News of the automotive industry

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 .

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 enter service in the Guards Tank Army of the Western Military District by the end of this year.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

More than 1.2 thousand servicemen took part in the exercises

Units of the 2nd combined Arms Army on Patriot pickups showed new ways of conducting combat at exercises at the Roshchinsky training ground near Samara, the press service of the Central Military District reported on Thursday.

Russia is creating modern vehicles for military units in the Arctic. They will form a new structure of a promising park.

The infantry Division of the South Korean Army and the Hanwha Defense company have begun testing the Intelligent UGV reconnaissance ground robot with a six-by-six wheel formula. According to Aju Daily, the military will check how the car functions in unmanned mode and with remote control.

The modernized UAZ-3151 was demonstrated during demonstration performances by the servicemen of the People's Militia of the LPR. According to the Luhansk Information Center, the event is timed to the seventh anniversary of the establishment of the defense Department of the republic.

The St. Petersburg Tractor Plant will launch serial production of unmanned tractors next year. This was announced by the Cognitive Pilot company, which signed an agreement with him. Under the contract, Cognitive Pilot will equip the updated model of the Kirovets tractor with autopilot systems based on artificial intelligence.