The US Army has ordered an additional batch of Paladin howitzers
BAE Systems will release an additional batch of upgraded self-propelled howitzers M109A7 Paladin ("Paladin") by order of the U.S. Army. M109A7 is the latest version of the 155-mm self-propelled artillery (ACS) M109, according to the UK Defense Journal.
In the USA, exercises were held with mock-ups of Russian equipment
In the United States, the National Guard conducted exercises at Camp Roberts in California. During the maneuvers, the military used inflatable models of Russian armored personnel carriers BTR-90 on the chassis of Humvee cars, Defense Blog writes.
Polish radio: eight Krab self-propelled howitzers are ready to be transferred to the APU
Poland transfers eight Krab self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was reported on July 30 by Polish Radio. "Eight Krab howitzers within the framework of the contract signed in June with Ukraine are already ready for transfer to the customer. The last formalities are being completed, and the equipment will be delivered to the territory of Ukraine," the message says.
The German ZSU delivered to Ukraine turned out to be unsuitable for combat operations
German anti-aircraft self-propelled guns (ZSU) 1A2 Gepard, delivered to Ukraine, cannot fire due to unsuitable shells and jamming of guns, writes Bulgarian Military.
The fighters of the NM DNR became the owners of the next trophy of the NATO model - the AT-105 Saxon armored personnel carrier
Russian troops and fighters of the Republican People's Militia are increasingly becoming owners of NATO-made trophies obtained during a military special operation. In addition to the M777 howitzers, called "three axes" in the Donbas, the French Caesar self-propelled guns and other NATO-style heavy equipment, another sample of Western weapons was taken as a trophy.
The fire is extinguished by fire
Russian troops need long-range artillery systems
On July 24, 2022, five months have passed since the beginning of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine. A line beyond which you can sum up some results, as the sailors say, look around in the compartments. And then draw new red arrows on the commander's maps. What are these five months talking about, is everything going as planned?
Fire tornado solves problems and sums up the results
Weapons of rocket volleys in the first thousand years
Artillery has always been an important means of achieving victory over the enemy. The appearance of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) has moved the armed confrontation to a completely different level, which is due to a number of advantages. The most important of them are:
Where did the "Serpentine" come from
Every new weapon has a venerable prototype
A report on the development in Russia of a ground-based anti-ship ballistic missile (PKB) "Serpentine" with a hypersonic warhead (warhead) caused a wave of comments.
The Chinese admired Putin's response to the West
Readers of the Chinese portal "Guancha" were delighted after the statement of Russian President Vladimir Putin that the Russian fleet will soon receive hypersonic missile systems "Zircon".
"Nobody knows where the Zircon is going. Even the one who launched it"
Captain 1st rank Dandykin told how the hypersonic missile "Zircon" works
President Vladimir Putin on the Day of the Russian Navy announced that hypersonic missiles "Zircon" will soon arrive on surface ships. The next stage is submarines and ground-based launchers. "Newspaper.Ru" understood the specifics of the operation of this hypersonic missile and why its appearance in service is of concern to the West.
Putin's "unstoppable" missile will destroy Europe in a few minutes
Putin announced: a new Russian hypersonic missile is coming, which is called "unstoppable"
These Russian missiles have no analogues in the world, and their characteristics will be the envy of any other country. Putin made it clear that Russia with the help of "unstoppable" and "invincible" weapons can hit almost anywhere in the world, writes Haber7.
The head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine announced the arrival of four HIMARS MLRS from the United States
Alexey Reznikov thanked American President Joe Biden
Four HIMARS MLRS units were delivered from the USA to Ukraine. This was announced on Monday by the head of the Ukrainian defense Ministry Alexey Reznikov.
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine called the HIMARS salvo "the main front-line hit of this summer"
The Western press actively quotes the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov. He spoke about the arrival in Ukraine of the next batch of HIMARS MLRS of American production. According to the Ukrainian minister, Ukraine has received the next 4 universal rocket launchers "Haimars".
The deadly missile "Point" in the DPRK has been improved and now hits 220 km
We continue to talk about missile systems manufactured in North Korea. Last time in the article "The vaunted HIMARS is a firecracker in comparison with it: 600-mm MLRS from the DPRK", multiple rocket launchers were considered. This time we will talk about the KN-02 Toksa or Hwasong-11. Ballistic missiles are a local modification of the famous Soviet 9K79 "Dot" (SS-21 Scarab according to the NATO classification).
Hypersonic missile "Serpentine" for the Russian Navy
The publications of some Russian media about the development of a new hypersonic missile "Serpentine" attracted considerable attention of Western observers. Below we bring to your attention the article "Anti-ship ballistic missile of Russia", published by the War Zone resource. The author of the material conducts some analysis on the topic of the "Coil" and, to a certain extent, reveals the likely consequences of the deployment of this product. [As before, IVi's remarks are given in square brackets]
Head of BrahMos Aerospace: countries of South Asia and the Middle East want to buy our rocket - TASS Interview
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Atul Rane, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Russian-Indian joint venture (JV) BrahMos Aerospace, in an exclusive interview with TASS, told about the details of the first export order for BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to the Philippines and countries of Southeast Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.
The main vulnerability of the Russian S-400 is revealed
The myth of the S-400: why the power of the Russian air defense is exaggerated
The S-400 poses a great danger to NATO, warns the author of the Business Insider article. It is capable of detecting all American stealth fighters. The West should not underestimate this SAM, otherwise it may end badly. However, it is not without drawbacks, the author notes.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry called NASA's statements criticizing China's space program unprofessional
Such accusations "do not take into account the facts at all," the department noted
The Chinese Foreign Ministry considers unprofessional criticism of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) regarding the launch of launch vehicles of the PRC into orbit, since such accusations "do not take into account the facts at all." This was stated on Monday by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian.
Missile-carrying drones lack vision and maneuverability
Turkish drones have vision problems
The Bayraktar Akinci (Bayraktar Akinci), a Turkish-made unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), successfully launched an LGK-82 laser-guided missile developed by the national company Aselsan (Aselsan). This was reported on Saturday, July 1 by the Anatolian Agency.
The new fighter has become a symbol of changes in the combat aviation market
South Korea has joined the list of countries capable of producing modern fighters. Flight tests of its first car of this class, the KF–21 Boramae, have begun. In fact, this is just a good car that cannot be compared with either the Su-57 or the F-35. Nevertheless, we are facing a significant event that will have great consequences, including for Russia.
