Tank crews of the 150th Motorized Rifle Division of the Southern Military District performed live firing at two firing ranges in the Rostov region, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.

The task of the fighters was to break through the enemy's defense and develop the success of the offensive

Tank crews of formations and units of the Southern Military District took part in live firing on the ranges of southern Russia, Armenia and South Ossetia. As reported on Saturday in the press service of the district, the shooting was carried out by 1.5 thousand tankers.

Ukroboronprom handed over to the military a batch of repaired ZSU-23-4M "Shilka"

The Ukrainian enterprise "Balaklei Repair Plant" (as part of the Ukroboronprom concern) handed over to the military the repaired ZSU-23-4M "Shilka" anti-aircraft self-propelled guns. This is reported by Defense Express with reference to the press service of the concern.

In 2022, the Polish armed forces, despite the expectation of the start of deliveries of American M1A2 SEP v3 Abrams tanks, will continue to modernize the old T-72M/M1. This technique was produced in the country under a Soviet license back in the days of the Warsaw Pact.

The US ground Forces will receive a Stryker combat vehicle from Raytheon Corporation this year, equipped with a laser capable of dealing with a variety of threats. Its capacity will be 50 kilowatts. Previously, such weapons found their use on ships of the American Navy.

The Lithuanian Government has decided to accelerate the planned purchase of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS). Explaining this decision, the Cabinet referred, as it has already become a practice, to the "mythical" build-up of Russia's military power on the border with Ukraine.

The paired 25-mm artillery universal 2M3 of Soviet production has found a new life in Vietnam. Local designers of one of the research institutes working for the defense industry were able to transfer it to remote control.

The new engineering and sapper regiment of the Eastern Military District (VVO), stationed in the Republic of Buryatia, received the latest robotic mine clearance complex "Uran-6".

Hyundai Rotem multi-purpose ground wheeled robots have been tested for six months in border areas. According to Aju Business Daily, they are now ready for combat missions.

Researchers from Ajou University, South Korea, have created a mechanical automated "hand" with such high precision of movements that it can take, lift and hold chicken eggs without damage, cut paper with scissors, and use tweezers to take and place microchips and other tiny electronic components on the surface of the printed circuit board.

A group of enthusiasts-testers of small arms from the United States filmed a unique test of one of the modifications of the Kalashnikov assault rifle - AK-105, which is also used by the Russian special purpose group "Alpha". The presented "rifle", as the author calls it, is very different from the well-known AK, and therefore it is extremely interesting to watch this test.

The Tanzanian special forces will hit enemies "in two barrels". January 15, portal janes.com He reported that at the parade dedicated to the Day of the Zanzibar Revolution, the soldiers of the special unit were armed with unusual Gilboa DBR Snake carbines.

On Friday, the press service of Technodinamika Holding (part of Rostec State Corporation) announced that the new Cadet-100 parachute system had been handed over for state testing.

It is known that this system was created to replace the D-10 parachute, which has been used in the Russian Army as the main one for more than two decades.

Employees of the Zagorsk Optical and Mechanical Plant (ZOMZ) became participants in the corporate program "Breakthrough", within which they developed projects for an unmanned aerial vehicle and a universal writing device, the press service of the Shvabe holding, which includes the enterprise, reports.

Chubais: ferrous metallurgy faces deep restructuring due to energy transition

The ferrous metallurgy is facing a deep restructuring related to the energy transition: the abandonment of coal, the restoration of iron with the help of methane and hydrogen, Anatoly Chubais, special representative of the President for relations with international organizations, said at the Gaidar Forum on Thursday.

The Baltic Plant (part of the USC) has completed the construction of the first serial universal nuclear icebreaker project 22220 "Siberia": on January 12, the vessel departed from the mooring wall of the enterprise and headed to the home port in Murmansk.

The United Shipbuilding Corporation summed up the preliminary results of its activities in 2021. As noted, the corporation's enterprises handed over almost two dozen ships and vessels to customers.

The newest small rocket ship "Cyclone" of the Karakurt project, built for the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation in Kerch, is completing factory sea trials, the head of the Fleet information support department, Captain of the second rank Alexey Rulev, told reporters on Friday.

The ship's systems are being audited, preparations are underway for the final stage of state tests, which begin next week

The passage of factory sea trials is completed on the small rocket ship "Cyclone", built for the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet). A number of systems have already been tested, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet told reporters on Friday.

FAR EAST - The crews of the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov, as well as the corvettes Gremyashchy and Hero of the Russian Federation Aldar Tsydenzhapov conducted an air defense training in Primorsky Krai, the press service of the Pacific Fleet (TOF) reported on Friday.