News of the automotive industry
Cool car for special forces: "Tiger"- buggy" armed with four machine guns
When creating the "wheelbarrow of the XXI century" - the Tiger car in the buggy version - for participation in special and sabotage operations, much attention was paid to increasing firepower. Therefore, the SBM VPK - 233136 can be considered a kind of record holder: the crew of 4-5 people is armed with three 7.62 mm machine guns of the Pecheneg PKP (3200 rounds of ammunition) and one 12.7 mm Cord (400 shots).
A new Russian armored pickup truck was filmed on video
The new armored pickup truck "MIC-Ural" can now be seen on video. The presentation of the car was prepared by the manufacturers of the armored car.
Engineers of the Southern Military District in the Kuban received a set of heavy mechanized bridges TMM-3M2
Engineers of the 49th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District in the Kuban received a set of heavy mechanized bridges TMM-3M2 at the KamAZ automobile base.
The scouts of the Amur Association of the Air Defense Forces cleared the object from conditional terrorists during the exercises
Scouts of the Amur Combined Arms Association of the Eastern Military District (VVO), stationed on the territory of the Amur Region, the Jewish Autonomy and the Khabarovsk Territory, in Tiger and Typhoon-K cars, cleared an important object from conditional terrorists, the press service of the district reports.
The Swedes presented a manned racing drone
The Swedish company Jetson has introduced a manned multicopter capable of accelerating up to 102 kilometers per hour. The drone has lidars to help avoid collisions, and a parachute, and the power of the engines allows you to continue flying in case one of them breaks down. The company intends to start small-scale production in 2022 and sell the devices for 92 thousand dollars.
The new Serbian anti-aircraft system will use "Needles" and "Arrows"
The MTU-4 quad installation for the use of Igla and Strela-2MA anti-aircraft missile systems was developed at the Military Technical Institute of the Serbian Ministry of Defense. This is reported by proelasi.com .
Rosoboronexport will present 300 samples of Russian weapons at an exhibition in Peru
SITDEF 2021 will be held from 28 to 31 October on the territory of the chief of army staff in Lima
Rosoboronexport (part of state Corporation rostec) will present about 300 models of weapons and equipment on the International defense technology exhibition SITDEF 2021, which will be held from 28 to 31 October on the territory of the chief of army staff in Lima (Republic of Peru).
The Chinese presented an electric car with lidars and a power reserve of 700 kilometers
The Chinese company WM Motor presented the concept of the M7 electric sedan. According to Electreck, the car will receive three lidars with a total viewing angle of 330 degrees and almost 30 more sensors. The M7 will have a significant range for an electric vehicle — 700 kilometers.
More than 14 thousand military personnel of the Air Force took part in anti-terrorism exercises
The exercises involved almost 500 units of weapons, military and special equipment, including armored vehicles "Tiger" and "Typhoon"
TASS, October 25. The exercises of the units of the Eastern Military District (VVO), designed to counter terrorism, were held in 11 subjects of the Far East, more than 14 thousand military took part in them. This was reported on Monday by the press service of the VVO.
Tankers with self-sealing coating entered the troops
The Guards Tank Army of the Western Military District, stationed in the Moscow region, began to receive modern tankers. This is reported by the press service of the ZVO.
So, in one of the logistics support units (MTO), the operation of the AC-14-63501 tanker truck, made on the chassis of the KamAZ-63501 four-axle all-terrain vehicle common in the Russian Army, began.
Ukrainian armored vehicles "Kozak-2M1" will be equipped with Turkish combat modules
The Turkish company Aselsan will supply remotely controlled Sarp combat modules for Ukrainian Kozak-2M1 armored vehicles, the focus resource reports.ua with reference to the Turkish edition of Savunma.
Ground robots acted as a conditional enemy of the US military
The US Army for the first time used ground robots as conditional opponents. According to The Drive, robots blocked the way to helicopter pads, blocked roads and performed other tasks. They were armed with M240 machine guns and Javelin anti-tank missiles.
Repair and evacuation vehicles REM-KS will be put into service with the ZVO tank army
Repair and evacuation vehicles REM-KS will enter service in the Guards Tank Army of the Western Military District by the end of this year.
The Australian military began testing electric bicycles
Scouts from the Australian Light Cavalry began testing electric bicycles. According to Elecrek, this transport has a number of advantages over traditional motorcycles. Electric bicycles are much quieter and weigh less, so they are easier to load into transport vehicles. In addition, if the battery suddenly runs out, the soldiers will be able to use the pedals.
The MTO CVO compound in Siberia received 10 new tankers under the state defense order
According to the state defense order, 10 new tankers based on KamAZ-63501 and KamAZ-5350 vehicles were delivered to the MTO CVO compound stationed in the Kemerovo region.
What are the features of the rare KamAZ-63969 Typhoon-K armored car similar to the APC
Currently, the KamAZ-63969 is not a very common representative of the Typhoon-K family. Outwardly, it looks very much like a three-axle armored personnel carrier. Its characteristic feature is a kind of driver's cabin with armored glass.
Volvo has built the world's first self-driving truck from "ecostal"
Two months ago, in August 2021, the first batch of "environmentally friendly steel" arrived at the Volvo plant, and the other day the first vehicle was made from it. Thus, the company demonstrated its commitment to the chosen course, according to which by 2050 all its production will be transferred to the use of new material. Volvo became the first organization in the world to master its application for practical purposes.
In the south of Russia, LEOPARD exercises with rocket-machine-gun cars were held
Soldiers and officers of the country's combat army reserve called up for field training have mastered the use of UAZ-Patriot rocket-machine-gun car pickups. Retraining classes were held at nine training grounds of the Southern Military District.
BMP-3 based on Toyota Hilux: the British presented an unusual target
In the NATO armies, during combat training, the use of mock-ups of Russian military equipment acting as an enemy continues. For example, the British ground forces use fake BMP-3.
The brutal Ural-66 will become a worthy heir to the famous Shishiga
One of the most notable premieres of the military automotive industry at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021" held last summer was the first demonstration of the two-axle Ural-66.