The Boxer armored personnel carrier is a weapons platform of the promising division of the Bundeswehr
According to the published report of the Bundeswehr Infantry Training Center, Hammelburg, in the future infantry units are planned to be equipped with a heavy weapons platform based on the Boxer armored personnel carrier (Boxer).
Germany is looking for ammunition for the Gepard 1A2 ZSU planned for delivery to Ukraine
Germany faced a problem when planning the transfer of Gepard 1A2 anti-aircraft self-propelled guns to Ukraine, removed from the Bundeswehr armament more than 20 years ago and stored by the manufacturer Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. As already reported, Berlin simply does not have shells for these anti-aircraft installations.
How the Iskander-M missile system works in a combat situation
The Russian Defense Ministry has published footage of combat work during a special operation in Ukraine of the calculation of the Iskander-M tactical missile system.
The plot is short - it lasts just over two minutes. But the video captures the main stages of preparation for firing, the rocket launch itself and the results of the enemy's fire defeat.
South Korea acquires SM-6 missiles for its destroyers amid DPRK missile tests
In the near future, the Republic of Korea will acquire SM-6 missiles for the KDX III Batch II destroyers. The SM-6 missile, also known as the RIM-174 extended-range anti-aircraft missile (ERAM), is capable of performing air and missile defense tasks, as well as combating surface targets.
"NATO has not provided Ukraine with anti-aircraft weapons for high altitudes"
Colonel of the General Staff Khodarenok called the minus of air defense systems that the West handed over to the APU
Since the beginning of the special military operation, the Ukrainian leadership has repeatedly asked the United States and other NATO countries to "close the sky" over the country, but instead the collective West has limited itself to the supply of anti-aircraft missile technology. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok figured out what kind of weapons Kiev received and whether it would help the APU.
The first Boeing T-7A pilot batch training aircraft was built for the US Air Force
On April 28, 2022, a ceremony of rolling out and presentation of the first Boeing T-7A Red Hawk advanced training aircraft built for the US Air Force, an experimental batch of the EMD stage (EPD and manufacturing development), in the amount of five aircraft designed to be carried out, in accordance with Russian terminology, took place at the Boeing Corporation enterprise in St. Louis, "state tests" before being put into service. This aircraft became the third T-7A flight model built.
The US is persuading the Arab world to join the pressure on Russia
What does the participation of four Arab defense ministers in the conference on arming and supporting Ukraine initiated by the Americans mean?
Morocco, Jordan, Qatar and Tunisia took part in the conference in support of Ukraine. However, there were no representatives of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, most of the countries of the Persian Gulf and the Arab Maghreb Union. What will be Russia's response?
Japan has declared its readiness to fight with Russia
An extremely remarkable video was released by the Japanese TV channel ANN News. The story, which was released a few days ago, showed tank exercises on the island of Hokkaido in the context of preparation for a possible military clash with the Russian Federation.
The battalion commander of the DPR army spoke about the tactics of the Ukrainian military near Donetsk
The commander of the battalion "Rus" of the army of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) told Izvestia about the tactics of the Ukrainian military near Donetsk.
Ukraine: there is no total war, there are no major victories, there are big losses
In Poland, among the Russophobic crackle of the state propaganda machine, voices of sobriety are sometimes heard. While the powerful and pro-government media report on the bright victories of the Armed Forces of Ukraine over the Russian troops and convince the Polish reader that Russia is not conducting a special operation in Ukraine, but is waging a total war against the Ukrainian people, the publication Myśl Polska ("Polish Thought"), after analyzing the actual data, came to the conclusion that there are neither Ukrainian victories nor Russian total war.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter was shot down near Donetsk
A Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet was destroyed in an air battle near Slavyansk, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said.
Operational-tactical aviation of the Russian Federation destroyed up to 160 Ukrainian military
Russia's tactical aviation destroyed up to 160 Ukrainian military. This was announced on Monday, May 2, by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Major General Igor Konashenkov.
"That was the last straw." What sparked the civil war in Ukraine
"We fully believed that the police would come to our aid, but they did not come" — eight years ago, as a result of violent clashes between supporters and opponents of Euromaidan, the Odessa House of Trade Unions broke out. This fire was one of the largest in terms of the number of victims: 42 people died from fire, smoke and injuries. About the events of May 2, 2014 and their historical consequences — in the material of RIA Novosti.
Marsun company will supply patrol boats of the Thai Navy
The command of the Thai Navy recently concluded with the private Thai company Marsun Co. selected by the winner of the competition. Ltd (Marsun) contract for the supply of river patrol boats.
The keel of the Type-31 class frigate for the British Navy was laid at the Rosaite shipyard
The British company Babcock announced the ceremony of laying the keel of the lead frigate of the Type-31 class for the British Navy, which took place on April 27 in the new Venturer Building workshop at the enterprise in Rosayt.
Poland has supplied Ukraine with more than 200 T-72 tanks
As reported by Polish Radio on April 29, 2022, by now Poland has transferred to Ukraine more than 200 T-72 tanks from the presence of the Polish army. Together with the tanks, Poland delivered several dozen infantry fighting vehicles BMP-1 to Ukraine, as well as 122-mm self-propelled howitzers 2S1 "Carnation" and 122-mm MLRS BM-21 "Grad".
"Australia gave Ukraine equipment that others did not want to take"
Why did the Australian military hand over right-hand drive Bushmaster armored cars to the APU
Australia has sent 20 Bushmaster armored personnel carriers to Ukraine, Ukrainian Ambassador to Canberra Vasyl Miroshnichenko said. Western military experts criticize this machine and remind that Australia has not been able to arrange the sale of Bushmaster to other countries. What is wrong with the Australian armored car and whether it will help the APU - in the material of the "Newspaper.Ru».
"The US is encircling Russia with the help of Kim Jong-un"
Korean scholar Asmolov said that nuclear weapons have ceased to be a "last resort" for the DPRK
The DPRK began to restore the Pungeri nuclear test site, and the country's leader Kim Jong-un said that he would "accelerate the development of a nuclear arsenal." In turn, South Korea purchased anti-missile systems from the United States and tested its own ballistic missile.
The same GAZ-69
70 years ago, the famous all-terrain vehicle appeared in the troops
During the Great Patriotic War, the Red Army widely used passenger four-wheel drive open cars of various brands.
"Sarmat": what will change in the world after the adoption of a new intercontinental missile?
Since August 1945, the only thing that protects the world from a global war is the possibility of a retaliatory strike, dangerous for nuclear powers. Until now, the main weapon of Russian nuclear deterrence has been "Satan", as NATO calls her, or "Voivode", as she is called in Russia. Now a different missile system has been adopted, much more dangerous and better protected. Will he be able to change the strategic balance sufficiently so that the conflict between Russia and NATO will continue to remain unacceptable for its participants?