War Diary

"Sources" in Berlin bring up buying more F-35 every time it is politically convenient, yet have repeatedly failed to act on such suggestions.

Which tells you a lot about the absence of strategic and security-related policy with successive governments, despite a surge in budgets.

En parlant de coopération franco-[insert pays] et en référence aux nouvelles du SCAF/FCAS de l'année dernière.

Jane's Defence Weekly June 1985
Dassault-Breguet wants EFA project leadership

Leopard 2A6 of Panzerbataillon 203, Panzerbrigade 21. October 2025

📸Pėstininkų brigada „Geležinis Vilkas“

Rare Panhard VB2L equipped with a WASP Remote Weapon System (RWS) during a firing campaign by the Escadron d’Aide à l’Engagement (EAE) of the 3e Régiment de Hussards, 2011.

📸3e RH

Leopard 2A6 of Panzerbataillon 203 and Vilkas of Pėstininkų brigada “Geležinis Vilkas” during Exercise Iron Wolf 2025

SPz Puma of Panzergrenadierbataillon 33, during an exercise. July 2022

Leopard 2SG of 1st Company, 48th Battalion Singapore Armoured Regiment during Exercise Panzer Strike in Germany, March 2025

T-90A and T-72B obr 1989 of the 2nd Guards Motorized Rifle Division, 2015

That makes 45 years for the Leopard 2A0, 29 years for the Leopard 2A5, 28 years for the Strv 122A, 24 years for the Leopard 2A6, 10 years for the Leopard 2A7, 5 years for the Leopard 2A7V and 2A7DK and 1 year for the Leopard 2A7HU.

On March 7, 2001, the first Leopard 2A6 was handed over to the Bundeswehr

Illustration photo of a Leopard 2A6 in Lithuania as part of the enhanced Forward Presence plan, 2023

Leopard 2A4NL from the B eskadron, 11 Tankbataljon equipped with an FWMP (Full Width Mine Plough) from Pearson or another company.
The vehicle is designated as a prototype.
Photos taken between 1995 and 2000

FlaRakRad Roland (from FlaRakGrp 42), Mi-24, Mi-8 and Ka-27 during Exercice Roving Sands 1998, in El Paso, Texas, USA

FlaRakRad Roland (from FlaRakGrp 42), Mi-24, Mi-8 and Ka-27 during Exercice Roving Sands 1998, in El Paso, Texas, USA

Hellenic Air Force F-16V. Photo by Hellenic Aerospace Industries

Lockheed Martin and Hellenic Air Force patch for the F-16V Viper

The Hellenic Air Force (HAF) has taken delivery of its 30th F-16V “Viper” modernized by Hellenic Aerospace Industries (EAB) under the supervision of Lockheed Martin.

Article: www.f-16.net/f-16-news-ar...

🏷️ #haf #eab #lmtas #viper #f16v

VS OOSR F-16C block 70 #1005 is retracting its gear upon takeoff for a test sortie at Greenville IAP in January of 2025. [Photo by Charlie Rucinski]

Slovak F-16C block 70 n° 1005 is retracting its gear upon takeoff for a test sortie at Greenville IAP in January of 2025. Slovakia signed a contract to acquire 14 F-16V/Block 70 on Dec 12, 2018. All are to be delivered by 2025.

www.f-16.net/index.php?mo...

🏷️ #Slovakia #block70 #VSOOSR

I'm taking up the BookChallenge concept, but I'm not just stopping at 20 books for 20 days, just sharing good books on history or military hardware.
One book a day, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just the covers.

Day 2

#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge

OTD, on January 14, 1992, the first AMX Leclerc S1 was handed over to the DGA (Direction Générale de l'Armement).

LIBA plates are also installed

Starting with Leclerc SXXI production, the Leclerc is equipped with ERA (4G, 5G, 6G) around the autoloader. Visible in orange in the last photo.
In the second and third photos, we can see the size and thickness of the ERA in question.

Photos 2 and 3 found on a forum.

MBT Revolution demonstrator pictures

1/ An Emirati column of seven BMP-3s, three AMX Leclerc Tropicalized, and Oshkosh M-ATV advancing towards Al-Anad in August 2015.

2/ A photo of an Emirati AMX Leclerc Tropicalized advancing towards Al-Anad airbase on August 3, 2015.

Emirati AMX Leclerc Tropicalized arriving on the al-Anad front in August 2015

OTD, on December 19, 1996, the first Strv 122A was handed over to the Armén.

That makes 45 years for the Leopard 2A0, 29 years for the Leopard 2A5, 28 years for the Strv 122A, 10 years for the Leopard 2A7, 5 years for the Leopard 2A7V and 2A7DK and 1 year for the Leopard 2A7HU.

I'm taking up the BookChallenge concept, but I'm not just stopping at 20 books for 20 days, just sharing good books on history or military hardware.
One book a day, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just the covers.

Day 1
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge

Challenger 2 and Warrior during Exercise PRAIRIE EAGLE II in November 2006

Damn, the cat's on the keyboard again

Eurocopter EC665 Tiger PT5 at ILA Berlin 1998.

Source : www.robert-stetter.de/ila/ila1.html

Eurocopter EC665 Tiger PT5 at ILA Berlin 1998.

Source : www.robert-stetter.de/ila/ila1.html

OTD, on December 10, 2014, the first Leopard 2A7 was handed over to the Bundeswehr.

That makes 45 years for the Leopard 2A0, 29 years for the Leopard 2A5, 10 years for the Leopard 2A7, 5 years for the Leopard 2A7V and 2A7DK and 1 year for the Leopard 2A7HU.