News of the automotive industry
The Polish Ministry of Defense intends to purchase large batches of VIVT of South Korean production
According to the Polish Ministry of Defense, during the visit of Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak to the Republic of Korea, which began on May 29, negotiations were held with the head of the Defense Procurement Agency (DAPA) Kang Eun Ho and representatives of the largest defense companies, including Hanwha Defense President Jail Son.
British armored vehicles "Wolfhound" arrived in Ukraine
The troops of the Kiev regime suffered critical losses in the match as a result of the strikes of Russian units that have not stopped since the beginning of the special operation. In particular, serious damage was caused to the transport equipment of the ground forces; civilian vehicles seized from the civilian population and used to transport militants are increasingly getting into the frame.
"Basurmanin" rushes to the rescue
New Russian armored vehicles are tested in combat conditions
Russian armored vehicles of the latest models are also used in a special military operation in Ukraine. In particular, the deeply modernized BMP-1AM "Basurmanin". The equipment has just entered service with the Russian army. As they say, an egg is expensive for Christ's Day.
Germany has almost stopped supplying weapons to Ukraine
State Secretary of the German Defense Ministry Meller revealed NATO's decision to supply BMP to Ukraine
The German authorities have reduced the supply of weapons to Ukraine "to a minimum" over the past two months, according to German media. From the end of March to the end of May, Kiev received only a couple of batches of mines from Berlin. At the same time, the German Defense Ministry said that Germany and other European countries do not want to supply the Ukrainian army with armored vehicles of Western models.
The pearl of Taiwan may not go to anyone
The Broken Socket
The "Pearl of Taiwan" is called the Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturing company – TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company).
Russia will have its own gigafactory
Rosatom will build a huge plant for the production of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and industry for 26 billion rubles. At the same time, the products will be focused mainly on the domestic market.
In the last few days, there has been a lot of talk about the "revived" Moskvich plant and the production of a certain electric car on its basis.
Howitzers delivered to Ukraine were called obsolete
The Czech Republic supplied the Ukrainian military with self-propelled artillery units (ACS) vz.77 Dana 152 mm caliber. In the publication of the Rossiyskaya Gazeta, the installations were called outdated.
The Ultra Bike off-road motorcycle hides huge fuel tanks in its wheels
The company Robo.Systems has introduced a modular electric bike-SUV Ultra Bike, which stands out among its fellows with wheels "shod" in huge tires. They not only make it possible to overcome almost any off-road terrain, including snowdrifts and mud, but at the same time they are capacious fuel tanks.
The US Army is going to improve the requirements for driver training due to the rollover of army vehicles
The American ground forces and Marines are going to revise the basic requirements for the training program for drivers of military vehicles. This is reported by the Army Times. The main reason for this decision is the frequent accidents involving military vehicles, including rollovers, sometimes with fatal outcomes for military personnel in cars.
"The Belarusian army was not created for the offensive"
Ex-commander of the Airborne Forces Shpak explained why Minsk deployed troops on the border with Ukraine
The Army of Belarus has been put on high alert. Minsk claims that this is a response to the NATO exercises "Defender of Europe-2022", which are taking place on the territory of Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. Also, the Belarusian Defense Ministry announced the deployment of Special Operations Forces (SSO) on the border with Ukraine. "Newspaper.Ru" found out what the Belarusian SSOs are and what their deployment means.
APU installs French Mistral MANPADS received from Norway on SUVs
The Ukrainian military has found use of the French Mistral MANPADS supplied by Norway, they will now be installed on SUVs to get a highly mobile short-range anti-aircraft system. Photos of the new "bandermobiles" with the installed anti-aircraft complex have already appeared in Ukrainian public.
A rare armored car "KrAZ-Shrek" became a trophy of the liberators
The Network presented a photo of a rare trophy captured by the liberators. He was photographed in the region of Mariupol. This is the Ukrainian armored car KrAZ-MPV Shrek One, in total two such vehicles were transferred to the Ukrainian armed forces.
An old 57-mm gun on a ZiL-130 trailer lit up in the Kharkiv region
Huge losses force the Ukrainian armed formations to return to service the old Soviet equipment, which was decommissioned about 30 years ago. We are talking about the well-known 57-mm AZP-57 guns of the S-60 anti-aircraft artillery complex.
The latest Tornado-U all-terrain vehicles were involved in a special operation in Ukraine
The Russian army used the latest automotive equipment, including the Ural-63706, also known as Tornado-U, in a special operation against the formations of Ukrainian nationalists.
For the first time, such an all-wheel drive three-axle all-terrain vehicle was demonstrated just two years ago, at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army" held in the Patriot Park near Moscow.
"Shots" help to smash the formations of Ukrainian nationalists
Armored vehicles K-43269, also known as "Shot", take part in a special operation in Ukraine. Previously, such equipment has already been tested in battles against gangs of international terrorists in Syria.
The USA and Japan want to master the 2-nm process technology without Taiwan
In 1990, Japan controlled almost half of the semiconductor market, whose turnover then did not exceed $38 billion at current prices. Now the share of this country has decreased to 10%, but the market turnover has increased at least tenfold. Both the USA and Japan may try to master advanced lithography without the participation of Taiwan, on which they are now heavily dependent in this area.
Electronic warfare complexes "Krasukha"
Among the types of weapons of the Russian army undergoing rapid technological renewal, a special place is occupied by electronic warfare — electronic warfare. In recent years, the Russian military—industrial complex has presented a whole scattering of unique complexes - "Khibiny", "Borisoglebsk", "Murmansk", "Scorpion". Among them is the Krasukha ground-based electronic warfare system.
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.
What will the Chinese do with AvtoVAZ
The share of French Renault in AVTOVAZ may be sold, according to unofficial information, to a Chinese automaker. Twenty years ago, it was impossible to even imagine such a thing. Then the Russian authorities gave the green light to Western concerns, leaving the Chinese car industry out of the Russian market. However, now the situation has changed dramatically.
Armored personnel carriers from the 1960s and mines from the 1950s. What kind of weapons are the US sending to Ukraine
A military expert assessed the equipment that the Pentagon supplies to the APU
CNN reported that Ukraine received "the first batch of weapons from the new package of military assistance from the United States." Earlier, American President Joe Biden announced his decision to provide military assistance to Kiev in the amount of $ 800 million. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok was figuring out what would be included in the American aid package.