News of the automotive industry
A special version of the armored car "Federal-M" appeared in Rosgvardiya
At the request of the Engineering Department of Rosgvardiya, experimental design work is being carried out to ensure the actions of the reconnaissance and mine clearance groups. As reported in the Federal Service of the National Guard of the Russian Federation, within their framework, the Krasnodar Instrument Factory "Cascade" on the basis of the armored bus "Federal-M" created a prototype of a special engineering vehicle SIM-4.
"Tornado-U" first spotted in Syria
Russian Ural-63704-0010 "Tornado-U" was first seen on the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic. The military all-terrain vehicle was presented at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2015" and became one of the main innovations of the exhibition. His show aroused considerable interest among domestic and foreign specialists.
Rostec to launch ultra-fast charging stations for electric vehicles
KRET Holding of Rostec State Corporation with the support of the Industrial Development Fund (VEB Group.Russia) will launch the first mass production of ultra-fast charging stations (UBZS) for public electric transport in Russia. The devices are characterized by increased speed of operation, their cost is 20% lower than imported analogues.
China has banned the use of Tesla electric vehicles near military facilities
According to sources in Reuters and Bloomberg, the command of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) has imposed a ban on the use of Tesla electric vehicles on the territory of military facilities in the country out of fears that they can perform espionage functions.
Electronics manufacturers began to flee from China
Taiwan - based technology company Delta Electronics, a supplier of power components to Apple and Tesla, is cutting staff at Chinese factories and moving production to Southeast Asian countries and India.
Tiger armored vehicles armed with German machine guns in Zambia
Russian "Tigers" are currently the most modern examples of wheeled military equipment in the land forces of the armed forces of Zambia.
Earlier in this country, the old Soviet BTR-60, BTR-70, BRDM-2, Chinese WZ-551, South African Ratel and British Ferret were operated.
Tencent has developed a walking-wheeled robot
The Chinese company Tencent has introduced a hybrid four-legged robot with wheels. He can not only walk on four legs, but also ride on four or two wheels: In the latter case, it behaves like a humanoid robot, standing upright and grabbing objects with both feet.
The fall of a Turkish armored car from a tow truck was filmed on video
The attempt to evacuate the Turkish armored car ended with its fall from the platform and overturning. It is reported that the military vehicle was found to have a malfunction, so they decided to take it out with the help of a four-axle car.
Russian Defense Ministry buys Chinese Haval H9 SUVs
As reported by the web resource "Chinese Cars" , Chinese Haval H9 SUVs appeared in the Russian Army. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation actively replenishes the fleets of its structures with these machines.
Interview with the Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov on arms exports
The newspaper "Kommersant" under the headline "The tension has long grown so that you no longer notice additional shades": Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov on the export of weapons " published an interview with the Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov.
Remdiesel will develop the first protected tank tractor "Tornado-K"."
Chief designer of the company Igor Zarakhovich said that Remdiesel is testing more than 10 modifications of the Typhoon-K armored car.]
JSC "Remdiesel" is testing more than 10 modifications of the armored car "Typhoon-K". This was stated in an interview with TASS on the eve of the international arms exhibition IDEX 2021, which will be held from February 21 to 25 in Abu Dhabi, said the chief designer of the enterprise Igor Zarakhovich.
An armored car with a rocket-propelled grenade stuck in it was shown on video
Designed to protect personnel from mines and land mines, MRAP class armored vehicles can also successfully save them from other weapons of destruction. This is evidenced by the video posted on social networks.
The Georgian army receives new equipment and weapons
On February 10, 2021, the Ministry of Defense of Georgia held a ceremony to receive more than 300 new trucks of Western production, and on February 11 - American machine gun and grenade launcher weapons.
The tactics of raiding operations in the Arctic on all-terrain vehicles "Aleut" have been worked out"
Military personnel of the intelligence units of the separate motorized rifle brigade of the Northern Fleet worked out the tactics of raiding operations in the Arctic on two-link snowmobiles "Aleut".
Hyundai is engaged in the development of a universal wheeled walker TIGER
The newly created New Horizons Studios division of Hyundai has published a detailed description of the new car, which it plans to work on. It became the ideological successor to the Elevate concept, a vehicle with a combined chassis that can drive and walk. The new product is called TIGER – "Transforming Intelligent Ground Excursion Robot".
Global sales of electric vehicles in 2020 increased by 39%, although conventional-fell by 14%
Specialists of the analytical company Canalys summed up the results of 2020 in the global market of electric vehicles.
Pursuit of pickup truck by anti-tank missile captured on video in Yemen
During the armed conflict in Yemen, the supporters of the movement "Ansar Allah" (Houthis) and their opponents are actively used anti-tank guided missiles.
So, in social networks, a video appeared, which captured the moment of the attack by the Houthis ATGM of a driving Toyota car.
A unique REM-KS vehicle for the evacuation of the Iskander complex has been delivered to the ZVO
The repair and evacuation vehicle (REM-KS) was delivered to a separate battalion of the combined arms army in the Kursk region. This is reported by the press service of the Western Military District.
A new multi-purpose vehicle for the army will be created on the basis of " Strela"
For the Russian army, a multi-purpose unarmored SUV based on the Strela car will be developed. This was reported to TASS by the general director of the "Military-Industrial Company" (MIC) Alexander Krasovitsky.
The developer said that the anti-aircraft complex "Derivation-air DEFENSE" can be charged during combat
[b]The press service of the Uralvagonzavod concern clarified that a trained crew of two people can load the machine's ammunition in 20 minutes.]
The transport-loading vehicle of the anti-aircraft artillery complex "Derivation-Air DEFENSE" is capable of loading the combat vehicle of the complex at the forefront of the battlefield. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the Uralvagonzavod concern (UVZ, part of the Rostec State Corporation).