Short-range engagements between armored vehicles tend to be highly lethal. At proverbial knife-fighting range, armor piercing shells strike with maximum kinetic energy, and enemies are more likely ...
Seoul’s sudden interest in advanced anti-ship artillery appears to be linked to heavy North Korean naval investments. South Korea continues its march toward becoming a major weapons producing and ...
On September 6, the Department of Defense announced $175 million in military aid to Ukraine. Included in this drawdown of existing US military equipment is “120mm depleted uranium tank ammunition for ...
February 16, 2024: After two decades of development the U.S. Army’s new XM-AMP Advanced Multi-Purpose 120mm tank round is finally ready to be issued for use by 120mm M1 tank guns. The new shells ...
Putin said Russia would "respond accordingly" if the UK sends a "nuclear component" to Ukraine. The component: depleted uranium armor-piercing shells, which have no role in nuclear weaponry. Russia is ...
The ministry pointed out that they considered the statement about the UK’s plans to provide Ukraine with depleted uranium armor-piercing shells for Challenger-2 tanks to be yet another confirmation of ...
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