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WZ-523 armored personnel Carriers were created in the first half of the 80s with an export orientation.

In the course of development, components and assemblies of mass-produced automotive equipment were widely used, for example, a 165-horsepower gasoline engine.

The us Department of defense announced that the US air force command signed a contract with Boeing for the supply of the third and fourth KC-46A multi-purpose tanker transports for the Japanese Air self-defense forces.

Kazakhstan does not intend to become a party to the intergovernmental agreement with Russia on the procedure for interaction during missile launches from the Dombarovsky position area in the Orenburg region of the Russian Federation, which provides for the use of a land plot on the territory of the Republic as a drop area for separating parts of missiles.

the launch of satellites will be the first fully commercial launch from the spaceport

The British company OneWeb named December 17 as the estimated launch date for its 36 communications satellites from the Vostochny cosmodrome. This is stated in a message distributed by her on Friday.

Most of the starts are held jointly with Russia

The crash of the European Vega launch vehicle on November 17 came as a surprise to space experts. Before that, the European space program had long been considered one of the most developed in the world. Many call the cause of the disaster the explosion of the Ukrainian RD-843 engine.

Industrial espionage, political pressure and outright blackmail-Washington goes to great lengths to force its partners to buy exclusively American-made military equipment. In Europe, another scandal is breaking out-it was unexpectedly revealed that the decision to supply F-35 Lightning fighters for the Danish air force could have been influenced by US intelligence. About how to understand market relations and free competition across the ocean — in the material RIA Novosti.

Turkey is negotiating with South Korea on the Altai tank program

Ankara plans to solve the problem with engines, transmission and armor for its national tank program "Altai" through cooperation with South Korean companies. Earlier, Turkey wanted to cooperate with Germany and France, but the damaged relations between the allies put the purchase of necessary parts in question.

In the first half of November, the NATO command conducted a planned exercise of its response forces (NATO Response Force – NRF) in Lithuania under the name "Brilliant Jump – 2020". A special feature of this event, which is held annually by the Alliance, is the verification of the most combat-ready component of the NRF-the very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) – in terms of the efficiency of its deployment in a given area.

The coronavirus pandemic has had a very negative impact on the economy of most countries in the world. The GDP of many European countries experienced a significant decline during the first wave of COVID-19, and this trend is also likely to continue during the second wave, which was significantly larger than the spring outbreak.

According to Indian media, the command of the Indian Navy received a new aircraft BPA P-8I " Neptune "(Indian version of the American P-8A" Poseidon") as part of a contract signed with Boeing in 2016.

the goal of the project is to study the surface of Mars and search for potential traces of extraterrestrial life

TASS, November 19. The new version of the parachute for the Russian Kazachok landing platform and the Rosalind Franklin Rover of the ExoMars mission passed all field tests, successfully braking and lowering the test mass to the Ground after being dropped from a height of 29 km. This was announced on Wednesday by the press service of the European space Agency (ESA).

MiG-29M2 Fighters of the Egyptian air force at the exercise "Eagles of the Nile-1" for the first time operated together with Chinese-made FTC-2000 aircraft.

These training and combat vehicles belong to the Sudan, over the ranges of which, in fact, various scenarios for the use of this winged equipment are being worked out.

The first detailed photos of the interior of the VN1 armored personnel carrier produced by the Chinese Corporation Norinco, which is in service with the Royal Thai army. Earlier, Thailand signed two contracts with the Chinese state Corporation Norinco for the supply of 75 wheeled armored combat vehicles of the ZBL-08 family (export designation VN1), some of which have already been delivered to the Thai army.

in Britain, announced a record since the "cold war" investment in defense

The UK will significantly increase its defense spending - the corresponding plan was made by the country's Prime Minister Boris Johnson. According to the expert, the growth of spending on defense is a global trend, but London's plans differ from the practices of other European countries in the intention to develop high technologies, and not increase the cost of maintaining troops and monetary satisfaction.

The people's liberation army of China should soon receive its own tanker aircraft, which Xian developed on the basis of the first Chinese heavy military transport aircraft Xian Y-20.

Specialists of the Russian center for reconciliation of warring parties in Syria (CPVS) have delivered more than 4.5 thousand tons of humanitarian aid to Syrian citizens over the past five years, including food, medicine and essential goods.

On November 17, 2020, the Hungarian government signed a contract with the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer to supply the Hungarian air force with two new Embraer C-390 Millenium medium military transport aircraft in the KS-390 transport and refueling configuration. The aircraft should be delivered in 2023 and 2024.

According to Kyodo, the satellite will be put into orbit by the Russian Soyuz

Japanese startup Astroscale Holdings in March next year will send into orbit a special satellite for cleaning up space debris. This was reported on Wednesday by the Kyodo news Agency.

The Hungarian army received the first Leopard 2 tanks - they will replace the Soviet T-72 in the ground forces. According to the military, the transition to a new type of tank caused a lot of problems-starting with the fact that the Leopard does not fit into the hangars built for the T-72.

the First launch of oneweb communications satellites from the spaceport is scheduled for December 2020

TASS, November 18. Communications satellites of the British company OneWeb were sent from Florida to the Vostochny cosmodrome in preparation for their launch into orbit. This was reported on the company's Twitter.