News of the automotive industry

The current position of the Bundeswehr is doubtful, the future is unclear

In the article "How the united Germany squandered its military power" ("HBO" from 03/24.23), it was shown how the armies of the two Germanies were built after 1945. And how, after 1990, Berlin sold military equipment to the former People's National Army of the GDR.

In addition, according to the Ukrainian president, the Netherlands plans to start training pilots in August

Australia has promised to provide Ukraine with a package of military assistance, including the supply of Bushmaster armored vehicles, and the Netherlands promises to start training pilots in August. This was announced by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky following meetings with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Acting Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Vilnius.

Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu spoke about the losses of Ukrainian troops during the counteroffensive, Russia's response in the event of the transfer of cluster munitions to Ukraine by the United States and the increase in production by defense industry enterprises.

Sergei Shoigu stated Russia's superiority in the effectiveness and diversity of this type of weapons

In the case of the supply of American cluster munitions to Ukraine, our army will be forced to use similar means of destruction, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on July 11. Experts note that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have large stocks of such projectiles, but until recently they did not use them in the area of their own in order to avoid escalation.

Russia is launching the production of modern diesel engines with a volume of 2-2.7 liters, a new plant has opened in the Republic of Tatarstan on the territory of the special economic zone "Alabuga". The Prime Minister of the Russian government Mikhail Mishustin gave the command to launch the production via video link.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Tuesday, while working in the Central Military District, checked the fulfillment of the state defense order at enterprises located in the Republic of Tatarstan, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

The US Army has been testing new Oshkosh FMTV A2 trucks for four weeks, designed to replace the old FMTVS.

An electric SUV based on the legendary UAZ-452, which is called "Electro-Loaf", has begun the first stage of sea trials. In the autumn, the Crimean company "Elkafa" should start pilot production, and in 2024 it is planned to start mass production of electric "Loaves".

We are already used to the fact that Tiger armored vehicles can carry a wide variety of weapons and special equipment. For example, anti-tank and anti-aircraft systems, mortars, etc. An interesting option is the BRSHM, an armored reconnaissance and assault vehicle introduced several years ago.

As part of a joint project of KAMAZ, Avtodor, PEK, Magnit, Gazpromneft-Supply and a number of other interested companies, tomorrow, June 14, unmanned KAMAZ trucks will enter the M-11 highway, also known as Neva and connecting Moscow with St. Petersburg.

Trucks and E-Neva will be produced at the site

The former Toyota plant in St. Petersburg, which already belongs to FSUE NAMI, will be sold to the Almaz-Antey defense industrial concern, as reported to Interfax by the press service of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The Russian automobile plant "Ural" demonstrated to the public an updated version of the Arctic all-terrain vehicle-bus, which was developed by the company's specialists since the spring of 2021. Last year, it passed the first tests on the territory of Yakutia and eventually received the index "Ural-427701-75".

The AFU units stationed on the border with Belarus have received MR-2 Viktor mobile anti-aircraft guns manufactured by the Czech company Excalibur Army. This was stated by the commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Sergey Naev.

The main US satellite in Asia, Japan, is gradually being connected to the supply of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. So far, it has not moved on to the transfer of combat systems to the Kiev regime, however, it has already expressed a desire to supply cars, however, so far, as it is claimed, used.

The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov and his Australian counterpart Richard Marles reached an "informal agreement on expanding military assistance to Kiev" on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue security conference.

At the CANSEC exhibition in Ottawa, the Canadian company Roshel Smart Armored Vehicles presented its new development — the Senator MRAP armored car.

An updated wheeled self-propelled artillery installation 2S22 "Bogdana" of Ukrainian production appeared on one of the sites near the contact line. A snapshot of the new version of the ACS is distributed by Ukrainian resources.

International MaxxPro armored cars began to be delivered to the APU last summer. Back then, many experts wrote that they were not adapted for off-road operations.

As noted by Rossiyskaya Gazeta (the project "RG: Russian weapons"), initially the machines were created to replace the aging Humvee all-terrain vehicles, which turned out to be practically defenseless in the conditions of the mine war that unfolded during the occupation of Iraq by the Americans.

A light three-axle armored car Vector Pinzgauer 718, of British origin, lost its front right wheel while driving on a dirt road soaked by rain. Moreover, the nature of the damage suggests that it is unlikely to be fixed on the spot. So, most likely, just throw the "foreign car" on the spot.

The famous American entrepreneur Elon Musk continues to demonstrate complete independence and a kind of insubordination to the domestic and foreign policy of the White House promoted by the current US president and his administration.