Polish Army. This is the one of the six ordered system.

One system includes: 6 fire units with artillery tractors, command station, radar station, 2 transport vehicles and 2 ammunition vehicles. Each fire unit of the PILICA system consists of two 23 mm caliber cannons and two GROM / PIORUN anti-aircraft missile launchers. Each set has its own optoelectronic head with a thermal imaging camera and laser rangefinder.

This configuration gives the PILICA system the ability to conduct autonomous operations, but also to operate as part of an integrated, multi-layered anti-aircraft defense as a very short range system (VSHORAD).

ΛΕΩΝΙΔΑΣ 300 / LEONIDAS 300 - The New Hellenic IFV/APC

The Greek company EODH introduce the Greek Army' APC Leonidas-I/II deeply upgrade project. 

Upgrade includes:

• New remotely control weapon station with 30mm Mauser MK30F cannon (30×173), which previously was used in EVO manufactured 30mm twin barrel AAG Artemis.

• Upgraded protection - composite armor and spall liner, which provides Level 5 at the front side of the vehicle, and Level 4 on all other sides in accordance to NATO STANAG.

• The 7FA engine (320h/p) will change to the Cat C7 engine (360h/p).

• New automatic gear with 6 forward gears.

• New suspension with new torsion bars

• Driver's new compartment with vehicle digital control unit.

Specifications:

• Mass 17-17,5 tonnes

• Crew 2+8 (commander, gunner + troopers)

• Main armament (two-axis stabilization) - 30mm Mauser MK30F, it posible to instal varius type of MGs an cannons - 20mm MK20 (RH-202), 23mm 2A14 (Zu-23-2), 30mm Μ230LF (Μ230), 12,7mm M2

• Secondary armament 7.62 mm MG

• 76 mm grenade launchers

უკრაინული კრეატივი – Т-55 + Зу-23-2

უკრაინელმა მოხალისეებმა Т-55–ზე საზენიტო ავტომატური ქვემეხი Зу-23-2 შემოდგეს