The command of the French Armed Forces announced the testing of a 40-mm automatic grenade launcher manufactured by Heckler und Koch with the use of air-detonating grenades to neutralize micro - and mini-unmanned aerial vehicles.

The single-module combat training radar station is capable of working on hypersonic and stealth targets in the 90-degree sector

The training of regular combat crews to work with the Resonance-N radar stations (radars) capable of detecting and giving target designation for hypersonic and stealth targets will begin in 2022 with the deployment of a single-module radar of this type at the training center of the radio-technical air defense forces of the VKS in the Vladimir Region. This was stated to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.

The Serbian company Yugoimport-SDPR presented a new NOVA light multi-purpose missile system at the IDEF-2021 defense industry exhibition held in Istanbul.

At the Army-2021 forum, Russia showed the Product-305 missile, which should be armed with new attack helicopters. It has a round-the-clock thermal imaging homing head.

The Kalashnikov Group of Companies presented at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021" the latest S-8L corrected aviation missile with a semi-active homing head. Specialists are completing an initiative research work on its creation.

According to the source, the signing of contracts is scheduled for August 24

On August 24, the Russian Defense Ministry will sign several dozen contracts for the development and production of the latest models of weapons and military equipment, including missiles of the Kinzhal hypersonic aviation complex and the latest Pacer unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), at the Army-2021 International Military-Technical Forum.

Russia continues to equip the Iskander-M complexes with new missiles, Bekhan Ozdoev, industrial director of the cluster of weapons, ammunition and special chemicals of the Rostec state Corporation, said in an interview with Interfax.

In the period from August 22 to 28, 2021, JSC "Tactical Missile Weapons Corporation "(KTRV, a member of Soyuzmash of Russia) takes part in the seventh International Military-Technical Forum" Army-2021 "held in Kubinka.

In 2020, the newly formed 47th Missile and 238th Artillery brigades were deployed on the territory of the military garrison of Korenovsk (Krasnodar Territory).

An experimental batch of multiple rocket launchers, from which drones can be launched, is being prepared for preliminary tests, Bekhan Ozdoev, industrial director of the Rostec weapons cluster, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

The soldiers of the engineering units of the Russian army are almost always on the front line. People in special equipment and with mine detectors at the ready appear in the center of events in any military conflict. Military engineers are also involved in the elimination of natural disasters and emergencies.

As reported by the web resource Drom.ru at the seventh International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021"held in Kubinka from August 22 to 28,2021, LLC "Military-Industrial Company" (LLC "MIC", part of the GAZ Group) presented a new off-road unarmored car with a 4x4 wheel formula, which is called the MIC "Strela". This machine is designed to replace the honored veteran in the army and the national economy - the classic UAZ-469, produced with upgrades since 1972, that is, for almost 50 years.

An experimental batch of the latest T-14 Armata tanks was shipped for the Russian Ministry of Defense. This was announced on Monday, August 23, by Vladimir Artyakov, First Deputy General Director of Rostec.

The T-14 tank and other armored vehicles on the new Armata heavy tracked platform will be exported in the future, said Dmitry Shugaev, director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) of Russia.

The holding noted that the development is carried out in accordance with the schedule

PJSC Kurganmashzavod (part of the holding "High-precision Complexes" of the Rostec State Corporation) intends to create a family of armored combat vehicles based on the Kurganets-25 infantry fighting vehicle (BMP). This was reported to TASS in the press service of the holding "High-precision complexes" during the international military-technical forum "Army-2021".

The promising Manul BMP equipped with the Epoch combat module will be shown at the Army-2021 forum, Bekhan Ozdoev, industrial director of the Rostec arms cluster, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

The production of the latest BT-3F floating armored personnel carriers is planned to begin at the end of 2021, Bekhan Ozdoev, industrial director of the Rostec arms cluster, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

The BMP-3 is one of the main models of armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the most popular infantry fighting vehicle in the world

A new modification of the BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle equipped with the Berezhok module will be presented for the first time at the Army-2021 international military-technical forum. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the holding company "High-precision Complexes" of the Rostec State Corporation.

The Sosna short-range anti-aircraft missile system continues to demonstrate its versatility. At the seventh International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021", a version on the chassis of the four-axle domestic armored personnel carrier BTR-82A was presented for the first time.

The rocket divisions of the artillery unit of the Western Military District stationed in the Leningrad Region destroyed the command posts of the conditional enemy located at a distance of about 90 km during a tactical exercise. This is reported by the press service of the ZVO. After the combat launches, the calculations of the multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) "Tornado-S" performed a change of firing position.