News of the automotive industry

The company “Arkus” (Arquus, formerly Renault Truck Defense), part of the Volvo concern, held the first presentation of its new project for a limited number of people at the Eurosatory 2018 exhibition. After a year of intensive work at the Paris Air Show, the Scarab reconnaissance vehicle (Scarabée) was shown publicly for the first time.

From "Puma" to "Mamba": a menagerie for police operations

Armored vehicles based on conventional trucks have become the first class of armored vehicles in history. They appeared on the fields of the First World War, and before tanks. But already during the Second World War, they began to be replaced by specialized armored personnel carriers.

As you know, the potential "cannon fodder" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, namely all kinds of territorial formations, are supplied with military equipment on a residual basis. Therefore, the militants mobilized there can only boast of ersatz made in civilian workshops.

About 550 companies from 35 countries will take part in the event

The Seoul International Exhibition of Aerospace and Military Equipment ADEX-2023 will begin work at the Seongnam Air Base. According to the organizers, this year's event should be the largest in terms of the number of participating companies, stands and visitors.

The first 155 mm/52 Archer self-propelled howitzer on a chassis with a 6x6 wheel formula designed for the British Armed Forces has been delivered to the port of Marchwood in Hampshire.

Ukraine can fight for a long time on the available equipment

In Russia, it is customary to mock the Ukrainian cargo cult. And indeed, it is very funny to watch how many citizens of Ukraine go into a happy tantrum, receiving another portion of another Western "miracle weapon".

The rate of fire allows the Phlox to fire in the "simultaneous fire raid" mode, when several shells fired sequentially at different angles of elevation of the gun simultaneously reach the target.

Swedish analyst Bern: The West underestimated Russia and will pay for it

The West has completely underestimated Russia, analyst Lars Bern said on SwebbTV. A lost Ukrainian conflict will cost the powers that be dearly. The expert is surprised by the incompetence of Swedish and Western politicians who openly ask for a direct clash with Moscow.

Two years ago, the Dozor-B armored car, known for its unreliability, was presented for the first time, which, according to the developers, was turned into a light mobile flamethrower system "Speca" ("Heat").

In Russia, tests of the domestic Atom electric car, which is being created by the company of the same name, have started. To be more precise, the functional automotive platform of the future electric car will be tested, and not its prototype.

The anti-tank guided missile system (ATGM) developed by the Tula Instrument Design Bureau shows high efficiency during the military conflict in Ukraine. An editorial in the American magazine Military Watch Magazine (MWM) notes that guided missiles of this ATGM massively destroy Western armored vehicles, including German Leopard 2 tanks and the British Challenger 2 MBT, which were considered invulnerable until now, regardless of the level of armor protection, including dynamic.

The trucks involved in the SVO will receive enhanced protection. The domestic industry has already presented a number of interesting developments.

The armies of Australia and New Zealand are intended for external use

Geographically remote from all the major centers of civilization, Australia and New Zealand are full-fledged constituent parts of the Anglo-Saxon world.

On September 13, 2023, BAE Systems Corporation signed a contract worth 5 billion Swedish kronor (419 million euros) with the Swedish defense procurement agency Försvarets materielverk (FMV) for the supply of 48 self-propelled howitzers Archer 155-mm/52 caliber for the Swedish army, which will be made on a wheeled automobile chassis RMMV HX2 (8x8) manufactured by a German company Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicle (RMMV). The production of Archer self-propelled howitzers will be carried out by the Swedish branch of BAE Systems (BAE Systems Bofors) with the start of deliveries in 2025.

The annual International Defense Industry Exhibition MSPO, considered the largest and most representative in Eastern Europe, is being held in the Polish city of Kielce from September 5 to 9. At it, the Polish Armed Forces, whose leadership has repeatedly stated its intention to create the largest modern army on the continent, tried to present the best samples of weapons and military equipment, both foreign and domestic production.

How to protect yourself from drones, cruise missiles and "jumping" bombs

According to Dan Rice, a former US army officer and ex-adviser to the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Valery Zaluzhny, 2,000 M26 cluster missiles can "end the conflict."

The publication "BelVPO" summarized all the analytical materials on this topic and found out what is really happening.

Within the framework of the 17th International commercial Transport exhibition Comtrans 2023, which takes place on September 5-8 in Moscow, the leader of the Russian cargo engineering KAMAZ presents about 30 exhibits, among which there are traditionally many novelties.

The Russian soldiers - liberators managed to turn a 155-mm Caesar self-propelled gun of a rare modification, manufactured in an amount of only nineteen pieces, into scrap metal.

Poland continues to implement a large-scale military capacity-building program, focusing on the purchase of modern foreign weapons, mainly from the United States and South Korea. At the same time, Warsaw does not forget about the development of its own defense industry, trying to localize maintenance, repair, modernization and even partial or full production of military equipment and its components purchased abroad.