We invite you to explore a review of the week's events and materials, summarized for you in this article.
Shatsky
Earlier this week, it was reported that a certain Mikhail Shatsky, the deputy director of KB "Mars", was shot in Russia. He was primarily known for being responsible for the X-59 and X-69 missiles, which Russia has repeatedly used for terrorist shelling of Ukraine.
At the same time, the actual scope of responsibility of "MOKB "Mars", along with its leaders, is much broader than just this work, so the elimination of the designer from "MOKB "Mars" in Moscow is not only about the X-69, but about a significantly larger list of missiles including the X-101 and X-32.
Traffic Lights
The Russian occupying army is implementing a rather original solution against FPV drones - literally, traffic lights that will signal safety at particularly dangerous areas.
0And although this solution may initially seem strange, it is quite pragmatic in the context of modern battlefield conditions. We explain how the enemy has started installing traffic lights against Ukrainian FPV drones.
Krab Self-Propelled Howitzers
Today, Poland is negotiating with Leonardo concerning the integration of guided Volcano shells on the Krab self-propelled howitzers, including testing at a range.
1An interesting aspect of this story is that Ukrainian artillerymen from one of the Krab self-propelled howitzers in our army were able to hit a target at a distance of 70 km with the same type of guided munitions. This is literally a record, and it may have prompted the Poles to revisit this issue.
M113
The Israeli company Rafael has a proposal for Greece to convert hundreds of M113 armored personnel carriers into infantry fighting vehicles, and considering the difficulties in purchasing new or used IFVs from other countries, the Greek armed forces are likely to agree to this offer.
2We explain how Israel managed to convince Greece that converting 500 M113s into IFVs would be better than buying Bradley or VBCI.