The German-made Flakpanzer Gepard is a pair of radar-guided 35-millimeter autocannons in a two-person turret mated with a Leopard 1 tank chassis, which seats a driver. It arguably is the best ...

The Flakpanzer Gepard, a Cold War-era icon, has reemerged as a crucial defense system in modern warfare. Renowned for its twin 35mm cannons and advanced radar, the Gepard effortlessly neutralizes ...

The Flakpanzer Gepard has been one of Ukraine's the most valuable weapons against Russia. The Gepard, a 1960s-era air-defense cannon, has been highly effective in taking down Russian drones. But ...

NATO's downing of Russian drones in Polish airspace this week was touted as a major success by the military alliance, after ...

A Ukrainian serviceman attends a training session on a German-made self-propelled anti-aircraft (SPAAG), better known as the Flakpanzer Gepard in the Kyiv Region on July 26, 2023. Sergei SUPINSKY / ...

Berlin — After weeks resisting calls from Ukraine, the U.S. and from within his own country to send heavy weapons to help Ukrainian forces repel Russia's invasion, Chancellor Olaf Scholz has agreed to ...

On Sunday, Russia launched its largest drone and missile attack since the war began, firing a total of 823 projectiles into ...

Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including China ...