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HF1 combat drone with plywood body used by Ukrainian special forces

Ukraine’s High-Tech Drones Are Striking Deep Behind Russian Lines — Including With Plywood

Ukrainian special forces have begun deploying a new generation of German-supplied drones—most notably the HF-1 self-guiding UAV—to target and destroy Russian air defense systems

10 months ago

by Eric Sof

Leopard 2: One of the world’s most powerful main battle tanks ever made

The Leopard 2 is the successor of the Leopard 1, the last main battle tank of the West German Army. Today, there are two main development batches of the tank: the original

4 years ago

Main Battle Tanks

Flakpanzer Gepard Self-proppeled anti-aircraft gun (Photo: Bundeswehr)

Flakpanzer Gepard: A cornerstorne of Bundeswehr’s air defence for decades

Flakpanzer Gepard is a German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) with two 35mm cannons with a radar. Among the capability to shoot out planes from the sky, Flakpanzer Gepard is also capable of

4 years ago

Anti-Aircraft

Leopard 1A5 main battle tank — Leopard 1A5 version of German main battle tank (Photo: XY)

Leopard 1: A revolutionary tank that traded armor for greater mobility

The German Leopard 1 tank was designed based on the concept that HEAT warheads had rendered heavy armor obsolete, leaving speed the only defense. It was very lightly armored for a tank

4 years ago

Main Battle Tanks

HK417 has been proven in combat (Photo: XY)

Heckler & Koch HK417: Designated Marksman Rifle proven in combat

The Heckler & Koch HK417 is a reliable and proven battle rifle favored by elite special operations units worldwide. It is the same rifle as the Heckler & Koch HK416, although it

4 years ago

Rifles

HK21A1 general-purpose machine gun (Photo: Heckler and Koch)

Heckler and Koch HK21A1: A belt-feed-only general-purpose machine gun

The Heckler and Koch HK21A1 was the further development of the HK21 gun, which has been in military service for years, and the aim has been to produce a one-man general-purpose machine

4 years ago

Machine Guns

Mauser SP 66 Sniper Rifle — Mauser SP66 sniper rifle (Photo: XY)

Mauser SP66: A sniper rifle from the Cold War era

Mauser SP66 is a sniper rifle designed in 1976 as the increased need for semi-automatic sniper rifles at the rifle market. The rifle was based on conventional hunting design and was developed for

5 years ago

Sniper Rifles

Friedrich Wilhelm Heym SR-20 bolt action rifle with scope (Photo: XY)

Heym SR-20: A German-made sporting and hunting rifle

The Heym SR-20 is a sporting and hunting rifle designed and produced in Germany. It is considered a first-rate rifle with an exhibited European style craftsmanship like you should expect from a

5 years ago

Rifles

Heckler and Koch PSG1 on tripod (Photo: XY)

Heckler & Koch PSG1: The most accurate semi-automatic rifle in the world

The Heckler and Koch PSG1 sniper rifle has been developed to satisfy the current demand from military and police authorities for a high-precision weapon for snipers and skilled sharpshooters. The PSG1 is

5 years ago

Sniper Rifles

Heckler & Koch HK770

Thanks to somewhat more intelligent gun legislation than the rest of Europe and to their natural advantages in respect of forests and hunting areas, the Germans still have a thriving home market

5 years ago

Rifles

Heckler & Koch HK300

The HK300 might be called a ‘de-luxe’ version of the HK270; it is built to take a more powerful cartridge, but retains the same basic blowback mechanism and is generally to a

5 years ago

Rifles

Heckler & Koch HK270

The Heckler & Koch HK270 is a sporting rifle with an interesting amalgamation of civil and military features and there is a suggestion that it may have originated in a design for

5 years ago

Rifles

Heckler & Koch HK91: An improved version of HK81

The Heckler & Koch HK91 rifle was based on the design of the earlier HK41 rifle. It was almost identical when introduced in the 1970s with slight modifications. Both rifles are successors

5 years ago

Rifles

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