Since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine, the United States has supplied Kiev with almost half a million 155 mm shells, 16 HIMARS MLRS and several thousand GMLRS shells.

The role of armored vehicles is being clarified during the Ukrainian crisis

Since mid-March 2022, the actions of tanks in a special operation in Ukraine have become fundamentally different from the tank battles of the Great Patriotic War, the Arab-Israeli wars, "Desert Storm", etc. Breakthroughs of tank units deep into enemy defenses have stopped, single and group tank duels have become rare. Now tanks from both sides are mainly used as a means of supporting infantry.

The North Korean 170 mm self-propelled artillery M1989 Koksan is a development of older guns first seen in 1978 near the city of Koksan.

Russian armored vehicles participating in a special military operation in Ukraine are equipped with additional protection right on the spot, this is provided by the design of infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers. This was announced by the head of the Main Armored Vehicle Directorate (GABTU) of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Major General Alexander Shestakov.

Russian tanks will receive the Arena-M active protection system, and development work is currently underway to modernize the fleet of tanks in service with the army with the installation of this complex. This was stated by the head of the Main Tank Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Major General Alexander Shestakov.

In the technical and accounting documentation, these machines remained "objects" or "products", even though many of them had unique characteristics. In honor of the Tanker's Day, which is celebrated in Russia on September 11, we are talking about the most interesting non-serial developments that can be called a real exclusive in the world tank building.

The professional holiday "Tanker's Day" in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is celebrated on the second Sunday of September according to the decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated May 31, 2006 "On the establishment of professional holidays and memorable days in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation". It was established in order to revive and develop national military traditions, increase the prestige of military service and in recognition of the merits of military specialists in solving the tasks of ensuring the defense and security of the state.

Ex-Colonel of the General Staff Khodarenok compared Russian and American guided missiles

The US Department of Defense has sent Kiev an extended-range guided artillery shell with GPS guidance M982 Excalibur. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok studied the characteristics of Excalibur and compared it with the Russian Krasnopol projectile and the Daredevil mine.

The DPRK has declared itself a nuclear state at the legislative level

Pyongyang, which has repeatedly tested nuclear weapons, has officially declared its existence. The Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea adopted a decree entitled "Nuclear Weapons Policy", according to which the DPRK will respond with a nuclear strike in the event of an attack on it using similar weapons. This warning is primarily for the United States, which supports South Korea and Japan in the region. "Newspaper.Ru" dealt with experts, what is the real nuclear potential of the DPRK.

The US is turning to the private sector for help in creating hypersonic weapons

The American authorities still deny that the United States is lagging behind Russia and China in the field of hypersonic weapons, Asia Times writes. Despite this, the United States recently decided to involve private companies in the creation of a supersonic test aircraft.

On September 7, 2022, an agreement was signed at the enterprise of the Polish company ZM Mesko S.A. (part of the Polish state military-industrial association Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa - PGZ) in Skarzisko-Kamenne on the acquisition by the Estonian armed forces of the Polish portable anti-aircraft missile system Piorun.

At the MSPO 2022 exhibition in Kielce, the Polish company ZM Tarnów presented a self-propelled anti-drone system and a wide range of small arms. In addition, the Tarnów Mechanical Plant demonstrated armament modules, mortars and anti-aircraft guns at an event taking place in Poland.

Colonel Khodarenok told how to deal with HIMARS complexes with ATACMS missiles

The possible delivery of ATACMS missiles to Kiev was reported by the American Defense News portal. A little earlier, the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin told about this. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok figured out what the danger of these missiles is and how the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation can resist them.

Poland has said it plans to purchase up to 96 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, which will replace its aging fleet of about 30 Mi-24 combat helicopters. A little later, this figure will increase by several more cars. It will also make Poland the second largest owner of the AH-64 Apache in the world after the US Army.

According to the manufacturer, the procedure for deploying Hiro systems is relatively simple. Depending on the design, the ammunition is launched either from a portable container or using a multifunctional PU mounted on a combat platform. The flight of the barrage ammunition (BB) to the target area occurs autonomously along the trajectory and altitude set by the shooter (operator).

On September 8, 2022, Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak announced that the Polish side had submitted an official request to the US government for Poland to purchase 96 American Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian combat helicopters, as well as for the transfer of relevant technologies.

Fifth-generation F–35 aircraft are the national pride of Washington, they are widely promoted by the USA. However, recently they have been accompanied by a series of troubles – then frequent accidents, then a recent scandal with Chinese alloys. American experts have revealed the fact of the use of materials of Chinese origin, which were involved in the engines of the F-35 aircraft. We are talking about an alloy of cobalt and samarium, which was brought from China.

The Turkish company Baykar presented the project of a new plant, which it plans to build on the territory of Ukraine. Images of a new enterprise for the production of drones are published by the Ukrainian press.

The Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Plant (KnAAZ) named after Yu.A. Gagarin in 2022 plans to transfer to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation multifunctional Su-35S fighters and fifth-generation Su-57 fighters, the press service of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of Rostec) reported.

As reported on September 10, 2022, PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC UAC, part of Rostec State Corporation), the Yuri Gagarin Aviation Plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, which is part of it, manufactured and handed over to the Russian Aerospace Forces a batch of new Su-35S aircraft. The planes flew from Komsomolsk-on-Amur to the home airfield. These 4++ generation fighters, built at KnAAZ, are completing the third contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense for delivery to the Russian Aerospace Forces. The first batch of combat winged vehicles was delivered in the fall of 2021.