News of the automotive industry

In Yemen, an unusual homemade hybrid - a Toyota Land Cruiser 79-series pickup truck with a combat compartment installed on it from the Russian BTR-80A was noticed.

Previously, these cars, modified in Jordan by the national defense industrial holding KADDB, received protected cabins with armored glass. Special cabins with rotating turrets equipped with 12.7-mm NSVT "Utes"were installed in the bodies.

GLONASS JSC will participate in the launch of innovative services for vehicles connected to the road infrastructure on the A-113 Central Ring Road (CCAD), the company's press service reports.

Russian servicemen tested new fuel tankers and special tanks with bulletproof coating at the Zapad-2021 exercises. The tank can withstand a bullet from a Kalashnikov assault rifle. This is reported by TASS.

For the first time, the newest special vehicle of mine clearance groups (SAGR) based on the UAZ-2363 pickup truck entered service with a separate marine engineering regiment of the Pacific Fleet.

The American company AM General has introduced a new version of the Humvee army SUV. The upgraded Humvee NXT 360 tactical vehicle was presented at the DSEI-2021 defense exhibition in London. This is reported by the Army Recognition portal.

The servicemen of the country's Combat Army Reserve (BARS) will master the tactics and use of all-terrain vehicles with machine-gun and anti-tank weapons. Training sessions for the crews of automobile "wheelbarrows" will be held at the Tarskoye training ground.

The Czech army will be armed with new self-propelled guns. September 14, portal defbrief.com It was reported that the Czech government officially approved the purchase of Caesar self-propelled howitzers from the French company Nexter.

On September 13, the Czech government approved the purchase of 52 units of 155-mm CAESAR self-propelled howitzers from the French company Nexter Systems, placed on the Tatra chassis.

An army truck" with a secret " was shown in Russia. The special car "Vityaz-2" is distinguished by an armored module, which is located behind a canvas awning. The model 432009-73 was presented within the framework of the Army-2021 forum, "Rossiyskaya Gazeta reports.

Painted in a protective color, the Vityaz-2 with a 6x6 wheel formula looks very similar to an ordinary army car. However, as it turns out, this is an all-terrain vehicle with a "secret": behind the awning of the on-board platform there is an armored module designed to transport sixteen military personnel or three tons of cargo.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has published footage of the use of the latest vehicles by Ulyanovsk paratroopers - light buggies "Sarmat-2", recently adopted by the Airborne Forces. The light high-speed all-terrain vehicle is designed to transport three fighters, equipped with a 12.7-mm Kord machine gun and an automatic Flame grenade launcher.

The first group of 150 citizens of Uzbekistan went to work at Kamaz enterprises as part of an organized recruitment carried out in August.

Last year, KAMAZ presented to the public a pre-production sample of the Kama-1 electric crossover. Now the company has clarified the information about the release dates of this interesting novelty of the domestic automotive industry. 

The light special vehicle "Sarmat-2" is designed for the transportation of personnel up to 3 people, various loads on all types of roads and terrain, as well as the installation of weapons and military equipment - 12.7-mm machine guns "Cord", automatic grenade launchers AGS-17 "Flame".

The Tesla Model S Plaid set a speed record among mass-produced electric cars on the Nurburgring highway. This is reported by The Verge.

The development of armored vehicles on the Armata platform is planned to be completed in 2022, said the acting head of the Main Armored Vehicle Department of the Ministry of Defense, Major General Alexander Shestakov

More than 9 thousand units of armored vehicles and vehicles are included in the procurement and repair plan of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in 2020-2022. This was announced in an interview with the newspaper "Krasnaya Zvezda" by the acting head of the Main Armored Vehicle Department of the Ministry of Defense, Major General Alexander Shestakov.

German insider CarForce247 presented the first images of a budget Tesla car created on the basis of rumors. This is reported by the publication Electrek.

Hyundai Motor has presented the concept of an unmanned hydrogen transport platform — a small low car without a cab, which can be used independently or as a tractor truck.

In Russia, there will be "secret" modifications of the "UAZ Patriot". The new vehicles will be released for the needs of the radiation, chemical and biological protection troops (RCBZ). The machine will help to detect dangerous substances and mark infected areas. Special SUVs will be delivered to the troops by the end of the year, "Izvestia reports, citing sources in the defense department.

Military personnel of units in the Novosibirsk and Samara regions have begun to master new equipment

The troops of the Central Military District (CVO), stationed in the Novosibirsk and Samara regions, received eight Typhoonenok armored vehicles for the first time. This is stated in a message distributed on Wednesday by the press service of the district.