Modernization of obsolete T-72M1 tanks continues in Iraq. So far we are talking about combat vehicles that are in service with the People's Militia Forces. They were first shown in May last year.

From the usual "seventy-second", the main external difference is the massive elements of the built-in dynamic protection on the turret, which are able to withstand tandem cumulative ammunition of various types.

The Ukrainian enterprise KHBTZ has started testing the T-64BV tank of the 2022 model

Tests of the upgraded version of the Soviet T-64 tank began in Ukraine. The state enterprise "Kharkiv Armored Plant" (KHBTZ), which is part of the Ukroboronprom concern, has equipped the T-64BV model 2022 with new equipment. This is reported by Defense Express with reference to the press service of the concern.

In Ukraine, they announced the testing of the next version of the Soviet T-64BV tank. Now this car of the 2022 model, modified by the specialists of the Kharkiv Armored Plant, has received "sights and devices of the third generation."

The Armed Forces of Ukraine continues to operate several hundred American-made Humvee SUVs. On Tuesday, photos from the fifth maintenance and repair center of these foreign cars that arrived from overseas, located in Zhytomyr, were posted on the Network.

Estonian robotic platforms are going abroad. Yesterday, February 8, the portal armyrecognition.com He reported that Milrem Robotics has announced the delivery of the THeMIS Combat robotic platform to Thailand.

An unusual test was filmed by the authors of the channel "Demolition Ranch" (Demolition Ranch): they took an all-metal copper ball with a diameter of about 20 centimeters and tried to punch it with an AK-105. It turned out very entertaining and ... unexpected.

Developed by Soviet designer Georgy Shpagin on the eve of the Great Patriotic War, the PPSH-41 submachine gun is still used in conflicts in the Middle East. Fortunately, the reliable design of the weapon allows you to upgrade and adapt it to modern combat conditions.

The production of Kalashnikov assault rifles in Kazakhstan will be established in 2022 at the Tynys plant, one of the largest machine-building enterprises of the Akmola region, the press service of the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development of the republic reports.

The marines of the Northern Fleet destroyed the forces of a conditional enemy at a training ground near the village of Sputnik in the Murmansk region. This was announced on Wednesday, February 9, by the Russian Defense Ministry.

Military specialist Litovkin: Sirius drones will be able to be used on Russian UDC

The universal amphibious assault ships (UDC) under construction in Russia, which are also called helicopter carriers, will be able to carry promising drones. Sirius unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are capable of taking off from the deck of the UDC, Dmitry Litovkin, editor-in-chief of the Independent Military Review, suggested in an interview with TASS.

Divers of the Black Sea Fleet conducted an exercise to repel underwater saboteurs, during which they had to practice underwater knife fighting techniques and underwater firefight, the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet reported.

Izvestia: in Russia, the training of the Admiral Nakhimov TARKR crew will begin before the end of the year

In Russia, they will begin to form a crew for the Admiral Nakhimov heavy nuclear missile cruiser (TARKR) of Project 1144.2M "Orlan". According to the training plan, the training of the ship's personnel will begin before the end of the year. This is reported by Izvestia with reference to sources in the military department.

Three large landing ships of the Baltic Fleet - "Korolev", "Minsk" and "Kaliningrad" - passed through the Bosphorus from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea, follows from the data of Istanbul information sites that publish photos of ships that passed through the strait.

The American Navy will soon receive the 21st Virginia-type nuclear submarine. February 8, portal navalnews.com He reported that Huntington Ingalls Industries announced the successful completion of sea trials of the Montana submarine (SSN 794).

The Accounts Chamber (JV) this year will check the effectiveness of the use of budget funds allocated by the Ministry of Defense for the operation of the infrastructure of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, for the development of new types of weapons and equipment, as well as for equipping the fleet, according to the inspection plan of the control department.

The marines of the Black Sea Fleet, together with units of the Southern Military District, worked out the defense of the Crimean coast during the exercises, the head of the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet, Captain 2nd rank Alexey Rulev, told reporters.

The exercises are held in the Volgograd Region, Stavropol Territory, Adygea, Chechnya, Dagestan, Karachay-Cherkessia, North Ossetia, Ingushetia, at Russian military bases in Abkhazia and South Ossetia

Military personnel of the Southern Military District (SE) will take part in more than 30 bilateral company tactical exercises in the coming weeks, which began at 15 training grounds in the south of Russia, the press service of the district reported on Tuesday.

Sergei Shoigu inspected the course of the inspection of the reaction forces of Russia and Belarus

During a working trip to Belarus, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, together with his Belarusian counterpart Viktor Khrenin, inspected the performance of tasks by servicemen of the Union State's armed response forces.

The servicemen continue to perform tasks as part of the verification of the reaction forces of the Union State on the territory of Belarus, the Ministry of Defense of the Republic reported on Tuesday.

The press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation said that after the exercises, the troops will return to their permanent locations

Russian troops will leave Belarus after the end of the exercises, there was never any talk that they could stay, Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian leader, told reporters.