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Altay, Black Panther, Oplot: What are modern battle tanks worth? 3/3

Article from September 15, 2021 updated on January 27, 2023. It was said to be outdated or too vulnerable, yet the battle tank has experienced a remarkable resurgence of interest in recent years from the major world armies. After having presented the main Western, Russian and Chinese tanks in the two previous articles, we are going, in this final analysis, to focus on less known models, and yet powerful and promising, on the operational scene as in the field of export. Make way today for the South Korean K2 Black Panther, the Turkish Atlay, the Japanese Type 10 and the Ukrainian BM Oplot. South Korea :…

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Abrams, Challenger 3, Armata…: What are modern battle tanks worth? 2/3

Article from September 6, 2021 updated on January 27, 2023 After their planned disappearance had almost been announced with the appearance of new weapon systems, the tank is once again becoming a key marker of the military power of an armed force, and this on all the theaters. This article is the second of a series of 3 intended to present the main models of modern tanks which equip or will equip the armed forces in the world. A first article presented the German Leopard 2, the Chinese Type 99A, the Israeli Merkava Mk IV and the French Leclerc. This one presents the American M1A2C Abrams, the Challenger 3…

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Leopard 2, Leclerc, Merkava: What are modern battle tanks worth? (1/3)

Article from August 30, 2021 updated on January 27, 2023 Since its first appearance on the battlefields during the First World War, the combat tank has been the subject of both extreme fascination for some, and a total denial for others. Over the course of the conflicts, and the appearance of new weapon systems, such as the anti-tank missile or more recently the wandering ammunition, the end of the supremacy of the tank in land combat has many times been prophesied, following the example other major armaments such as aircraft carriers or combat aircraft. However, it is clear today that...

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The return to grace of the light tank in modern armies

A few days ago, the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment based in Carpiagne, received the first two Armored Reconnaissance and Combat Vehicles, or EBRC, also designated Jaguar, to replace its AMX10RC light tanks. If the French armies, accustomed to external operations in Africa and the Middle East, have never overlooked this type of armored vehicle combining firepower and mobility with the AMX10RC and the ERC-90, a very large majority of the world's armed forces removed them from their inventories on restructuring funds after the end of the cold war. More recently, the conjunction of the hardening of asymmetrical commitments on the one hand, and…

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Should we put an end to “5th generation” combat aircraft?

When Lockheed-Martin presented its F-22 Raptor for the first time, it was presented as a “5th generation” aircraft, to mark its disruptive character, both operationally and technologically, with previous combat aircraft. Beyond its unit price of $160 million which, on its own, was enough to justify a major disruptive aspect since twice as expensive as the F-15E or the F/A 18 E/F then the combat planes more expensive in service or in preparation across the Atlantic, the device indeed had unique capabilities, such as very advanced multi-aspect stealth, without however equaling that of the F117A…

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Modern nuclear attack submarines

With the episode of the cancellation of the contract for conventionally powered Shortfin Barracuda submarines by Australia in favor of American-British nuclear-powered submarines, nuclear-powered attack submarines have experienced, these recent months, a relatively contradictory media over-exposure with the mission by nature discreet of these oceanic Leviathans which constitute, even today, among the most complex human constructions ever carried out. As fast as they are stealthy, nuclear attack submarines yes SNA, whose missions go from intelligence gathering to anti-surface warfare, but also to hunting other submarines, are today the prerogative exclusive to the navies of the 5 major world nuclear powers…

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The 4 future air defense systems close to Directed Energy of the US Army

In many fields, such as long-range surface-to-air systems, anti-tank missiles, electronic warfare and even artillery and armour, the US Army has seen its technological advantage inherited from the end of the Cold War eroding over years of intervention in Iraq and Afghanistan, while other countries, especially Russia and China, invested methodically to catch up, and sometimes even overtake US technology. But there is one area in which the American armies have been able to invest in time and enough to maintain a significant gap over their competitors, directed energy weapons, in particular for…

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Arleigh Burke, Kongo, Super Gorshkov: Modern Destroyers - Part 2

This article follows the article “Hobart, Type 52D, Sejong le Grand: modern destroyers – Part 1” published on May 24, 2021, which presented the Hobart (Australia), Type 052D/DL (China), Sejong le Grand (South Korea) and Kolkata (India). The second part completes this panel of the 8 main classes of Modern Destroyers, with the Kongo class (Japan), Arleigh Burke (United States), Daring (United Kingdom) and 22350M Super Gorshkov (Russia).

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Hobart, Type 52D, Sejong the Great: Modern Destroyers - Part 1

Heirs to the destroyers that appeared at the end of the 19th century to fight against the torpedo boats that threatened large ships of the line such as cruisers and later battleships, the modern destroyer is an imposing surface combat ship, often more of 7000 tons, equipped with a powerful armament, a great versatility, and capable of escorting major units such as aircraft carriers as well as conducting land strikes or interdiction missions.

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Modern attack helicopters, from the AH64 Apache to the Z19.

Although helicopters have been used in combat since the end of the 40s, notably during the Korean War during which they played a determining role for the first time in missions to evacuate wounded and recover ejected pilots, will have to wait until 1967 for an armed helicopter specially designed for attack missions to participate in an armed conflict. It was the American Bell AH-1 Cobra helicopter of the US Army in the context of the Vietnam War. Since then, the attack helicopter has established itself as an indispensable tool in the inventory of modern armies, and the Mi-24 Hind, the AH-64 Apache and…

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