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[b]Experts assessed reports about the alleged Bundeswehr war plan with Russia[b]

Germany has published a Bundeswehr plan to prepare for a conflict between Russia and NATO. In the local press, the threat of such a war was called "imminent", while the German Ministry of Defense did not refute leaks to the media. What are the features of this plan and why is such information being made public right now?

In 2024, Rostec State Corporation will double the amount of co-financing for advanced engineering schools implementing scientific, technical and educational projects in the field of aircraft and engine building, IT and electronics, mechanical engineering and the automotive industry in the interests of the Corporation. More than 1 billion rubles will be invested in R&D, as well as in the training and advanced training of specialists in strategic sectors of the domestic industry.

Special forces units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces are being trained on Israeli Sandcat armored vehicles. In the process of professional development, it is planned to hone the skills of neutralizing a potential enemy who tried to carry out sabotage attacks.

As part of the state defense order, the industry has delivered another batch of armored vehicles of the MRAP type

The structure of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (Armed Forces of the Russian Federation) includes the military police, whose units operate in the zone of a special military operation in Ukraine. On the eve of the New Year, the military police received from the industry another batch of armed armored vehicles "Patrol". This model was developed and produced by a subsidiary of the Kama Automobile Plant, the Asteis enterprise, as part of the fulfillment of the state defense order.

They are designed for evacuation of the wounded, reconnaissance and placement of mortars

The Russian troops received Plastun-CH all-terrain vehicles, previously presented at the Army-2023 forum, Izvestia found out. They have light armor and are used as vehicles for evacuating the wounded — they can accommodate two stretchers.

They are much better at selling weapons

The development of the Armed Forces and the military-industrial complex of the Czechoslovak Republic, and then independent Slovakia, was described in the article "Bratislava is not going to fight with anyone" ("HBO", 10.11.23). According to its scenario, the independent Czech Republic developed.

The Italian company Iveco Defense Vehicles (part of the Iveco group controlled by CNH Industrial NV) announced that on November 30, 2023, at the NEDS-2023 defense industry exhibition in Rotterdam, it officially handed over to the Dutch armed forces the first new wheeled armored vehicle MTV (Medium Tactical Vehicle) Manticore (Dutch designation 12kN) under a 2019 contract.

What tasks will the new Black Beret divisions be able to solve

Marine Corps divisions will become more versatile and mobile. Now each battalion of the Black Berets will have its own amphibious assault company, and the division will have an amphibious assault battalion.

Envo Drive Systems is close to creating a working prototype of the "Utility Personal Transporter" (UTP), which can be translated as "Utilitarian Personal Transporter". The car is positioned as the most versatile and practical vehicle in the world of electric vehicles. A kind of smartphone that replaced the old mobile phones, and can do everything — or almost everything.

Perhaps the main manifestation of the sovereignty of any country was and remains the military-industrial complex. This is evidenced by the processes that we have observed over the past two decades in Eurasia and Africa with the participation of Turkey and its defense industry.

The company “Arkus” (Arquus, formerly Renault Truck Defense), part of the Volvo concern, held the first presentation of its new project for a limited number of people at the Eurosatory 2018 exhibition. After a year of intensive work at the Paris Air Show, the Scarab reconnaissance vehicle (Scarabée) was shown publicly for the first time.

From "Puma" to "Mamba": a menagerie for police operations

Armored vehicles based on conventional trucks have become the first class of armored vehicles in history. They appeared on the fields of the First World War, and before tanks. But already during the Second World War, they began to be replaced by specialized armored personnel carriers.

As you know, the potential "cannon fodder" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, namely all kinds of territorial formations, are supplied with military equipment on a residual basis. Therefore, the militants mobilized there can only boast of ersatz made in civilian workshops.

About 550 companies from 35 countries will take part in the event

The Seoul International Exhibition of Aerospace and Military Equipment ADEX-2023 will begin work at the Seongnam Air Base. According to the organizers, this year's event should be the largest in terms of the number of participating companies, stands and visitors.

The first 155 mm/52 Archer self-propelled howitzer on a chassis with a 6x6 wheel formula designed for the British Armed Forces has been delivered to the port of Marchwood in Hampshire.

Ukraine can fight for a long time on the available equipment

In Russia, it is customary to mock the Ukrainian cargo cult. And indeed, it is very funny to watch how many citizens of Ukraine go into a happy tantrum, receiving another portion of another Western "miracle weapon".

The rate of fire allows the Phlox to fire in the "simultaneous fire raid" mode, when several shells fired sequentially at different angles of elevation of the gun simultaneously reach the target.

Swedish analyst Bern: The West underestimated Russia and will pay for it

The West has completely underestimated Russia, analyst Lars Bern said on SwebbTV. A lost Ukrainian conflict will cost the powers that be dearly. The expert is surprised by the incompetence of Swedish and Western politicians who openly ask for a direct clash with Moscow.

Two years ago, the Dozor-B armored car, known for its unreliability, was presented for the first time, which, according to the developers, was turned into a light mobile flamethrower system "Speca" ("Heat").

In Russia, tests of the domestic Atom electric car, which is being created by the company of the same name, have started. To be more precise, the functional automotive platform of the future electric car will be tested, and not its prototype.