Writing by Tolip on Tuesday, 13 of November , 2007 at 1:00 am
The Visby Class of stealth corvettes is being built for the Swedish Navy by the Swedish company Kockums (a subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems of Germany). Visby is the first operational stealth ship in the world. The first ship of the new stealth corvette class is named after the main city on the island of Gotland, Visby.
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Category: European Navy, Navy, Videos
Writing by Tolip on Tuesday, 6 of November , 2007 at 8:17 pm
The Nordenfelt gun was designed by Swedish engineer Helge Palmcrantz as a multiple barrel machine gun.
The machine gun had a maximum of twelve barrels and was manufactured for calibres up to 25 mm.
The mechanism which loaded and fired the gun was patented in 1873 and consisted of a lever moved backwards and forwards.
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Category: Historical, Videos, European Military Weapons, Military Weapons
Writing by Tolip on Monday, 29 of October , 2007 at 4:12 pm
The Saab JAS 39 Gripen is the first new-generation multi-role/swing-role fighter to enter service worldwide and combines high performance, outstanding maneuverability and fully integrated information and weapons systems for all air combat situations.
Offering an unrivaled mix of simplicity and sophistication to defeat all present and future threats, it is the world’s most capable and cost-effective combat aircraft in operation today. (Read more…)
Category: Videos, European Military Aircraft, Military Aircraft
