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The Bundeswehr is armed with the Mars II rocket launcher system. This tracked launcher is actually an analogue of the American M270 MLRS, albeit with minor modifications. The KMW (Krauss-Maffei Wegmann) concern integrated the overseas "brother" at the request of the German army, in particular by increasing its size and mass.

The MARS II anti-aircraft missile system is designed to destroy concentrations of enemy manpower and equipment, artillery batteries, air defense equipment, command posts and communication nodes, as well as for remote mining of terrain. It consists of a launcher mounted on the tracked chassis of the American infantry fighting vehicle M2 Bradley, unguided missiles of caliber 240 mm, fire control equipment and a transport vehicle.

The company from Ukraine named UAV Defense Robotics will produce drones for the Ukrainian military. Currently, three models of drones are being developed - reconnaissance, cargo (combat) and "kamikaze drone".

It is estimated that the cost of a combat drone will be approximately $4000. Production will be organized in Kyiv.

So far, the developers are assembling the first prototypes and testing them with the army units from Kharkiv. The first 10-20 drones of each species will be collected for them.

"When, according to the guys, we adjust the software and hard - we will deploy more mass production. We plan to knock on the finished product with the Ministry of Defense, create a team of collectors, train military pilots and do as much as we can, "- said Bolshakov, company CEO.

The company will create a reconnaissance drone as an alternative to commercial drones.

In Norway, Boeing and Nammo conducted a series of fire tests of Ramjet 155 long-range ammunition. This info is stated in the report of Boeing.

The Ramjet 155 artillery ammunition was designed to meet the requirements of the US Army for long-range and aimed fire on the enemy.

Successful tests demonstrated the survivability of the artillery system and the predicted characteristics.