Foreign sources actively share their impressions about the past large-scale maneuvers "West-2021". Among the numerous samples of Russian military equipment, foreign observers, first of all, distinguish new products. So, in their opinion, the light wheeled 4x4 all-terrain vehicle "Sarmat-2" used by the units of the Russian Airborne Forces deserves attention.

The modernized Arena-M active protection complex of armored vehicles, which is planned to be equipped with Russian T-72 and T-90 tanks, is able to repel the attack of any anti-tank missile - both the Israeli Spike and the American Javelin. The complex provides protection of the machine from any direction - including in the upper hemisphere.

Foreign armored personnel carriers, such as the BTR-3, BTR-4 of Ukrainian production or the Chinese ZBL-08, in addition to 30-mm guns, which are clones of Russian guns, are also armed with anti-tank guided missiles.

An unusual modification of a Russian tank was noticed on the video of the Russian Ministry of Defense. Among the equipment of the Guards Kantemirov division, which was loaded on the echelon in Belarus, there was a T-80UM2 tank. A special feature of the modification was the active protection complex (KAZ) "Drozd-2", reports Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

The personnel of the artillery units of the separate Guards amphibious assault unit stationed in Ulan-Ude have begun to master the new virtual artillery range "Arterra", which was received by the unit this month.

A small number of Type 62 light tanks remain in service with the People's Liberation Army of China. They are involved in secondary areas, are listed in training units and, as a rule, play the role of "enemy"armored vehicles during exercises.

The Americans solemnly "christened" their promising self-propelled gun, created on the basis of the Paladin M109A7. September 19, portal defence-blog.com He reported that the howitzer being developed as part of the Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) project was named "Iron Thunder" (Iron Thunder).

In Yemen, an unusual homemade hybrid - a Toyota Land Cruiser 79-series pickup truck with a combat compartment installed on it from the Russian BTR-80A was noticed.

Previously, these cars, modified in Jordan by the national defense industrial holding KADDB, received protected cabins with armored glass. Special cabins with rotating turrets equipped with 12.7-mm NSVT "Utes"were installed in the bodies.

The company said that they are bringing new models of civilian weapons to the market, including traumatic ones

The Kalashnikov Group of Companies (GC) integrates the latest tactical pump-action shotgun of its own design with the Apple Watch smartwatch. This was announced by Olga Boitsova, Deputy General Director of the Kalashnikov Group of Companies, during the conference "Weapons Perspective of Russia".

The hydrographic vessel of the Northern Fleet "Horizon" has clarified the coordinates of Russia in the area of Franz Josef Land, the press service of the fleet reported on Monday.

A small missile ship of the Baltic Fleet conducted exercises in the White Sea.

As part of the exercises, the MRK Sovetsk made the transition from Baltiysk to the White Sea. The route was laid through the Baltic Sea, the Gulf of Finland, the Neva, Lake Ladoga, the White Sea-Baltic Canal.

About 20 ships and vessels of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) went to sea for a shooting exercise. This was announced on Monday, September 20, by the press service of the fleet.

The exercises of the Russian Navy, which involve about 20 warships and submarines, began in the Black Sea, said the head of the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, Captain of the second rank Alexey Rulev.

Large-scale exercises involving warships, submarines, and naval aviation of the Black Sea Fleet started on Monday on the Black Sea. This was announced today by the head of the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet Alexey Rulev.

On September 16, Babcock announced the first export contract for the construction of the Arrowhead 140 – AH140 frigates, having concluded a license agreement with the Indonesian state-owned company PT PAL Indonesia (Persero).

The British Navy plans the future of its nuclear submarines in advance. Yesterday, on September 19, the press service of the Royal Navy reported that the UK Ministry of Defense has allocated the first tranche in the amount of £170 million under the SSN-Replacement (SSNR) program.

North Korea on Monday condemned the US decision to help Australia build nuclear submarines within the framework of AUKUS, KCNA reports.

Militants from Afghanistan may try to break into the territory of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), said Alexander Lapin, commander of the Central Military District (CVO).

On Wednesday, September 15, North Korea tested a railway mobile missile system. The rocket that was launched during the tests may turn out to be a copy of the Russian Iskander missile system. This is the conclusion reached by the authors of the Ukrainian edition of Defense Express.

The countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) have agreed to develop cooperation in the field of defense, according to a joint declaration adopted at a meeting of the Council of Heads of member States of the organization.