News of the automotive industry

On July 22, a solemn ceremony of the transfer of a batch of equipment and special equipment to Nicaragua by Russia took place at the Managua airport.

Rosoboronexport has signed contracts with a number of African countries for the supply of armored vehicles of the Tiger family. This was stated by the company's CEO Alexander Mikheev in a comment to RIA Novosti.

Getting up at six in the morning, building on the parade ground and preparing equipment-this is how the summer training camps for cadets begin. Now more than 450 students and 18 officers of the military training center (VUC)are participating in them UrFU.

A video has appeared on the Network, the frames of which show in detail the destruction of Syrian terrorists by the Russian combat robot "Companion" from the Kalashnikov concern. Tests of the capabilities of the 7-ton armored tracked vehicle were carried out by the Special Operations Forces (SSO) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the SAR, but the time and specific location are unknown.

In Tajikistan, the border with Afghanistan is protected by samples of military equipment received from several states. Among them there are rare copies that have recently been upgraded.

At the end of last week, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan visited the base of one of the border detachments of the Panj district of the Khatlon region, where he met with servicemen of the army and border troops, got acquainted with their equipment. This was reported by the press service of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan.

China has launched the world's first maglev train, the state news agency Xinhua reported on July 20.

Within the framework of the state defense order, 25 special vehicles of mine clearance groups (SAGR) were delivered to the units of the engineering troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The vehicles were delivered to the engineering units of the military districts, the Northern Fleet and the units of the Russian Aerospace Forces.

The military personnel of the separate brigade of the Central Military District Protection of the Central Military District, stationed in the Sverdlovsk region, carried out a technical revision of the power supply system for the smoke intake of the TDA-3 smoke machine.

A comprehensive training on the combat readiness of troops has started in the Central Military District( CVO), more than 10 thousand servicemen are involved in it, the press service of the CVO reports on Wednesday.

The Australian Ministry of Defense has announced the initial operational readiness of Hawkei light armored vehicles. They should replace the Australian Army Land Rover SUVs with a four-by-four wheel formula. It is assumed that the Hawkei will reach full operational readiness by 2023.

The company Hyperloop Transport Technologies has announced a new logicological system of the future called HyperPort. Its daily capacity will be up to 2,800 containers, which will move hundreds of kilometers in a matter of minutes.

The purchase of new JLTV army SUVs is hampered by the desire of the US army to maintain an existing fleet of Humvee vehicles. July 9, portal thedrive.com he reported that the US Army has submitted a request for the redistribution of funds allocated for the purchase of new cars.

A ceremony of the transfer of new weapons for the ground forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was held in Iran, at which a number of new models of weapons that recently went to the troops were lit up.

At the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021", at least three new promising developments based on Typhoon armored vehicles will be shown. This is reported by the newspaper of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation "Red Star".

The South Korean company SK Innovation aims to become one of the three industry leaders by 2022: it will invest $ 26 billion in the production of batteries for electric vehicles to increase it five times.

The South Korean company Hyundai Rotem has handed over two multi-purpose ground wheeled robots to the army for testing. According to Aju Business Daily, these are the first unmanned vehicles that will be used in the South Korean army. The military tests will last six months.

In China, the PLC-181 self-propelled artillery units were modernized. These combat vehicles began to enter the troops quite recently - in 2019. For the first time, they were demonstrated at a military parade dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

The re-equipped units of the Strategic Missile Forces continue to receive modern equipment for logistics, engineering, medical and automotive support units, as well as for communications units.

The US State Department has approved the potential supply of a large batch of heavy tactical trucks with auxiliary and related equipment to Kuwait.

The Belarusian army can receive self-propelled mortars created on the chassis of armored vehicles MZKT-490100 V1. A model of this combat vehicle was presented at the 10th International Exhibition of Weapons and Military Equipment MILEX-2021 held in Minsk.