News of the automotive industry

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).

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 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.

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 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 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.