Further to the above.
The Rosomak is the 8x8 Patria built in Poland. About 1000 in service with continuing orders and production for Poland
The swimmable track is being ordered as 1014 IFV variants and 386 specialists.
Several hundred of the heavy tracks are being built.
All of them have a...
Fed Nav's Umiak 1 working into Voisey Bay.
FedNav is working with the Arctic Gateway Group and prepared one of the reports on Churchill navigation
Umiak 1 is a DNV ICE-15, PC4 vessel...
Poland
Ratel - 40 ton heavy track
Borsuk - 28 ton swimmable track
Rosomak - 22 ton swimmable 8x8
All of the above.
https://www.twz.com/uncategorized/this-is-polands-new-heavy-infantry-fighting-vehicle
Speed of development
https://en.defence-ua.com/industries/how_fast_can_cheap_interceptor_missile_against_jet_powered_drones_go_from_idea_to_production_the_frankenburg_example-19699.html
Funded Oct 2024
First Intercept Dec 2025
Factory Opens June 2026
Target output of 100 missiles per factory...
Open Source visibility.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/earth/the-future-of-earth-observation-private-satellites-and-ai-bring-benefits-but-also-pose-risks
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/canadian-vtol-cavorite-x7-closer-to-all-weather-certification-275208.html
Another lifter that is more tactical than strategic but it is moving up the scale.... and it is Canadian
https://www.horizonaircraft.com/
680 kg to 800 km on batteries. Crewed (1 +...
US demand resulting in delivery delays which is presenting Korea with more sales opportunities.
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/09/07/croatia-buys-south-korean-rocket-artillery-after-himars-purchase-from-the-us/
PS
If the MLRS family of missiles is being containerized how about...
High ROF and overlapping rounds from bearing and elevation changes results in more rounds expended per engagagement, increasing the cost of the engagement, and depleting the magazine faster.
Swings and roundabouts.
....
I note that the SAAB GRP MCMV proposal has a 40mm main gun but also...
Really good article on Bofors 40s and 57s and their ammo types, including the possibilitybof a guided 57mm round....
https://www.navylookout.com/royal-navy-buying-advanced-gun-ammunition-for-type-31-frigates/
https://interestingengineering.com/military/china-neighbor-develop-thales-70-mm-rocket
Turning into a cheap, general purpose, utilitarian round capable of being employed as an area weapon or a precision weapon against surface and aerial targets.
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