News of the automotive industry
Electric cars and hybrids crash into pedestrians twice as often as conventional cars
New scientific work has shown that cars with an electric motor are more dangerous for pedestrians than those equipped with internal combustion engines. In theory, this is relatively easy to fix, but it is far from the fact that someone will go for such fixes.
Battalions give fire: about the "Solntsepek" and "Tosochka" systems
Russian heavy flamethrower systems (CBT) "Solntsepek" and "Tosochka" are often compared to nuclear weapons − their strikes are so destructive. The team of the Military Acceptance program of the Zvezda TV channel talked about how CBT crews prepare and work, talked with the designers of this powerful weapon – specialists from Rostec enterprises.
There is no production car yet, but there are already a lot of orders: 160 thousand orders have already been collected for the Russian Atom crossover
Investments in the project will amount to 50 billion rubles
Deputy Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Viktor Yevtukhov on the air of the Rossiya-24 TV channel announced the total number of orders for the domestic electric crossover Atom: it turns out that there are already more than 160 thousand.
The South Korean company Hyundai Rotem with K808 won the tender for the supply of CBM BBM 8x8
The South Korean company Hyundai Rotem has been selected as the preferred bidder for the supply of 30 K808 White Tiger armored combat vehicles with an 8x8 wheel arrangement for the Peruvian Ground Forces.
A concise argument: what can be seen at the parade on May 9th
For the second year in a row, the equipment involved in the area of its is not attracted to participate in the solemn ceremony
Judging by the dress rehearsal, the Victory Day Parade on May 9 will be relatively modest. Participants in a special military operation will also pass through Red Square, but in general, the units involved in the conflict zone did not distract from combat work.
Qatar will re-consider the French proposal for the purchase of BBM VBCI, now in the VBCI MkII version
Qatar has requested from the French company KNDS France (KMW+Nexter Defense Systems) a final proposal for the supply of 120 VBCI MkII infantry fighting vehicles (Vehicles Blinde de Combat d'Infanterie) with an 8x8 wheel arrangement.
The Peruvian Navy has ordered South Korean warships
On April 16, 2024, in the capital of Peru, Lima, a contract was signed between the shipbuilding and ship repair company Servicios Industriales de la Marina S.A. (SIMA Peru) of the Peruvian Navy and the South Korean shipbuilding corporation HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for the construction of four frigate warships for the Peruvian navy according to projects and with the assistance of HHI HDF-3400, a large patrol ship of the HDP-2200 project and two small landing ships of the HDL-1400 project. The signing of the contract worth 463 million dollars (460.6 billion won) was attended by Peruvian President Dina Boluarte and members of the Peruvian government.
A large batch of Ukrainian-made Kozak-2M1 and Kozak-5 armored vehicles entered service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine
A large batch of Ukrainian-made armored vehicles entered service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the equipment was transferred to the 225th separate assault battalion. This is reported by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
Poland received the first South Korean armored vehicles KLTV
According to the Polish Rosomak SA plant in Siemianowice-Slenskie, part of the Polish state defense industry association Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa SA (PGZ), the first three South Korean light wheeled armored vehicles KLTV (4x4) manufactured by Kia Motors were delivered to Poland. They were delivered to the Rosomak plant for use as prototypes, since it is assumed that large-scale assembly of these machines under the Polish designation Lekki Pojazd Rozpoznawczy (LRP) Legwan ("Iguana") will be organized at this enterprise, and then the transition to their licensed production from supplied machine kits with partial localization.
The Ukrainian company showed a prototype of the modular armored car Inguar-3
As the developer explains, the crew of the 4x4 vehicle is 2 people, the number of troops transported is up to 8 soldiers in the infantry transporter version. Ballistic protection must comply with the 3rd level according to the STANAG 4569 standard (resistance to fire with 7.62 x 51 mm cartridges from a distance of 30 m); the engine compartment has an additional reservation. The bottom must withstand the detonation of the TM-62 mine.
German EMU electric torpedoes are seen on the APU equipment
In October 2023, the German authorities announced their intention to transfer 50 electric motorcycles (electromopeds) of the EMU model with a total cost of € 20 million for Ukrainian special forces to equip the Armed Forces of Ukraine as part of military assistance.
With a good face: how the Russian engineering troops are being robotized
Unmanned platforms have been developed for Russian sappers for any task
Robotization is becoming the main direction of the development of technology used by sappers — such a conclusion can be drawn following the results of the Day of Innovations of the Engineering Troops, which was held on April 12 at the Karbyshev Military Engineering Academy. At the event, manufacturers presented a wide range of ground-based drones. They should make the work of sappers safer and more efficient, whose profession is considered one of the most dangerous among military specialties. For more information about promising developments in this area, see the Izvestia article.
"We're covering the group so they don't get blown up"
How do mine clearance units work in the near rear
In the liberated territories of Donbass, mine clearance becomes a priority. Sapper groups are working in the near rear, which first clear the roads, and then carry out continuous demining of the area. The units of the engineering troops near Avdiivka are already receiving modern robotic mine clearance systems "Stalker 10" and "Scorpion". A correspondent of Izvestia observed their work, and also found out why the sappers did not like the Oscar-winning film "Lord of the Storm" about the work of their American colleagues.
The Ministry of Defense has published footage of an unmanned transporter for the delivery of ammunition and provisions to the front line
Military personnel of one of the repair and restoration units of the Russian army have developed an unmanned radio-controlled transporter designed to deliver ammunition, provisions to the front line, as well as the removal of wounded from the battlefield.
"Widely used in Ukraine": Spanish expert predicts the future of electric military equipment
Due to the transition of civilian transport to electric propulsion in Western countries, a similar trend has emerged in the segment of combat vehicles. At the same time, many analysts question the rationality of attempts to "electrify" the troops. Spanish expert Juan Carlos Andres Herrero disagrees with them, who voiced his thoughts on the pages of the Infodefensa publication.
Germany has handed over to Ukraine a new package of military assistance, based on engineering vehicles
Germany continues to sponsor the war in Ukraine by supplying Kiev with military equipment, weapons and ammunition. According to the Ukrainian press, a new package of military aid from Germany has arrived in Ukraine. The basis of the package was engineering equipment.
The new version of the Punisher: the Centurion armored car is being discussed in the Western press
The 4x4 vehicle with a pronounced angular design is distinguished by a special arrangement of the windshield, probably for reasons of ballistic protection. The body has sloping sides, presumably to repel attacking ammunition. The design includes four doors, each of which is equipped with individual loopholes, and an aft exit that allows the transported fighters to safely land.
Germany has fallen victim to US interests. German companies are fleeing ruin (IL Fatto Quotidiano, Italy)
The growth of the American economy is provided at the expense of other countries, writes FQ. Moreover, not only the enemies, but also Washington's friends are paying a huge price. Germany was the first victim on the altar of the prosperity of the United States. The others will follow her.
In Russia, a military amphibious all-terrain vehicle "Triton" is being created
In Russia, an amphibious all-terrain vehicle "Triton" is being created to force water barriers
An amphibious all-terrain vehicle "Triton" is being created in Russia to force water barriers and create bridgeheads in the special operation zone, a prototype machine is currently being assembled, Konstantin Bagdasarov, CEO of the Triton developer company Argo LLC, told RIA Novosti.
A "dump truck" self-propelled gun from Sweden - Archer was burned by a well-aimed hit from a Lancet
The soldiers of the 106th Guards Airborne Division destroyed one of the most advanced Western self-propelled artillery installations, the Swedish Archer ("Archer"), with a blow of the Lancet barrage ammunition.