News of the automotive industry

American entrepreneur Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and founder of SpaceX, who dreams of conquering Mars, is one of the most popular foreign figures in the Russian Federation. This opinion is given in an article published on Saturday, November 27, in The Washington Post.

The 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment of the US Army upgraded models of Russian T-72, T-80 tanks and BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles. The unit simulates the actions of a conditional enemy in exercises. This is reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

Serial production of the lightly armored Qalqon ("Shield") car, developed "from scratch" at one of the local enterprises, has begun in Uzbekistan.

Apple plans to release an unmanned vehicle, its appearance is scheduled for 2025, Bloomberg reports, citing a source. It is noted that at the beginning of the year, the company's engineers set an estimated time frame for the development of the vehicle in five to seven years.

Eyewitnesses noticed models of the Russian T-72 tank and the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system in the United States. The equipment can be used to simulate the actions of a potential enemy during exercises, reports Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

The UAE Special Operations Command at the Dubai Air Show showed a Black Hawk helicopter with electric motorcycles suspended on it. According to Electrek, now the special services are testing how good this transport combination is in intelligence missions.

The development of military buggies was considered at a meeting of the Military Technical Committee under the Council of Defense Ministers of the CIS member states. This is reported by the Russian Defense Ministry.

The French company Arquus (part of the Volvo Group) has completed the delivery of 300 VLRA 2 light tactical vehicles (Vehicule Leger de Reconnaissance et d'Appui) to the Moroccan Armed Forces under a contract signed at the end of last year.

The MIC-233136 armored car is one of the newest versions of the Russian Tiger. This special vehicle is distinguished not only by the modified front part with modern LED headlights, but also by other improvements.

In 2021, the Russian Federation has already signed new contracts for the supply of weapons and military equipment worth $ 10 billion. Middle Eastern countries account for a third of orders.

General Motors plans to create a prototype of a light reconnaissance military vehicle next year based on its Hummer electric pickup truck. According to CNBC, the company is modifying the frame, motors and batteries of the Hummer to meet the requirements of the military.

Russia this year signed new contracts for the supply of weapons and military equipment abroad worth over $ 10 billion, said Alexander Mikheev, head of Rosoboronexport.

The Polish army will receive specialized American armored vehicles. Yesterday, November 12, the portal defensenews.com He reported that 300 used Cougar cars were purchased for the needs of the Polish ground forces.

Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak said that the Polish military will arm themselves with American-made armored cars. In 2022, the USA will transfer 300 used Cougar cars. Defence24 writes about this.

The promising "airborne combat vehicle" will carry a multifunctional combat buggy, representatives of the Ryazan Airborne School and the Military Institute of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation reported in the magazine "Arsenal of the Fatherland".

An armored car similar to the Belarusian "Cayman" was demonstrated at a recent arms exhibition in Sudan. Interestingly, it was on a par with other samples of military equipment of local enterprises.

The servicemen of the CSTO member states, who are taking part in the exercise with the Collective Peacekeeping Forces "Indestructible Brotherhood-2021" in Kazan, highly appreciated the newest armored vehicle "Lens".

The Russian government has approved the experimental launch of unmanned cargo transportation on the M-11 Neva highway - between Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Chinese electric cars are rapidly getting cheaper. They are already half the price of European models with similar characteristics.

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).