"tYphoon-K", "Lazar 3" and Bayraktar TB2 were shown at the parade in Turkmenistan

At the military parade in Ashgabat on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan's independence, samples of military equipment recently purchased from foreign manufacturers were demonstrated.

So, for the first time, the Bayraktar TB2 reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicles of Turkish production were shown.

Israeli kamikaze drones SkyStriker were also transported on car platforms. Such weapons of destruction are becoming increasingly popular in various armies of the world.

Also, four-axle Lazar 3 armored personnel carriers made in Serbia drove through the streets of the capital of the state.

The presented modification has a Russian-made combat module with the well-known 30-mm 2A42 rapid-firing cannon, widely used on light military equipment and helicopters. There is also a 30-mm AG-17 automatic grenade launcher and a 7.62mm PKTM machine gun.

Also, all experts paid attention to the Russian KAMAZ-63968 tYphoon-K with high mine protection. This 22-ton armored car has proven itself well during operation in Syria.

In addition, the Inkas Titan-DS armored cars from the United Arab Emirates were shown, equipped with 12.7-mm machine guns of the NSVT "UTES".

The ground part of the parade involved the main battle tanks T-90S, T-72UMG, infantry fighting vehicles BMP-3, BMP-2 and BMP-1M, self-propelled and towed artillery guns 2S1 "Carnation", 2S3 "Acacia", 2A36 "hYacinth-B", multiple rocket launchers BM-21 "GRAD", "sMerch", "bElgRade".

For the first time, Brazilian A-29 Super Tisapo light turboprop attack aircraft, an Italian-American C-27J Spartan military transport aircraft and six Italian M-346 training aircraft flew in the sky over Ashgabat.

Alexey Moiseev