More than 240 modern and modernized tanks will be delivered to the units of the Land Forces of the Russian Federation this year. The relevant information is published on the website of the Ministry of Defense.

The military units and formations of the Guards Tank Army of the Eastern Federal District regularly receive new and modernized equipment.

The Russian airborne forces during the exercise "West-2021" for the first time used mounted fire from the BMD-4M to destroy the control points of enemy drones, the Defense Ministry reported.

About 100 units of armored weapons have been delivered to the troops of the Central Military District since the beginning of the year, Colonel Hanif Beglov, the head of the armored service of the Central Military District, said on the eve of the Tanker's Day.

The Research Institute of Steel conducted tests of the dynamic protection "Relict" installed in modern T-72B3, T-80BVM and T-90M "Breakthrough". Experts have found out whether it will work on the shot of a 12.7-by-108-millimeter bullet. The experiment was captured on a video published by the Zvezda TV channel.

When they talk about towing tanks, they usually mean the use of armored tracked tractors or special repair evacuation vehicles like the BRAM-1 or the most advanced T-16 in the world.

Also, tanks themselves are often used for this. Sometimes, when it is necessary to rescue a multi-ton car that is firmly stuck in the mud captivity, several units are attracted at once. And even such measures do not always help.

According to the Taiwan News resource, the United States will supply Taiwan with the first 155-mm tracked self-propelled howitzers M-109A6 "Paladin" in 2023.

The main battle tank C1 Ariete of the Italian Land Forces will undergo a long-awaited modernization. This combat vehicle was developed back in the 80s, and mass production began in 1995.

It was noted that when creating it, the designers took the Leopard 2 as a basis, at the same time, it is somewhat inferior to the German model in terms of its tactical and technical characteristics. For example, the engine power of a 54-ton tank is 1300 hp. The maximum speed on the highway is 65 km / h. The fuel reserve is 550 km.

Last year, KAMAZ presented to the public a pre-production sample of the Kama-1 electric crossover. Now the company has clarified the information about the release dates of this interesting novelty of the domestic automotive industry. 

German insider CarForce247 presented the first images of a budget Tesla car created on the basis of rumors. This is reported by the publication Electrek.

The Tesla Model S Plaid set a speed record among mass-produced electric cars on the Nurburgring highway. This is reported by The Verge.

At the Zapad-2021 exercises, Platform-M shock robotic complexes armed with grenade launchers were used for the first time at military training grounds near Kaliningrad, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters.

Czech scientists from the University of Chemical Technology in Prague have invented mini-robots for extracting microplastics from the world ocean. This is reported by the ScienceNewsForStudents portal.

Any machines will be able to become "smart" and unite in the network. On September 9, the press service of the Israeli company Elbit Systems presented the universal ARCAS system, which is a computerized system for small arms.

Magic is a nine-section transition parachute of the "wing" type, which is designed for sports jumping

The new Magic sports parachute produced by Technodinamika Holding (part of the Rostec state Corporation) has passed state tests and can now be accepted for supply by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation for use by military parachutists. This was reported on Friday in the press service of the holding.

Experts from Seoul National University have developed a material that can change its color depending on the environment. This is reported by the journal Nature Communications.

3D printers have become a construction tool of the American army.On September 11, Popular Mechanics magazine reported that ICON has built the largest "printed" structure in North America — it became the National Guard barracks at the Camp Swift training Center in Bastrop, Texas.

According to a source in the rocket and space industry, a design that could work in operating rooms is currently being developed

JSC "Information Satellite Systems" named after Academician M. F. Reshetnev " (part of Roscosmos) with partners is developing a medical complex of radiation therapy for the treatment of cancer patients. The first samples will be ready in two years, a source in the rocket and space industry told TASS.

It will be used on the route of ships along the Northern Sea Route

Specialists of JSC " Northern Press "(part of the corporation "Tactical Missile Weapons", KTRV) have created a radar station (radar) to track the ice situation in the Arctic. This was reported to TASS by the engineer of the enterprise Vadim Ralnikov.

By order of the Russian government, part of the water area of the Sevastopol Bay of the Black Sea in the south-west of Crimea was transferred to the use of the Russian Defense Ministry for a period of 20 years.